Agriculture
Govt raises bottled soybean oil price to Tk 167 a litre
But cuts loose soybean oil price by Tk 2 a litre
Bangladesh to introduce drone technology to assess crop losses
20 DAE officers will get training on how to use the tech
Import of another 124,000 tonnes of rice given go-ahead
Some 91,000 tonnes will be parboiled rice and 33,000 tonnes sunned rice
From barren roof to blooming garden
Atop the Barlekha Upazila Agriculture Office in Moulvibazar sits a delicate rooftop garden, featuring a tapestry of flowers. A whopping 250 flower varieties are blooming on this roof.
Refiners want Tk 10 hike in edible oil price
They want to sell soybean oil at Tk 173, loose palm oil Tk 132 and five-litre cans at Tk 845
Brick kiln on croplands damages Boro on 50 acres
Toxic gas from a brick kiln set up close to agricultural lands damaged standing Boro paddy on 50 acres of land belonging to nearly one hundred farmers in Nazirpur upazila during the last two weeks.
Char haats on Brahmaputra river bed
Char haat, a weekly market, is a place where char farmers sell their produces at a low price and buy the essentials at a high cost.
Low price frustrates betel nut growers
Despite a bumper yield this year, betel nut growers in different districts of Rangpur region remain upset for not getting the expected market price of the item.
Turning camels into cows
Megafarms are being set up to produce camel milk on industrial scales
Onion farmers in the north stare at losses
Even after a bumper harvest of onions this season in four districts of Rajshahi, a sharp decline in the price of the vegetable has left farmers struggling.
Sugarcane growers busy ahead of Eid
Sugarcane growers at different villages in Kapasia upazila are passing a busy time as demand of sugar and molasses hugely increases during the month of Ramadan, especially ahead of the Eid.
Low price frustrates pumpkin growers
Pumpkin growers in different upazilas of five northern districts have been deprived of fair price of the vegetable as the price dropped significantly this season.
Mango buds bloom in abundance
Mango buds on trees are in abundance in Thakurgaon following a favourable weather, showing a bright prospect for a good yield of the juicy summer fruit.
Cut import duties on essential commodities: FBCCI
Build a database of the essentials to ensure smooth supply, it says
Litchi growers expect good harvest this year
There are over 4,000 orchards dotting the district
Russia wants skilled manpower from Bangladesh
The Putin administration will take 60 workers initially and more in phases
Govt to buy 8,000 tonnes of lentil, 10,000 tonnes of sugar
The commodities will be purchased for the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh
India’s biggest wholesale market in Nashik demands withdrawal of onion export ban
The Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) in India’s Lasalgaon made the demand
