Dry coconut prices climb in Faridpur before puja
Demand for dry coconut has risen sharply in Faridpur's markets ahead of Durga Puja, and prices are climbing with it as local supply falls short.
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BCIC says urea supply in Bangladesh is sufficient
Bangladesh's fertiliser factories and buffer warehouses hold an adequate stock of urea, BCIC chairman Dr Mahmudur Rahman said during a site inspection.
Atrai launches tree-planting drive under BMDA scheme
A tree-planting programme has been launched in Naogaon's Atrai as part of BMDA's social afforestation initiative, under a national greening theme.
Fertiliser dealer commission rises, farmer prices unchanged
The government has raised incentives for fertiliser dealers, setting a 3-taka-per-kilogram commission for urea, DAP, TSP and MOP distribution.
285kg of native fish fingerlings released in Natore
Fingerlings were released into local waters to boost native fish production, with rui, katla and mrigel stocked in Natore's Gurudaspur upazila.
350 hectares of crops submerged as Padma water rises
Flooding has worsened in Doulatpur, Kushtia, as Padma river water levels rise rapidly, leaving more than 50,000 people marooned in the area.
Tender coconuts revive Bagerhat's fading coconut trade
Cyclone Sidr's damage, rising salinity from climate change, and pest infestations have sharply cut Bagerhat's coconut output over two decades.
Over 100,000 farmers in Khulna to get farmer cards
The government's 'Krishok Card' scheme has enrolled 90,854 farmers across four districts of the Khulna agriculture region in its first phase.
Jute farmers fear missing out on fair prices this year
Jute cutting is in full swing across Sharsha's fields in Jashore, with farmers bundling stalks and preparing for retting amid a record harvest.
Fallow tea land yields Tk 1.2m in dragon fruit sales
A patch of land once too poor for tea cultivation in Moulvibazar's Kulaura now grows rows of dragon fruit worth 1.2 million taka a year, sold locally.
Royal papaya turns fortune around for Saidur in Kushtia
Agricultural entrepreneur Saidur Rahman Sona has found major success growing royal-variety papaya in Kushtia's Daulatpur upazila, officials say.
Bumper vegetable harvest in Faridpur's char areas
Winter vegetable seedlings are selling briskly in Faridpur's river-char areas, with growers expecting 20-25 crore taka in sales this season.
'It shakes when you step on, only God knows when it'll collapse'
Jahurul Islam, a farmer in his 60s, was describing the daily hardship the village faces crossing a dangerously dilapidated bridge.
Manufacturing, services slow as PMI falls in August
The August report of Bangladesh's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) has been released.
Fungus threatens coconut in coastal areas
Rows of coconut trees once lined coastal homesteads, gardens, roadsides and fish enclosures — but disease, pests and salinity are steadily shrinking the harvest.
Vanilla farming takes root in Chuadanga greenhouse
Farmer Humayun Kabir Faraji, 51, has drawn attention by growing vanilla — an expensive spice and aromatic crop — in Chuadanga for the first time.
Green revival on salt-hit soil
Khutikata village in Shyamnagar upazila, Satkhira, was once a place where growing vegetables in saline soil seemed nearly impossible — the scene there has now changed completely.
Angry farmers break into dealer's warehouse to take fertilizer
Angry farmers broke down the fence and door of a dealer's warehouse in Roumari upazila, Kurigram, and took fertilizer after distribution was delayed.
100,000 farmers to get cards Sept. 17
The Farmer Card, a major initiative of the current government, will be officially launched Sept. 17, with 100,000 farmers set to receive incentive payments that day.
Sour jujube brings sweet earnings in Sakhipur
On the border of Sakhipur upazila in Tangail, agricultural entrepreneur Moslem Uddin has built a roughly 50-acre sour jujube orchard that has become a source of local employment and steady income.
The struggle to survive on golden fiber
Jute prices have risen in the market, but farmers' profits have not kept pace, as rising costs and rain-hit yields eat into the gains.
1.4 million farmers received agricultural loan waivers: finance minister
Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury told parliament that 1,434,482 farmers who had taken loans of up to 10,000 taka have had their loans, with interest, waived since the current government took office.
