Agricultural research has been a significant driver of food and nutritional security in Bangladesh

Farmers in Netrakona’s haor areas have started harvesting Boro paddy ahead of the Bangla month of Baishakh, fearing possible inclement weather in the coming days, including rainfall and nor’westers.

While the government has fixed the rate for irrigation water supply from the Teesta Irrigation Project at Tk 480 per acre throughout the year, farmers are reportedly paying Tk 1,000.

“With the market this bad, what else can we do?”

Sweet pumpkins are currently being sold at Tk 5 to Tk 7 per kg in the wholesale markets

The Bangladeshi economy might have expanded in March, but at a slower pace due to sluggish growth in sectors like agriculture, manufacturing, and construction..The Bangladesh Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) slipped by 2.9 points to 61.7 in March from the previous month, reflecting a slowe

The market price for straw currently stands at Tk 700 to Tk 800 per stack

Flower farmers in Kotchandpur upazila of Jhenaidah are facing severe losses as marigold prices have plummeted.

The authorities have detected a bird flu case at a government poultry farm in Jashore -- the first in Bangladesh since 2018 -- raising concerns among farmers.

Acreage and production are expected to continue increasing in MY26, with Bangladesh likely to produce 1.60 lakh tonnes of soybeans next year, according to the report released last week.

Bangladesh is witnessing a concerning rise in poverty, leading to worsening food insecurity, according to a recent study by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS).

The MoU signing ceremony took place at the DAE Head Office in Dhaka's Farmgate

Agricultural loan disbursement declined, but recovery increased in Bangladesh in the six months to December last year compared to the same period of the previous year.

According to officials of the Department of Agriculture Extension, strawberries are being cultivated on a total of 15 acres of land in Kurigram and four acres in Lalmonirhat. Some are getting good yields, and some are not. Sapling selection is very important for getting a good yield of strawberry production

Boro rice fields in several areas of Kalmakanda upazila in Netrakona have been infested by brown planthoppers, locally known as “current poka”, raising serious concerns among farmers over harvesting their ripened crops.

The popularity of watermelon cultivation has been steadily on the rise in the Chattogram region.

The tax will now be 5% from the earlier 10%

Around 70-80 percent of litchi trees have produced new leaves instead of buds, growers say

Transport costs have allegedly been hiked by double the usual rate

Dinajpur, widely known as the “Land of Litchis”, is experiencing a promising season, with thousands of trees across the district adorned in golden blossoms.