Agriculture

Agriculture

TCB readies 57 lakh family cards for distribution

The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has verified, printed, and handed over 57 lakh smart family cards to local administration offices for nationwide distribution.

2d ago

Floriculture thrives in Narayanganj

Jakir Hossain, 56, from Sabdi village in Narayanganj’s Bandar upazila, transitioned from a vegetable retailer to a florist nearly two decades ago. Today, he is one of the district’s leading florists, cultivating flowers year-round on 270 decimals of land across Bandar and Sonargaon upazilas. 

3d ago

Rice bran oil export may face 25% regulatory duty

An NBR notification may come this week to boost the oil’s domestic supply

3d ago

Consuming loose soybean oil for past three weeks: commerce adviser

Sk Bashir Uddin says bottled oils are unnecessarily pricier

1w ago

Arial Beel: High pumpkin yield, low profit for farmers

Despite a bumper harvest of pumpkins in the Arial Beel area of Munshiganj, farmers are struggling financially due to a steep decline in market prices.

1w ago

Water crisis hampers Boro cultivation

Hundreds of farmers in Moulvibazar are facing uncertainty regarding the cultivation of Boro paddy this year due to a severe water shortage from the Manu River Irrigation Project..The crisis has become a recurring issue during every Boro season, leaving many farmers unable to prepare their

1w ago

Hobby blossoms into business / Bagerhat banker shines in jujube cultivation

Sujan Goldar, an officer at a government bank, has turned his passion for farming into a thriving business by cultivating Indian jujube across 15.5 bigha of land in Bagerhat.

2w ago

Bumper yield delights water chestnut growers

Farmers are delighted with a bumper yield of water chestnuts thanks to favourable weather conditions and an absence of crop diseases this season in Dewanganj upazila of Jamalpur.

2w ago

Boro seedling cultivation: Advanced tray method sees success

For the first time, a group of farmers in Palash upazila started using advanced tray method to grow hybrid Boro seedlings this season.

2w ago

Aromatic rice production nearly doubles in seven years

10.23 lakh tonnes of aromatic rice was produced in FY24, up from 5.79 lakh tonnes in FY18

2w ago

Urea production resumes at Ashuganj fertiliser factory after 11 months

Urea production at Ashuganj fertiliser factory in Brahmanbaria has resumed, 11 months after it was suspended due to gas crisis

2w ago

Withdraw increased VAT, duties on processed food items: agro-processors

The Bangladesh Agro-Processors' Association submitted a memorandum to the NBR

2w ago

Bangladesh loses over 2,500 hectares of cultivable land every year: DAE

The DAE has undertaken a new plan to produce safe food

2w ago

Suspend potato imports: cold storage owners

The NBR has allowed potato imports through nine more customs stations along with four existing ones

2w ago

Nature’s sweet bounty: Honey collectors thrive in Jamalpur

In Jamalpur, the buzz of activity is palpable as honey collectors revel in a bustling season, with beekeeping emerging as both a promising enterprise and a profitable profession.

3w ago

Rules relaxed to import 3 lakh tonnes of rice

50,000 tonnes of white rice will also be purchased from Pakistan

3w ago

Food processors protest tax hike

They also urge govt not to raise gas prices

3w ago

Farmers struggle amid falling veggie prices

Vegetable farmers in Pabna are reeling from heavy losses this winter as a glut in supply drives down market prices.

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