Govt halves aromatic rice export quota
8 September 2026
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Business
34-member body formed to assess binna grass use
7 September 2026
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Business
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
Sterile plants upset tomato growers
A large number of tomato growers, especially the users of an imported variety of seeds, in several villages of Bororchar union
20 December 2016
Fertiliser under open sky
Around 10,400 tonnes of urea fertiliser have been kept under the open sky at Mohendranagar in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila due to space shortage in buffer godown.
20 December 2016
Sorjan farming method makes wetlands profitable
With a farmer's eye the thousands of hectares that make up Noakhali's coastal areas seemed to offer little promise, until now.
20 December 2016
Ginger a money-spinner
Cultivation of ginger in the district is gaining popularity as it has become a money-spinner for farmers.
11 December 2016
Early variety potato boon to farmers
Early variety of potatoes has started to appear in local markets and proved a boon to Lalmonirhat farmers as they are selling
10 December 2016
Bumper yield fails to delight farmers
Farmers in Noakhali region are worried because of low price of aman in local markets, despite achieving bumper productions of the paddy
6 December 2016
High aman prices delight Patuakhali farmers
Farmers in the coastal district are delighted with fair price of aman paddy this year.
5 December 2016
Benevolence extraordinaire
The ordinary act of reaping paddy by a group of women turned out to be an extra-ordinary one as these women, mostly solvent
3 December 2016
Good aman yield expected
Farmers and agriculture officials in the district are expecting good yield of aman paddy amid favourable weather this year.
1 December 2016
A ray of hope for farmers
Flood-tolerant varieties of aman have brought new hope to at least 130 flood affected farmers of eight char villages at the Teesta river basin in Sadar upazila.
30 November 2016
Harvest paddy of rest 15 acres for Santals: HC
The High Court directs the authorities concerned to harvest paddy of the rest 15 acres of land for Santal people of Gobindaganj in next 15 days, as the indigenous people have grown up the crops there.
30 November 2016
Farmers happy, labourers upset
Farmers are happy but farm labourers are very upset over the use of mobile paddy threshers in the district.
29 November 2016
Seed crisis upsets potato growers
Acute seed crisis has upset a large number of Lalmonirhat potato farmers, thanks to the authorities' inability to
26 November 2016
Blast disease: 5 southwestern districts advised not to go for wheat farming
The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) advises the farmers of five southwestern districts not to cultivate wheat as these districts saw the breakout of ‘wheat blast’ disease last year.
24 November 2016
Mill authorities harvesting paddy for Gaibandha Santals
Complying with a High Court order, the authorities of Rangpur Sugar Mills Ltd start harvesting paddy from the land of Santals in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha.
24 November 2016
Bean growers' hopes shattered
Bean leaves attacked by virus worry thousands of farmers in three upazilas of the district.
23 November 2016
Growers, consumers at risk
Indiscriminate spraying of pesticides in crop fields, especially those used for vegetable cultivation, poses serious health hazards for both the farmers and consumers across the district.
23 November 2016
Fortune smiles on Chuadanga growers
Early cauliflower cultivation has brought smiles to Chuadanga growers this year as they are making good profit
14 November 2016
Rain wreaks havoc on paddy
Heavy rainfall and wind influenced by the depression in the Bay has caused extensive damage to aman paddy fields
6 November 2016
Pest attack ahead of aman harvest worries farmers
Farmers in Dinajpur and Naogaon districts are worried as aman paddy fields in different villages have been affected by massive pest
30 October 2016