Agribusiness
Hilsa Scarce in Barishal Even in Peak Season
Hilsa catches in Barishal's rivers remain far below expectations despite the start of the season, sharply pushing up prices and leaving fishermen in debt.
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Agribusiness
The Benefits of Drinking Warm Milk With Honey at Night
Warm milk with honey can be a nutritious bedtime drink that may help sleep and digestion, though it is no cure and needs some precautions.
Crops
Magura's Jackfruit Travels to Districts Across the Country
One of the country's largest wholesale jackfruit markets has grown up around Simakhali in Magura, supplying 30-35 districts, and a bumper crop has pleased farmers and traders.
Crops
Farmers Despair in the Fields, Consumers Gasp at the Market
Continuous rain has drowned 417 hectares of crops in Bogura, hurting 4,961 farmers, while falling supply has sent vegetable prices soaring for consumers.
Agrotech
Thousands of Seedlings From a Tiny Tissue: Tissue Culture Is Changing Bangladesh's Horticulture
DAE's three tissue culture labs produced 212,387 disease-free seedlings in a year, cutting costs for farmers and reducing dependence on imported plants.
Agribusiness
Make Farm Chicken Biryani Your Special Dinner
Quick to make with few ingredients, farm chicken biryani is a favourite that is easy to cook at home.
AgribusinessFrom Red Junglefowl to Modern Broiler: The Long Journey of the Farm Chicken
The broiler descends from the wild red junglefowl of South and Southeast Asia and was shaped by millennia of domestication and 20th-century selective breeding; its fast growth comes from genetics, feed and housing, not hormones.
Agribusiness
Moulvibazar Flood Victims Struggle to Keep Their Livestock
Flooding in about 28 unions of Moulvibazar has destroyed grass and fodder, leaving many cattle sick and their owners unable even to sell them cheaply.
Agribusiness
Python Held in a Net for Three Days in Hope of a Sale
A python kept trapped in a net for three days by a young man hoping to sell it has been rescued in Boalkhali upazila of Chattogram.
Crops
Fruit Bags Meant to Protect Mangoes Turn Into a Burden for Chapainawabganj Growers
Fruit bagging, adopted to protect mangoes and meet export standards, has become a costly burden for Chapainawabganj growers after bag prices doubled and low-quality bags let fruit rot.
Fruits
Mango Prices Stay High in Dhaka Even at the Peak of the Season
Mangoes are selling at high prices in Dhaka despite the peak season, with most varieties at Tk 100 to Tk 160 a kg depending on quality.
CropsWriter argues digital supply chains could bring fairer prices to Bangladesh farms
In a July 2026 opinion piece in Jagonews24, the writer proposed making Bangladesh's whole farm-to-consumer value chain digital, arguing it would bring transparency, traceability and fairer prices for farmers and cut post-harvest losses.
Agribusiness
Critically Endangered Yellow Tortoise Rescued From Khagrachhari Hill Market
The Forest Department has rescued a critically endangered hill yellow tortoise that had been brought for sale to Boalkhali bazar in Dighinala upazila, Khagrachhari.