Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque today admitted that the government has failed to control the prices of onions and potatoes despite taking measures

It was 9.92% in Aug

The agriculture minister says in a seminar

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.

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.

The increase in price of fertilisers has made farmers in Lalmonirhat worried ahead of the crucial vegetable-producing winter season

A youth in Narsingdi has found success in commercial cultivation of muskmelon, also known as “Sammam”, an exotic fruit which orginated in the deserts of East Africa and Middle East.

The export price was $10 a kilogramme

Farmers in Sharankhola upazila are delighted by growing off-season varieties of watermelon, which is usually a summer fruit, thanks to the introduction of a new farming method.

After finishing his MBA from a private university in 2017, Habib Khan, 32, landed a job in the garment sector in the same year. After four years in the much-coveted job, he was still struggling to support his family.

The permission will remain in place until October 30

Persimmon, a Japanese fruit variety, is being cultivated for the first time in the Jessore region, thanks to the favourable growing conditions.

Jute growers in different upazilas of the district are becoming frustrated due to fall in jute price and high labour cost this season.

Farmers in Sylhet division have seen tremendous success from the cultivation of green malta in the fallow lands this year.

Land minister says at Dhaka Chamber's event

The interest rate of the refinance scheme has been lowered to 5% from the previous 6%

The move comes when India imposes 40% export duty on onion

The rising quantity of mango exports has been changing the farming practices of the fruit in Rajshahi region as farmers are now opting for more chemical-free mango production, agriculturists say.

Rice millers say Bangladesh has 'adequate' rice stock

The variety, Bt cotton, will increase local cotton production by 7.5 times