412 reports translated from the Bengali original, most recent first. বাংলা সংস্করণ
Less than half of a nearly 200,000-seedling target had been distributed across four Khulna-region districts by the end of June, though the agriculture department says the target will be met on time under a…
Supplies of Palestinian olive oil have fallen sharply in supermarkets worldwide amid drought, Israeli occupation policy, settler violence and unrest in the West Bank, with last year's output at just 33 percent of the…
With heavy monsoon rain submerging transplanted aman seedbeds in low-lying areas of Jashore, agriculture officers offer field advice to save the seedlings — from draining water to spraying fungicide.
Vegetable-seedling growers in Abdulpur, Jashore, say heavy rain and waterlogging have destroyed seedlings worth crores of taka, deepening their debt to NGOs, and are calling for state incentives and a wider drainage culvert.
Farmers along the char of the Madhumati oxbow lake in Alfadanga, Faridpur, are increasingly turning to taro (kachu) cultivation, drawn by strong demand, fertile silty soil and good profits, the upazila agriculture officer says.
The body of Shishu Barman, 50, a farmer, has been recovered from the Sati river in Kaliganj, Lalmonirhat; locals believe he drowned while crossing the river, and police handed the body to relatives as…
The Department of Agricultural Extension is beginning nationwide collection of farmer and farmland data today to implement the government's election-pledged 'Farmer Card,' starting with one block per upazila.
As floods recede in Bandarban, severe damage to the farm sector is emerging, with 2,104 hectares of farmland and orchards affected and 368 hectares fully destroyed across seven upazilas, the agriculture department says.
An exchange meeting was held in Chhoto Bhakla union of Goalanda upazila in Rajbari to advance the prime minister's Farmer Card programme, focusing on verifying genuine beneficiary farmers and ensuring effective implementation at the…
A former mosque imam in Bhaluka, Mymensingh, Rokon Uddin has turned 30 lotkon saplings bought in 2018 into a four-bigha orchard and now sells improved-variety saplings — including one he developed, locally known as…
In line with the BNP government's election manifesto, the Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank has waived the principal and interest on loans owed by 2,29,933 small and marginal farmers in northern Bangladesh, worth about Tk…
The body of a farmer, Masuk Miya, 45, has been recovered from the Dhalai River in Kamalganj, Moulvibazar, four days after he was swept away by the current while crossing the river.
Four more Bangladeshi garment factories have earned LEED certification, taking the national total to 290, and 53 of the world's 100 highest-scoring LEED-certified factories are now in Bangladesh.
Incentive high-yielding seeds and fertilizer were distributed among 4,550 farmers in Chuadanga Sadar upazila to boost paddy and vegetable production.
Incentive high-yielding seeds and fertilizer were distributed among 4,550 farmers in Chuadanga Sadar upazila to boost paddy and vegetable production.
Bitter gourd growers in Durgapur, Rajshahi, are dumping their crop and cutting down plants after prices fell to as little as Tk 2.5 to Tk 5 a kilogram, far below production costs.
Saleh Ahmed of Kamalganj in Moulvibazar has succeeded in commercially cultivating passion fruit, known locally as 'Anarkali', on the plains, growing it fully organically and expecting to earn more than Tk 100,000 this season.
At least 16 people have died of starvation in recent weeks in the Karamoja region of northeastern Uganda, the government said, as drought withered crops and officials sought approval for more food aid.
At least 16 people have died of starvation in recent weeks in the Karamoja region of northeastern Uganda, the government said, as drought withered crops and the prime minister sought cabinet approval for extra…
Pakistan and Bangladesh are set to sign a memorandum of understanding to ease trade in rice, pulses, edible oil and jute, following a high-level meeting at Bangladesh's Industries Ministry, officials said.
Days of rain, high humidity and weak airflow are raising heat-related health risks for farmers, construction and brick-kiln workers, rickshaw pullers and day laborers in the Mymensingh region, which experts link to climate change.
Ireland's parliament has approved a bill banning imports of goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, the Times of Israel reported, in a largely symbolic but pointed trade…
A section of the Joyrampur-Kumaridah connecting road in Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga has collapsed after continuous heavy rain, effectively cutting direct road links between the two villages. Students, farmers and traders are being forced…
A Jugantor investigation has laid bare a years-long racket: there is no paddy variety called “minicket”, yet coarse rice is over-milled, chemically polished and rebranded as premium fine rice — looting some 4,500 crore…
Despite a bumper harvest, ample government stocks and a budget cut on rice duties, retail rice prices are not falling. A Jugantor investigation finds a millers’ syndicate roughly doubling the price from mill gate…
Twenty-two Bangladeshi companies and a roughly 40-member business delegation are participating in the D-8 Halal Expo 2026 in Indonesia, reflecting private-sector interest in expanding trade with D-8 member states.
As mango and lychee season winds down, a lesser-known but nutritious fruit called wood-lychee, or "ashphal," is drawing attention in local markets in Magura's Shalikha, turning a once-neglected fruit into a promising seasonal crop.
Farmers in Natore's Lalpur are reaping golden returns from peanut cultivation on sandbars formed by the Padma River, with low input costs and strong market prices driving growing interest in the crop.
At least 38 people have died in China from continuous heavy rain, severe flooding and landslides caused by Typhoon Mazasak, with a reservoir dam bursting under the deluge and dozens of rivers overflowing.
