Chapainawabganj district administration has again decided not to fix a date for mango picking, allowing mangoes to be picked once mature while warning against selling unripe fruit.
Leaders of the BNP and its affiliates are accused of controlling the leasing of Bogura's cattle markets before Eid-ul-Azha by managing rival bidders and filing single tenders.
Natore district administration has announced that mango picking will begin on 15 May, starting with gooti varieties, and has promised strict checks on chemical use.
Madrazi litchi has reached Dinajpur's markets ahead of time and is selling at high prices, although agriculture officials say the fruit is not yet ripe.
Litchis are sometimes dyed or ripened with chemicals, so checking colour, firmness, smell and skin before buying helps ensure the fruit is safe and sweet.
Chuadanga's mangoes will reach the market from 13 May under a harvest calendar agreed at a meeting chaired by deputy commissioner Lutfun Nahar.
The Rajshahi district administration has published this season's mango calendar and warned of strict action against anyone who picks or sells mangoes before the set dates.
Boro farmers in Dhunat, Bogura, say a good yield has been spoiled by low paddy prices that no longer cover a day's harvest wage.
Boro farmers in Magura are enjoying good yields, but low paddy prices and high harvest wages have left them frustrated.
Flood-hit farmers in Kishoreganj's haor, with their straw rotted and grazing under water, are selling cattle before Eid because they cannot feed them.
The haor farmer lives in permanent uncertainty because of floods, mismanagement and market syndicates, and needs an integrated, farmer-centred policy, this opinion piece argues.
Companies linked to the Al Nahyan family and the Abu Dhabi fund ADQ received more than €71 million in EU farm subsidies in six years for farmland in Romania, Italy and Spain, an investigation found.
Hilsa supply at Chandpur's Boro Station landing has not recovered in a week, leaving holiday buyers disappointed and prices nearly three times higher.
