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
The traditional agri tech now a UN recognised heritage
Each year during the monsoon months in Monohorpur village, of Pirojpur's Najirpur upazila, local farmers revisit the ways of ancestors.
4 February 2016
Innovative measure saves boro seedbeds from cold, dense fog
Most of the boro seedbeds in Thakurgaon and Panchagarh districts are growing well despite persistent cold wave and dense fog as the
4 February 2016
Fertiliser under open sky as warehouse lacks space
A huge quantity of urea fertiliser is set to be lost due to the cold and foggy weather as bags are piled up in the open in front of the
1 February 2016
Mustard farmers eye bumper yield as reaping time nears
Mustard growers and agriculture officials in Thakurgaon and Panchagarh districts are expecting a bumper yield of the cash crop this season.
20 January 2016
Madaripur road crash kills govt officer, ex-college principal
A government officer and a former principal of a college are killed in a road accident at Rajoir upazila in Madaripur on the Dhaka-Barisal highway.
17 January 2016
New mustard grown for first time shows promise
Farmers in three southwestern districts are cultivating a new, super healthy variety of mustard. According to sources at the Agricultural Advisory Society the new strain is suitable for local climate conditions and can produce a respectable yield.
13 January 2016
Names of awardees
Bangabandhu National Agriculture Award 1420 included five gold, nine silver and 18 bronze medals.
7 January 2016
Strawberry farming gains popularity
Many people including some amateur ones have become happy through strawberry farming as its commercial
2 January 2016
Flower cultivators
For flower cultivators, winter is an auspicious season.
2 January 2016
Fugitive JMB man arrested
Detectives arrested a fugitive Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) man from Kanhor village in Trishal upazila under the district on Tuesday afternoon.
4 November 2015
Dragon fruits grown in Bangladesh for the first time
Pitaya, also known as dragon fruit, is being cultivated for the first time in the northern part of Bangladesh thanks to favourable growing
30 October 2015
Veg price goes down in Ctg
As supply of winter and other vegetables has increased in kitchen markets of Chittagong city,
30 October 2015
Flights face risk as runway design faulty
Aircraft of three airlines operating regular internal flights to and from Saidpur airport face risks due to shorter than
22 October 2015
Teachers, students worried as school under erosion threat
Sundra Kalikapur High School in Mirzaganj upazila of the district is under the threat of collapse into the Payra River, much to the worry of students, teacher and guardians.
21 October 2015
Bangladeshi company imports poor quality wheat again
The government yesterday rejected 19,700 tonnes of wheat imported from France for having too much of damaged kernels, and asked the supplier to take back the grains worth Tk 40 crore.
19 October 2015
Greens for environment-friendly agriculture
Green activists at a discussion yesterday stressed environment-friendly agriculture to ensure food security in the country.
16 October 2015
Pesticide use up six times in six decades
Use of pesticides in agriculture has increased six times in six decades (from 1954 to 2010) compared to the previous six decades, said
14 October 2015
Women farmers yet to get institutional recognition
Although Bangladesh's agriculture sector is becoming increasingly dependent on women's participation, women do not get institutional
11 October 2015
Rain cools down Dhaka
Dhaka cools down in a wave of rain around noon today – a respite for city dwellers from the heat that has been persisting for the last few days.
5 October 2015
180 tortoises seized
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) men recovered 180 rare turtles from Putkhali border under Benapole Port Police Station yesterday.
4 October 2015