Rain-fuelled fruit fly attacks devastate Fazli mango harvest in Chapainawabganj
17 July 2026, 17:03 PM
Agriculture
Govt to vaccinate cattle in 5 flood-hit districts of Chattogram: minister
17 July 2026, 15:23 PM
Business
Govt launches emergency support for flood-hit farmers in Chattogram region
16 July 2026, 23:31 PM
Agriculture
67 firms given go-ahead to export 8,800 tonnes of aromatic rice
15 July 2026, 20:36 PM
Business
Can rice beat the heat? / A tiny gene could make all the difference
14 July 2026, 16:58 PM
Business
Govt to establish modern meat processing centre in Rajshahi: state minister
13 July 2026, 20:04 PM
Business
Chattogram floods submerge 7,400 fish farms, ponds; losses hit Tk 39 crore
9 July 2026, 16:54 PM
Agriculture
Aman rice output hits record 1.73 crore tonnes
4 July 2026, 21:17 PM
Business
How betel nuts became a lifeline for farmers
28 June 2026, 12:43 PM
Agriculture
iFarmer bags $250,000 OPEC Fund award for empowering farmers
27 June 2026, 19:05 PM
Business
StanChart-Channel i launch 9th Agro Award
Standard Chartered and Channel i today jointly announced the launch of “Standard Chartered-Channel i Agro Award 2023” to recognise the individuals and institutions for their outstanding contributions for the country's agriculture and food security..The main goal of the award is to find vis
12 November 2023, 11:48 AM
First consignment of imported eggs arrives
The first imported consignment of eggs, which has become a much-talked item in recent months for high prices, entered Bangladesh today.
5 November 2023, 15:55 PM
Vegetable farmers hit hard by blockade
Vegetable's wholesale prices in Pabna fell by 50% in the three-day blockade from Oct 31
2 November 2023, 12:42 PM
Bangladesh imports potato for first time
Bangladesh, which usually exports potato, has imported the tuber for the first time for domestic consumption in a frantic effort to curb spiraling prices of the popular vegetable.
2 November 2023, 12:02 PM
Tk 17 crore govt incentive for synchronised boro cultivation
Some 122 blocks of 50 acres each will be developed through the process
1 November 2023, 16:12 PM
Sugar import duty halved
Raw sugar duty now Tk 1,500 a tonne, refined sugar duty Tk 3,000
1 November 2023, 11:51 AM
Farmers suffer for faulty sluice gate
A faulty sluice gate on the Betai river between Kishoreganj’s Tarail upazila and Mymensingh’s Nandail is affecting agricultural activities for past 20 years.
31 October 2023, 18:00 PM
India moves to curb onion exports
It raises minimum export price of onion by four times to $800 a tonne
28 October 2023, 14:27 PM
Govt urges farmers to harvest Aman before cyclone Hamoon
As Cyclone Hamoon is heading towards the coastal districts of Bangladesh, the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) has issued an urgent advisory for farmers, urging them to immediately harvest transplanted Aman paddy once it reaches 80 percent maturity.
24 October 2023, 11:00 AM
Jhum taking a turn from its traditional past
Farmers in the hilly areas of Bangladesh, who practise a traditional form of cultivation known as jhum, are pleased to be getting good yields of paddy this year despite the unfavourable weather conditions.
17 October 2023, 01:00 AM
No decision taken yet for potato imports: Tipu Munshi
Imported eggs will reach Bangladesh in 3-4 days, the minister says
15 October 2023, 12:33 PM
Dragon fruit farming gaining popularity
Commercial farming of dragon fruit has been gaining popularity day by day in Jhenidah for the last couple of years.
11 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Kazi Farms fined Tk 5 crore, Suguna Food Tk 3.44 crore
The two were fined for violating Section 15 of the Competition Act, 2012
9 October 2023, 14:39 PM
Ctg custom to auction off 28 tonnes buffalo meat tomorrow
The meat's reserve price has been fixed at Tk 2.45 crore
8 October 2023, 15:25 PM
Govt failed to control prices of onions and potatoes: agri minister
Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque today admitted that the government has failed to control the prices of onions and potatoes despite taking measures
8 October 2023, 14:25 PM
Inflation falls slightly, but still as high as 9.63%
It was 9.92% in Aug
3 October 2023, 12:56 PM
No need to import rice this year: Razzaque
The agriculture minister says in a seminar
2 October 2023, 12:21 PM
Winter vegetable saplings get 4-5 times costlier
Due to an increase in import costs and supply failing to keep up with demand, winter vegetable saplings have become four to five times costlier this year in Bogura’s sapling villages in the Shajahanpur upazila.
1 October 2023, 07:50 AM
Barind Farmers: At mercy of ‘water lords’
On April 9, Mukul Soren, a Santal farmer in Rajshahi, drank pesticide in a suicide attempt over not getting irrigation water from the same deep tubewell that allegedly led to the suicide of two farmers, also Santals, last year.
25 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Fertiliser price hike: Lalmonirhat farmers fear losses
The increase in price of fertilisers has made farmers in Lalmonirhat worried ahead of the crucial vegetable-producing winter season
24 September 2023, 18:22 PM