Taro stems turn farmers' fortunes in Jashore
Commercial cultivation of taro stems (kochur lati) is expanding across Jashore, a district long known for its vegetable farming, as farmers find it more profitable than rice.
Japan's national fruit takes root in Jashore soil
A farmer in Jashore's Chougachha upazila is successfully growing persimmon, Japan's national fruit, offering a promising new cash crop for the region.
Now is the time to raise chili seedlings
Chili is one of Bangladesh's most important spice crops. An agriculture officer offers guidance on preparing seedbeds for the coming Rabi-season chili planting.
India builds dam on Indus River in Ladakh amid tensions with Pakistan
India has constructed a dam on the Indus River in Ladakh, raising water levels by about 10 feet and boosting irrigation, even as the Indus Waters Treaty remains suspended amid tension with Pakistan.
Nearly half the world's farmers poisoned by pesticides each year, study finds
A new study in Frontiers in Public Health, reported by the Guardian, finds that up to 433 million farmers and farmworkers worldwide suffer acute pesticide poisoning every year.
'Project Shield' holds farmer awareness session in Jashore
The Department of Agricultural Extension and Syngenta Bangladesh held an awareness session in Jashore to promote safe use of crop protection products and combat counterfeit farm inputs.
Rare banana plant in Barlekha grows over 1,000 bananas on a single stalk
A rare banana plant in Barlekha, Moulvibazar, has produced a roughly 7-foot stalk bearing more than 1,000 bananas, a variety known internationally as the 'thousand finger banana,' drawing curious visitors to the orchard daily.
Main Uddin finds success growing eggplant with mulching method
Brahmanbaria farmer Main Uddin, who left the barbershop trade to farm after his father's death, is expecting more than 300,000 taka in earnings this season after his first attempt growing eggplant using the mulching…
Young entrepreneurs find success growing exotic fruit in Jibannagar
Farmers in Jibannagar, Chuadanga, are earning hundreds of thousands of taka growing exotic fruits like dragon fruit, avocado, grapes and rambutan on former paddy land, transforming the local rural economy and drawing visitors from…
US deliberately targeting civilians in Iran, says former Pentagon official
A former Pentagon civilian-casualty assessor turned war-crimes analyst, Wes J. Bryant, told Al Jazeera the United States is deliberately targeting civilians in Iran, rejecting CENTCOM's denial and comparing a wedding-celebration strike to an earlier…
No food-grain shortage in the country: food minister
Afroza Khanam told parliament that government stocks exceed the safety-reserve targets set by the Food Planning and Monitoring Committee, citing FAO data on rice and wheat supply.
In Medina, the Prophet's city, a vast date palm empire
Agriculture has become Medina's fastest-growing sector, with commercial registrations up 44% in a year as the region's palm groves supply nearly a fifth of Saudi Arabia's date output, Arab News reports.
Farmers busy with Aman planting after heavy rain disruption
Waterlogging and damaged seedbeds delayed the season in Bhola's Lalmohan upazila, but the local agriculture office says most of the target acreage should be transplanted within days.
From fuel to trade: jute sticks become an extra income source for farmers
Once discarded after the fiber was stripped, jute sticks are now bought and sold commercially across Faridpur for fuel, fencing, betel farming and even charcoal production.
Farmers block road over fertilizer shortage in Bhurungamari, get distribution after protest
More than 100 farmers blocked the Sonahat land port road in Kurigram before administration officials arrived and arranged fertilizer distribution under police, BGB and Ansar presence.
Floating vegetable farming takes root on waterlogged land in Nabinagar
Farmers in Brahmanbaria's Nabinagar upazila are turning thousands of hectares of seasonally flooded land into productive vegetable plots using a raft-based cultivation method.
Chuadanga farmer draws attention with Bangladesh's first commercial vanilla crop
Humayun Kabir Faraji, 51, has spent four years cultivating the high-value spice in a climate-controlled greenhouse, hoping to reduce Bangladesh's reliance on imports.
