PRAN Group introduced the award

The minister handed over the Bangladesh Agro-Industry Media Award 2025

Mango growers and traders in Rajshahi are facing a difficult season as prices have dropped sharply despite a good harvest, raising concerns about whether farmers will be able to recover their production costs.

Farmers say lower demand, high orchard costs and suspended exports have clouded hopes of profit this season

Rangpur farmers allege tobacco companies lured them into overexpansion, then left them with unsold harvests

Banks will open Tk 10 accounts for these cardholders and prioritise them for credit allocation under the scheme

Heatwave damage and abundant supply after Eid reduce quality and growers' earnings

Buffalo milk accounts for only 5 percent in Bangladesh

The world risks facing a deeper food security crisis in 2026 and 2027 unless governments act quickly to cushion the impact of disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, the head of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned.

During recent visits to Mahtabpur, Ismailpur and Rajanpur villages under Hazipur union, watermelon and tomato fields were found to have underperformed

Continuous rainfall submerge boro fields, causing damage worth Tk 35-40 crore

Each maund is being sold at Tk 800-850 against an average production cost of Tk 920-950

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

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

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

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

Authorities aim to procure 7,513 metric tonnes of paddy

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

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

Agriculture officials project over 50,000 metric tons this year