Agriculture
HEAVY RAINFALL LIKELY / Haor farmers advised to harvest rice quickly
The agriculture ministry has advised farmers in seven northeastern haor districts to harvest paddy that has reached 80 percent maturity to protect the crop from heavy rainfalls
Boro Harvest: Good yields bring joy to haor farmers
Farmers in Sunamganj are passing busy days harvesting Boro paddy, which is their staple crop.
There is a risk of heat shock in Boro paddy in Gazipur: agri officials
There is a risk of heat shock in Boro paddy in Gazipur as a severe heatwave has been sweeping over the country, agriculture officials said
Ongoing heatwave raises concerns over Boro yield
The heatwave that has been sweeping across the country for over two weeks has raised concerns regarding agricultural production, particularly vegetables, mango and Boro paddy that are in the flowering and grain formation stages.
Dinajpur farmers reel from drought-like situation
Unusually high temperatures and a lack of rain have created drought-like conditions in Dinajpur and Rangpur.
Tobacco cultivation: 30,000 northern families at health risk
Widespread cultivation of tobacco leaf in northern Bangladesh has raised concerns about occupational health hazards.
Livestock services week, fair begin
3,000 farmers from 466 upazilas take part in "Livestock Services Week and Exhibition-2024"
Govt raises bottled soybean oil price to Tk 167 a litre
But cuts loose soybean oil price by Tk 2 a litre
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
Low capsicum price frustrates grower
After being inspired by watching some videos on YouTube twenty-two-year-old Hridoy Miah cultivated hybrid variety of capsicum on char land but getting extremely frustrated due to low price of the item this season.
Commodity market monitoring to continue: Titu
There is ample supply of basic goods, the state minister for commerce says
Shop owners lambast ‘meaningless’ price fixing of 29 commodities
They demand cancellation of the prices fixed by the Department of Agricultural Marketing on March 15
