Govt halves aromatic rice export quota
Star Business Report
8 September 2026 Business
34-member body formed to assess binna grass use
Star Business Report
7 September 2026 Business
Govt to buy 70,000 tonnes of fertiliser for current Aman season
Star Business Report
2 September 2026 Business
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
Fertiliser stocks ample, group trying to create artificial crisis: Agriculture minister
Our Correspondent, Munshiganj
26 August 2026 Agriculture
Govt to import 365,000 tonnes of fertiliser to shore up stocks
Star Business Report
24 August 2026 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