Agriculture

Govt to buy 70,000 tonnes of fertiliser for current Aman season

Star Business Report

2 September 2026 • Business

Agriculture Minister Mohammed Aminur Rashid after exchanging of views with officials in Faridpur. Photo: Star

No shortage of fertiliser - Says agri minister

UNB, Dhaka

30 August 2026 • Agriculture

No fertiliser crisis in Bangladesh: Agriculture minister

Our Correspondent, Faridpur

29 August 2026 • Agriculture

Bangladesh to import 480,000 tonnes of Canadian fertiliser

UNB, Dhaka

29 August 2026 • Agriculture

Bangladesh to import 480,000 tonnes of potash fertiliser from Canada

UNB, Dhaka

28 August 2026 • Agriculture

Fertiliser stocks ample, group trying to create artificial crisis: Agriculture minister

Our Correspondent, Munshiganj

26 August 2026 • Agriculture

Bangladesh fertiliser sales rules for retailers

Govt allows fertiliser retailers to continue sales until further notice

Star Online Report

25 August 2026 • Agriculture

Bangladesh government fertiliser import 2026

Govt to import 365,000 tonnes of fertiliser to shore up stocks

Star Business Report

24 August 2026 • Business

Kurigram farmers take urea fertiliser from dealer warehouse

Farmers break into Kurigram fertiliser warehouse, take 197 urea sacks

Our Correspondent, Lalmonirhat

23 August 2026 • Agriculture

Opinion / El Niño and its effects on Bangladesh’s agriculture

M Jamal Uddin

23 August 2026 • Business

Govt expects no urea shortage for Aman season

BCIC chairman expects stock to exceed Aman demand of 6.5 lakh tonnes by June 30

24 May 2026

When the harvest rots: Bagerhat’s Boro farmers count losses after untimely rain

Across waterlogged fields in Bagerhat, ripe paddy has begun sprouting on the stalk as heavy rain and labour shortages push marginal farmers deeper into debt and uncertainty

14 May 2026

Leaving banking behind, marketing graduate finds fortune in cattle farming

Ahsan Sikdar’s Green Agro Farm has created local jobs while preparing more than 200 sacrificial animals for this Eid

13 May 2026

Govt to waive Tk 5.18 crore farm loans for 6,646 Bagerhat farmers

The agriculture department will also excavate 25 canals and plant 38,300 trees as part of wider initiatives to support local farmers

13 May 2026

Govt begins Boro paddy procurement in Bagerhat

Authorities aim to procure 7,513 metric tonnes of paddy

13 May 2026

mango production in Natore Bangladesh 2026

Bumper mango yield rekindles hope among Natore farmers

Mango economy worth over Tk 400 crore projected, up from Tk 350 crore last year

13 May 2026

Sunflower Farming in Patuakhali Bangladesh

Oil flowers on the coastlines

Sunflower fields in coastal districts meet farmers’ edible oil needs, with scope to boost national supply beyond tourism appeal

9 May 2026

Bumper harvest expected as Pabna’s litchi season begins

Agriculture officials project over 50,000 metric tons this year

8 May 2026

Haor farmers sink into debt, misery

Untimely rains, floods, and upstream water inflow have left thousands of Boro farmers in the haor belt reeling from crop losses and plunging paddy prices.

8 May 2026

Haor floods wipe out Tk 1,047 crore crops: agri ministry

Seven haor districts faced rains, floods from April 26 to May 4

7 May 2026

There has been a sharp rise in the prices of cattle feed following the recent flood. Photo: Star

Floods trigger cattle feed crisis in Sylhet haor region

Farmers struggle to sustain livestock as hay and feed prices soar after crop damage

7 May 2026

Fishers will be included in Farmer’s Card programme: State minister

Govt plans dredging, support for fishers to revive Kaptai Lake, he says

6 May 2026

Urea supply concerns surface ahead of Aman season

Two failed tenders test fertiliser sourcing as regular Gulf suppliers hold back shipments

6 May 2026

Pumpkin boom lifts Rangpur char farmers after early price slump

Processing facilities, high transport costs limit farmers’ gains despite bumper harvest

5 May 2026

Haor harvest stifled by rain, labour shortfall

Continuous rainfall over the past week has triggered a severe labour shortage in the haor region, compounding the challenges for farmers already racing against time to harvest their Boro crops.

4 May 2026