Agribusiness
Hilsa to Be Sold in Pieces in Rajshahi
The Rajshahi Traders' Coordination Council has decided to sell hilsa cut into pieces so that people who cannot afford a whole fish can buy some.
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Agribusiness
Farmers Demand End to Discrimination in Poultry Industry
Marginal poultry farmers in Chattogram have demanded fair day-old chick prices, cheaper feed and an end to discrimination in the poultry industry.
Agribusiness
"Mother Hilsa Must Be Allowed to Spawn in Fresh Water"
The new river police superintendent in Chandpur says hilsa must be allowed to spawn in fresh water and that the task force drive will continue during the ban.
Agribusiness
Livelihoods Hang on the Bamboo Craft in Sitakunda
Thousands of families in Sitakunda depend on bamboo crafts but say moneylenders and local traders keep them from getting fair prices.
Agribusiness
411 Tonnes of Hilsa Go to India in a Week
A week of shipments through Benapole sent 411 tonnes 300 kg of hilsa to India as domestic prices stayed high and exporters raced a ban deadline.
Agribusiness
Common People Cannot Eat Hilsa Because Prices Are High: Farida Akhter
At a mother hilsa awareness meeting in Shariatpur, the fisheries adviser said high hilsa prices were an injustice and promised a fish landing centre and more rice for fishers.
Crops
Output Up but No Buyers: Traders in Trouble over Aromatic Rice
With two seasons' aromatic rice unsold and prices falling, Dinajpur millers and traders are urging the government to lift the export ban before the new aman crop arrives.
Crops
Coffee Farming Beckons Success in Sherpur
A local entrepreneur's commercial coffee success in Nalitabari has drawn more than a hundred farmers into the crop, with support from the agriculture office.
Agribusiness
Large Hilsa Sells at Tk 2,200 a kg in Dinajpur
Hilsa prices at Dinajpur's Bahadur Bazar range from Tk 400 for jatka to Tk 2,200 a kg for the largest fish, with traders reporting slow sales.
Fruits
Khorshed Alam Succeeds with Dragon Fruit
What began as a hobby with 30 plants has grown into a 2,000-plant dragon fruit garden in Kurigram that sells fruit worth lakhs of taka a year.
Agribusiness
277 Tonnes of Hilsa Go to India via Benapole in Five Days
Hilsa is being exported to India through Benapole at $10 a kg, well below what the same fish fetches in local wholesale markets.
Crops
Rice Seedlings Submerged by Rain Sold as Cattle Feed in Dinajpur
Farmers in Birampur, Dinajpur, are cutting rice seedlings submerged by days of rain and selling them as cattle feed to recover some of their losses.
Agribusiness
Legal Notice Seeks Tk 700 Cap on Hilsa Price per Kg
A Supreme Court lawyer has served a legal notice asking the authorities to set the maximum price of hilsa at Tk 700 a kg and to stop exports below the domestic price.