Crops
Where Is the Farmer's Fair Price Disappearing?
In an opinion piece, Rajshahi College student Bushra Azmi argues that rising costs, forced sales and middlemen leave paddy farmers with the smallest share of the value they create.
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Bangladesh
Crops
Farmer Dies After Seeing His Ripe Paddy Under Water in Austagram Haor
A 60-year-old Austagram farmer who had borrowed about Tk 1.5 lakh to grow boro paddy died after seeing his ripe crop under water.
Fruits
Do You Know the Healthy Way to Eat Mangoes?
Mango is rich in nutrients, but how and how much of it you eat matters, from soaking the fruit first to limiting portions for people with diabetes.
Crops
Relentless rain drowns ripe boro in the haors; 18,000 hectares under water in Sunamganj
Submerged paddy is spreading daily across Sunamganj, Kishoreganj and Netrokona, harvested grain is rotting for lack of sun, and the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre warns the haor flooding may worsen.
Crops
Another 2,000 Hectares of Paddy Go Under Water in Kishoreganj
Rain and upstream runoff have submerged another 2,000 hectares of Boro paddy in Kishoreganj, bringing the total affected land to 9,045 hectares.
Crops
Haor Residents Demand Scientific Research on Crop Protection Embankments
Haor residents at a human chain in front of the National Press Club alleged widespread irregularities and corruption in crop protection embankments and called for scientific research.
Crops
Litchi Prices Sky-High in Rajshahi at the Start of the Season
Early-season litchis in Rajshahi are selling at Tk 5 to 6 each, beyond the reach of many buyers, as drought and heat have cut supply.
Crops
Embankment Breach Submerges Haor Paddy in Sunamganj
An embankment on Boala haor in Sunamganj's Madhyanagar broke on 2 May, letting water in over boro paddy; officials and farmers give different figures for the loss.
Environment
Medical Students to Plant 11,000 Trees Before Classes Begin
Each of the more than 11,000 new MBBS students for 2025-26 will plant a tree on 3 May, the day of their orientation, under the "One student, one tree" programme.
LivestockMadaripur woman Nusrat Jahan Sathi builds a living raising cattle for Eid-ul-Azha
Since 2019 Nusrat Jahan Sathi of Madaripur town has raised cattle each year for Eid-ul-Azha; she sold 35 head at the 2024 Eid and more than Tk 1 crore worth of cattle in all.
Crops
Rain and Lightning Return to Sunamganj, Farmers Struggle With Their Paddy
Rain returned to Sunamganj on 2 May as forecast, raising river and haor levels and leaving farmers struggling to dry and harvest their paddy.
Fruits
Litchi Grown on 800 Hectares in Meherpur, Growers Hope for Bumper Yield
Litchi cultivation in Meherpur has grown to about 800 hectares this year, and with good fruit set the agriculture department expects Tk 50 to 55 crore in sales.
Crops
Rain Returns to Kishoreganj as River Levels Rise
Continuous rain and upstream water raised most of Kishoreganj's rivers in 24 hours, with about 7,000 hectares of haor boro paddy already under water.