That night at Qatar's Al Bayt Stadium remains a deep memory in Moroccan football history. A 2-0 semifinal loss to France ended the Atlas Lions' fairy-tale run. Four years later, the two sides meet…
Gourinathpur Bazar in Jhenaidah's Mahespur upazila, once just a small local market, has become known as the country's dragon fruit capital, with daily sales worth Tk 10-15 million and jobs for thousands.
At least 38 people have died in China from continuous heavy rain, severe flooding and landslides caused by Typhoon Mazasak in various regions.
Meherpur's GI-recognized Mehersagar banana has become one of Bangladesh's most popular agricultural products, with the district's banana markets supplying crores of taka worth of bananas daily to cities nationwide.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman told parliament that primary school teachers' salaries will be raised in phases along with training to improve education quality, and 12 million students will receive uniforms and school bags.
Young entrepreneur and madrasa teacher Hafez Mohammad Rakibul Islam has built a growing farm of Turkish sheep in Kushtia's Mirpur upazila, starting with two animals in 2023 and selling individual sheep for up to…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the United States' conduct as World Cup host reflects its "bullying foreign policy," days after the US struck more than 80 targets inside Iran.
State Minister for Textiles and Jute Md. Shariful Alam inaugurated a program to distribute free seeds and fertilizer to 1,400 smallholder and marginal farmers in Kuliarchar upazila, Kishoreganj, under the government's 2025-26 agricultural incentive…
Vandals cut down at least 80 banana trees overnight in Gournadi upazila, Barishal, causing an estimated Tk 50,000 in losses. The garden owner suspects the attack was motivated by a long-running land dispute with…
Over 2,500 farmers in Atrai upazila, Naogaon, received free seeds, fertilizer, saplings, and modern agriculture equipment under the government's 2025-26 agriculture incentive program. The distribution included air flow machines for onion preservation.
Nearly 7,000 farmers in Raipur upazila, Lakshmipur, received free agriculture inputs including rice seeds, vegetable seeds, fertilizer, fruit saplings, and pesticides under the government's 2025-26 agriculture incentive program.
Farmers in Pakundiya upazila, Kishoreganj, are growing watermelons commercially during the monsoon using mulching and trellis techniques, earning profits of Tk 60,000-70,000 per bigha in just 60 days.
Nizam Uddin Munshi of Bhanga upazila in Faridpur has earned over Tk 1 lakh selling Rajshahi-variety papaya from 1,000 saplings planted on 90 decimals, setting an example of agricultural self-sufficiency.
In central Gaza's Deir al-Balah, displaced children play football in the sand while their dreams fade. Across the strip, thousands of bodies lie unrecovered under rubble as 1.7 million people have been displaced, CNN…
Jamful Begum of Fulchari upazila transformed her fortunes after an NGO raised her homestead above flood level, enabling year-round vegetable farming on previously submerged land.
BNP's senior joint secretary general said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is personally monitoring the implementation of campaign pledges on agriculture, health, and tax relief.
Mohammad Eyakub Daulat spent years working abroad without success, but after returning to Fatikchari he planted more than 1,000 mango trees on five acres of hillside and flat land, turning an abandoned plot into…
Babor Ali Raihan spent nine years abroad in the scrap metal trade before returning to Fatikchari, where he invested in fish fingerling production and now operates eight ponds producing two to three tons of…
Abu Hurairah of Panchbibi, Joypurhat, abandoned plans to migrate to Italy and instead planted 60 foreign grape saplings on his father's land, harvesting fruit within seven months with support from a local NGO.
Jahirul Islam, 47, spent 22 years working in Saudi Arabia before returning to Mirpur upazila in Kushtia, where he invested 60,000 taka in Tiya-variety bitter gourd and began earning within 35 days.
Approximately 100 irrigation pump transformers have been stolen in Maheshpur, Jhenaidah, over the past five years, costing farmers approximately one crore taka in replacement fees with no recoveries by police.
The National Seed Board approved BINA Dhan-27, the country's first blast-resistant high-yielding Aman rice, and BINA Dhan-28, an aromatic zinc-enriched variety, for cultivation nationwide.
Researchers at Bangladesh Agricultural University have developed a low-cost technology to produce live feed and aqua feed from locally sourced freshwater microalgae, funded by the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences and USDA.
Flood-affected farmers in Madhyanagar upazila, Sunamganj, protested after discovering that government relief intended for them was being distributed to non-farmers and relatives of elected officials.
The contribution of marginal farmers is vital to the country’s economy and food security, and the government is working tirelessly to ensure their welfare and fair prices for their produce, Deputy Speaker Barrister Kaiser…
On a little more than two acres wedged between a highway and a railway line in Jashore’s Arabpur, a former corporate employee has built an orchard that grows 75 local and foreign mango varieties…
Badsha Mia, from Meshta village in Shanerhat union of Pirganj upazila in Rangpur, has planted more than 30,000 trees over 20 years, greening roadsides, mosques, schools and fallow land. Having no land of his…
Agriculture should get a higher budget allocation given its importance for food security, employment and controlling inflation, said Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, the prime minister's adviser on political and industrial affairs and BNP senior joint…
Agricultural land is shrinking at an alarming rate in Charfasson, Bhola, due to unplanned house-building, with cropland being filled in for homes and commercial premises and crop output falling as a result. Continued erosion…
At Sapahar, one of the country's largest mango markets, mango collection, sorting and wholesale trading run from morning to evening. But behind the bustle, growers' frustration is rising as production costs have multiplied while…
Miscreants cut down the crops on 4 bigha of land in Boalia village of Mahespur upazila at some point on Saturday night, in what is estimated to be a Tk 5-6 lakh loss for…