Govt to buy 70,000 tonnes of fertiliser for current Aman season
2 September 2026
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Business
No shortage of fertiliser - Says agri minister
30 August 2026
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Agriculture
No fertiliser crisis in Bangladesh: Agriculture minister
29 August 2026
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Agriculture
Bangladesh to import 480,000 tonnes of Canadian fertiliser
29 August 2026
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Agriculture
Bangladesh to import 480,000 tonnes of potash fertiliser from Canada
28 August 2026
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Agriculture
Fertiliser stocks ample, group trying to create artificial crisis: Agriculture minister
26 August 2026
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Agriculture
Govt allows fertiliser retailers to continue sales until further notice
25 August 2026
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Agriculture
Govt to import 365,000 tonnes of fertiliser to shore up stocks
24 August 2026
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Business
Farmers break into Kurigram fertiliser warehouse, take 197 urea sacks
23 August 2026
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Agriculture
Opinion / El Niño and its effects on Bangladesh’s agriculture
23 August 2026
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Business
Bangladesh adopts GM cotton
Bangladesh released two varieties of a genetically modified (GM) cotton for domestic cultivation, aiming to increase yields and reduce import dependence.
20 August 2023
Onion prices go up after India slaps export duty
Although Bangladesh produces enough onion, a significant portion is imported each year to meet domestic demand
20 August 2023
Growers busy in producing vegetable saplings on floating seedbed
Farmers in Pirojpur and Barisal are passing busy time in growing vegetable saplings on floating seedbeds.
12 August 2023
Inclement weather frustrates hilsa fishermen in Cox's Bazar
It should have been a busy, festive time for the fishermen in Cox’s Bazar after the 65-day ban on fishing
7 August 2023
Restaurateurs seek meat imports
An association of restaurant owners today sought permission from the government to import broiler chicken, mutton and beef to counter a rise in their prices
5 August 2023
Robust rains accelerate rice planting in India
Indian farmers have planted 28.3 million hectares (69.9 million acres) with summer-sown rice, according to the farm ministry's latest data, up 3.28 percent from the same period last year, as robust monsoon rains encouraged the expansion of acreage.
5 August 2023
How El Nino threatens emerging market economies
Countries around the world are battling heatwaves and floods fuelled by El Nino, a naturally occurring climate phenomenon that has a 90 per cert probability of persisting in the second half of 2023, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
5 August 2023
BFRI starts experimental project in the Andharmanik river
Coral fish, which is called sea bass in Asia, is also known as barramundi in Australia and Bhetki fish in Bangladesh. This tasty fish is usually found in the coastal areas of the country. But nowadays the saltwater fish is being cultivated in freshwater as well
3 August 2023
'Fisheries sector may get a separate economic zone'
Fisheries Minister SM Rezaul Karim says at ERD event
1 August 2023
Good yield, better prices delight Tangail banana growers
Farmers in different upazilas of Tangail are delighted as the district sees bumper banana yield due to a favourable weather condition this season.
31 July 2023
Govt to buy 8,000 tonnes of lentil, 80 lakh litres of soybean oil
Today, cabinet okays 13 proposals worth Tk 17,706.43 crore
26 July 2023
Loose soybean oil sales banned from Aug 1
Consumers’ right body DG says at ERF event
26 July 2023
‘Bangladesh targets producing 85 lakh tonnes of fish by 2041’
Fisheries minister says at event to observe National Fisheries Week
24 July 2023
Fishermen ready to resume Hilsa fishing as 65-day ban ends
With rafts and nets for catching fish, Hilsha hunters will start netting from early tomorrow in the Bay of Bengal and its adjoining rivers, near the Sundarbans after the 65-day ban on fishing in the rivers and the sea across the country
23 July 2023
India bans non-basmati rice export with immediate effect
The top rice exporter fears a production fall for late start of monsoon rains
20 July 2023
11.5 lakh tonnes mangoes produced in Rajshahi region this year
Around 11.5 lakh tonnes of mangoes were produced on around 93,000 hectares in the northern districts of Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj, Naogaon and Natore districts this year..The market price of the mangoes is around Tk 7,500 crore..In the last stage of the three-month peak business peri
20 July 2023
Business leaders worried over Russia's exit from grain deal
Six major trade bodies in Bangladesh expressed their concern
19 July 2023
Bad news for wheat market as Russia pulls out of grain deal
Bangladesh’s wheat market may see fresh volatility after Russia pulled out of a United Nations and Turkey-brokered deal that could turn the global grain market unstable, importers warn.
17 July 2023
Experimental production of vannamei shrimp’s postlarvae given go-ahead
Desh Bangla SPF Hatchery will start the experimental production
17 July 2023
Banks can now reschedule default loans of cold storages
The loans can be repaid in 10 years with one-year of grace period
13 July 2023