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Over 100 businesses fined Tk 9 lakh in nationwide rice hoarding drive
The food ministry fined more than 100 businesses a total of Tk 8 lakh 93 thousand 150 in drives against illegal paddy and rice stocks in Dhaka and across the country.
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Feni farmers expect big profits from tomato cultivation
Farmers across Feni are turning to the high-yielding Udayan Plus tomato, drawn by good prices and relatively low labour and costs.
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Big industrial groups hold only a nominal share of the rice market
Corporate groups blamed for the sudden rise in rice prices say their share of the rice sold in Bangladesh is less than one per cent, far too small to control the market.
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Nationwide drives against hoarding, fines total Tk 21 lakh
The food ministry fined more than 100 businesses Tk 21 lakh in anti-hoarding drives across the country, with 37 mills in Naogaon alone fined nearly Tk 15 lakh.
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No leniency for buying paddy and hoarding it illegally: food minister
Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder told corporate firms to stop competing to buy paddy and warned there would be no leniency for illegal stocks beyond their capacity.
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High fertiliser and labour costs leave Noakhali farmers at a loss
Boro planting is in full swing in remote parts of Noakhali, but farmers are struggling with abnormal rises in the prices of fertiliser, labour and other inputs.
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Chapainawabganj takes another step towards export-quality mango production
An exporter has leased a 40-bigha mango orchard in Chapainawabganj before flowering begins, aiming to grow safe, chemical-free mangoes for export.
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Bumper yield of hybrid tomatoes in Rajbari
Tomato growers in Rajbari have harvested a bumper hybrid crop and expect profits if current prices hold, though they complain of high costs and little official support.
Agribusiness
Delwar's hobby grows into a commercial nursery
Md Delwar Hossain, a former driver who learned to love trees from his employer, has run a nursery business in Dhaka for 17 years.
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Harun Gazi succeeds in growing mustard on saline land
Harun Gazi of Paikgachha in Khulna has grown mustard without tillage on 80 bighas of a saline fish enclosure after draining it and harvesting the fish.
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Middlemen in Farm Produce Will Be Destroyed: Agriculture Minister
Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdus Shahid warned that middlemen in the farm produce trade will be destroyed to bring prices under control.
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Cucumber Grown on 136 Hectares in Patuakhali
Cucumber farming is growing in Patuakhali, where good demand and prices are drawing more farmers and the crop is being sent beyond the district.
Agribusiness
Bird Market Grows With Bird Lovers, but Feed Prices Anger Keepers
More Dhaka residents are keeping birds and the weekly market at Mugda is growing, but keepers are angry about the rising price of bird feed.