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
Boro paddy fields in Gaibandha inundated
With sudden rise of water level in the Jamuna, flash floods inundated immature kali boro, an early variety of boro paddy, on 20 hectares of
18 April 2016
Paddy processing makes roads risky for vehicles
Mindless use of public roads for threshing paddy during the ongoing harvesting season is disrupting vehicular movement in different areas of the district.
13 April 2016
Tidal surges damage crops just before harvest
Saline water from nearby Karkhana River badly damaged standing crops on around 2,000 acres of land of six villages in Kachipara union of Baufal upazila under the district as tidal surges flooded the lands in absence of any protection embankment.
11 April 2016
Watermelon farmers happy with high yield, good price
Watermelon farmers in Patuakhali district are very happy due to a bumper yield and good prices this year. Watermelons from this area
10 April 2016
Late variety plum developed in C'nawabganj
Scientists of Regional Horticulture Research Station in Chapainawabganj have developed a late variety of plum that blossoms after harvesting of other plums in the usual season.
9 April 2016
Saline water damages crops on hundreds of acres
Different crops including watermelon, teel, mustard, maize, chilli, ground nut, and dal on several hundred acres of land at Devpur
7 April 2016
Farmers all smiles as bitter gourd yield high
Cultivation of bitter gourd in Lalmonirhat has increased from last year as farmers are earning good profits from selling high-yield
4 April 2016
Good prices of string bean make farmers happy
String bean farmers in Kulaura upazila of the district are happy with a bumper yield and good prices for the vegetable this season.
24 March 2016
Water management must be planned
Speakers yesterday called for adopting a planned water management system for all seasons to overcome drought, flood and river erosion across the country.
22 March 2016
Onion yield too low in Meherpur
Onion farmers in Meherpur district are worried due to serious production fall this season.
22 March 2016
Graveyard in Khilgaon opens
Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Annisul Huq yesterday inaugurated a graveyard in Khilgaon.
21 March 2016
Bhutanese envoy meets president
Bhutanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Pema Choden made a farewell call on President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban here yesterday.
21 March 2016
Six of Gaibandha charged
The prosecution yesterday pressed three specific charges against six Gaibandha men, including a former Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker, for allegedly committing crimes during the Liberation War in 1971.
20 March 2016
Citizens' group accuses AL leader of grabbing lands of Hindus
Rights activists and minority leaders yesterday urged the government to take necessary actions against the persons with malign intention trying to grab lands of religious minorities in Parbatipur under Dinajpur, and ensure safety and security of all religious minorities.
10 March 2016
Dinajpur wheat growers eye good yield
Wheat growers and agriculturists are expecting good yield of the winter crop this season, despite higher than usual temperature during
3 March 2016
Boro sapling sale falls in Lalmonirhat
Boro sapling markets in the district see much less than expected buyers during the ongoing peak cultivation season as farmers are
23 February 2016
Bottle gourd farming boon for Meherpur farmers
Hundreds of farmers in Meherpur are happy to make good profit by farming bottle gourd this year. Due to favourable weather, low labour cost and high demand, farming of the popular item is increasing day by day in the district.
17 February 2016
Irri-boro farming starts in full swing in Dinajpur, Joypurhat
Farmers of Dinajpur and Joypurhat districts have started sowing Irri-boro seedlings with the hope of recouping the
16 February 2016
Malta cultivation sees success in Pirojpur
The southern region of Bangladesh is blessed with fertile soil and abundant water. Farmers there are trying out
16 February 2016
Profitable betel farming sees rise in Jhenidah
Farmer Ramesh Chandra Das of Raigram village in Jhenidah's Kaliganj upazila has good reason to champion betel leaf. “From growing
11 February 2016