Lightning kills two brothers in Bagerhat's Morrelganj
Bidhan Bachar, 55, and Manik Bachar, 40, died while working in a field behind a police camp in Morrelganj upazila.
4 dead, including husband and wife, in Chuadanga electrocutions
Separate electrocution incidents in Damurhuda and Chuadanga Sadar upazilas killed a farmer and his wife, an e-rickshaw owner, and a man allegedly stealing a tube well motor.
Water shortage leaves Rajarhat jute farmers anxious over retting
Falling jute cultivation and a shortage of water for retting after harvest are squeezing farmers in Rajarhat upazila, even as plastic use pushes out the eco-friendly crop.
High fertilizer, pesticide prices squeeze farmers' profits
Aman farmers in Joypurhat's Kshetlal upazila say rising input costs are eating into profits, especially for those cultivating leased land.
Textbooks: not a political document, but a nation-building blueprint
A quality curriculum comes from classrooms, teachers and research, not a handful of experts in an air-conditioned office, argues this piece drawing on Finland, Singapore, Australia and the UK.
Dumki orders removal of bamboo fence blocking government road within 7 days
The accused says the government took his land without compensation and he will only open an alternate walking path, not the disputed stretch itself.
IoT-enabled poultry farm cuts costs in Jashore
Palash Kumar Mondol monitors temperature, water and lighting from his phone, saving a worker's salary and becoming a model for small-scale poultry farmers in his area.
Discrepancies surface in official fertilizer stock figures
Urea stock has fallen by roughly 203,000 tonnes in a year and the ministry has reassigned three officials, even as the agriculture minister insists there is no shortage.
Successful commercial pineapple cultivation on the plains
A Natore farmer's first pineapple harvest, grown from Tangail saplings on flat land, is drawing crowds of curious agricultural entrepreneurs.
Traditional rice-seedling market, a gathering place for farmers
Habiganj's Baniachong comes alive daily as farmers from across the district bring homegrown Aman seedlings to the traditional 'jala' market at Chilapanja.
Farmers crowd Madhukhali market to buy Aman seedlings
The agriculture department expects this season's transplanted Aman cultivation to exceed target thanks to favorable rainfall.
Fertilizer syndicate readies to loot Tk 3.5 billion from Jessore farmers
Farmers describe paying nearly double the government-set price for TSP, while field officials say raids remain rare and complaints go unanswered.
Losing control of seeds, agriculture at risk
As Jhenaidah farmers grow dependent on private seed companies and hybrid varieties, experts warn the loss of local seed stocks threatens both incomes and food security.
Beating drought and excess rain: keys to a successful Aman harvest
Jashore agriculture officer Mushabbir Hossain advises on variety selection, balanced fertilizer and water management for a strong yield despite erratic weather.
Jubodal leader beaten to death by fellow party member over extortion protest, family alleges
Fazlul Amin died on the way to hospital after a dispute over street-vendor carts and extortion money in Chattogram's Chandgaon; a murder case has been filed.
Some miscreants creating artificial fertilizer shortage: agriculture minister
Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid told Faridpur onion and jute farmers that stock is adequate and legal action awaits those manufacturing a crisis.
Agriculture modernization project shows 47% progress
The World Bank- and IFAD-funded PARTNER project is rolling out farmer cards, digital services and climate-resilient farming across 495 upazilas.
Commercial passion fruit cultivation takes root in Kushtia
Farmer Halim Ahmed Bacchu says the climate-resilient fruit costs little to grow and could yield about 1 million taka from a single bigha this season.
No leniency for food godown corruption, syndicates: food minister
Afroza Khanam Rita says a nationwide review is under way after a stock shortfall was uncovered at the Ghior government food godown in Manikganj.
Farmers allege bribery, forced returns in Nikli paddy procurement
Kishoreganj farmers say officials are demanding bribes of up to 2,500 taka per ton to accept paddy into the government godown; officials deny the claims.
Trader fined for hoarding 3.5 tonnes of fertilizer in Bakshiganj
Officials say Dulal Mia had been stockpiling fertilizer without a license and selling it at inflated prices.