Tea cultivation takes root in Gazipur plains
3 April 2026, 07:20 AM
Agriculture
Untimely rains, hill runoff submerge 500 hectares of Boro
3 April 2026, 07:17 AM
Agriculture
Boro acreage rises for fifth consecutive year
3 April 2026, 01:34 AM
Agriculture
March rainfall 31% above average; crops damaged but diesel for irrigation saved
2 April 2026, 16:37 PM
Agriculture
Social media inspires Juri farmer to grow watermelon, attracting crowds
1 April 2026, 12:59 PM
Bangladesh
No plan for free fertiliser at the moment: Agriculture minister
31 March 2026, 18:18 PM
Agriculture
Cold storage owners want govt aid for disaster-hit potato growers
29 March 2026, 22:03 PM
Business
Diesel crisis leaves thousands of fishermen idle in Shariatpur
28 March 2026, 20:40 PM
Energy
Three days of hailstorms leave 2,000 vegetable seed farmers into crisis in Lalmonirhat
28 March 2026, 11:56 AM
Agriculture
Pabna litchi growers eye bumper harvest
28 March 2026, 03:29 AM
Agriculture
Topsoil burnt for bricks
Around 180 brick kilns across 14 upazilas of Lalmonirhat and Kurigram are extracting topsoil from farmland to manufacture bricks, affecting agriculture and the environment.
22 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Corrective financial measures needed to boost economy: DCCI president
The economy is facing certain challenges pertaining to inflation and it is of utmost importance to tame inflation at whatever costs necessary, especially food inflation
18 December 2023, 13:01 PM
Sugar price will remain stable: commerce minister
Sugar price may reduce if US dollar rates fall, he says
18 December 2023, 12:24 PM
Homestead gardening changing their lives
Around 11,000 flood and erosion affected families in the Brahmaputra river’s shoal areas in Kurigram’s Chilmari are finally experiencing a few specks of joy after finding nutrition support through subsistence farming at their homestead gardens.
16 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Moulvibazar’s Barlekha Upazila: Dragon fruit cultivation shows promise
Arrays of dragon fruit plants blooming with flowers and fruits -- this is what this correspondent was welcomed to during his recent visit to Koyes Ahmed’s orchard in Dashinbhag village of Moulvibazar’s Barlekha upazila.
14 December 2023, 18:00 PM
‘Some traders exploiting onion price differences of India, Bangladesh’
India’s Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh says today in New Delhi
11 December 2023, 13:09 PM
'Onion hoarders will be punished'
The director general of the Directorate of National Consumers Right Protection says
11 December 2023, 10:04 AM
Low price frustrates Jamalpur jute growers
Jute growers in different upazilas of the district are becoming frustrated due to fall in jute price.
10 December 2023, 18:00 PM
1.7 tonnes of onion found in shop with ‘No onion’ sign
DNCRP fined four traders in Chattogram Tk 40,000
10 December 2023, 15:20 PM
Mercantile Bank distributes agri machinery in Feni
Mercantile Bank PLC has distributed agricultural machinery, including 10 power tillers, among farmers at the Sindurpur area of Dagonbhuiya upazila in Feni today.
9 December 2023, 15:48 PM
400-tonne dried fish to be produced in Kuakata
About 7,000-8,000 workers have taken up this seasonal occupation since November, working round the clock in the coasts of the Bay. About 12,000 fishers are also spending busy days, catching sea fish varieties used as raw materials
9 December 2023, 14:56 PM
Argentina, Bangladesh ink MoU for bilateral cooperation in agriculture
Bangladesh and Argentina have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for bilateral cooperation in the field of agriculture for the first time.
7 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Vegetable farming on hanging beds
Growing vegetables on hanging beds made of bamboo, nets and polythene has turned out to be a boon for farmers under two low-lying unions in Fakirhat upazila.
7 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Cashing in on Cashews
Cashew nut cultivation in the hilly areas of Sherpur district has shown prospects of commercial success.
6 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Swapan shines in malta farming
Md Ashraf Hossain Swapan is an inspiration to hundreds of farmers in Jhenidah, who have taken up cultivation of Vietnamese malta and other fruits.
30 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Animal health companies' expo in Dhaka from Nov 30
The three-day event will take place at ICCB
27 November 2023, 12:55 PM
Vegetable farming on fallow land
Many farmers in Habiganj’s Chunarughat upazila have changed their fortunes and gradually becoming self-reliant by cultivating winter vegetables on fallow land.
25 November 2023, 18:00 PM
‘Summer onion growers to get more incentive’
government is now emphasising production of summer onion to achieve self-sufficiency for the crop
25 November 2023, 13:26 PM
Govt won't allow import of beef
A fall in demand started cutting its prices in the market, says Tipu Munshi
25 November 2023, 10:19 AM
Early Aman Season: High costs, low prices worry northern farmers
As farmers start harvesting and threshing early varieties of Aman paddy in the northern districts, the fear looms that their profit could be negligible due to higher production costs than last year.
24 November 2023, 18:00 PM