AgribusinessBangladesh's government said the Farmer Card would be launched in Tangail on Pahela Baishakh 2026. A pre-pilot in 11 blocks of ten districts was to cover 22,065 people, with landless, marginal and small farmers receiving Tk 2,500 a year in cash.
FisheriesHilsa coated in mustard paste, coconut paste and mustard oil, wrapped in banana leaf and steamed for 20 minutes over a medium flame: a simple bhapa ilish recipe published on 13 April 2026, the day before Pohela Boishakh.
Traders in Bhola raised hilsa prices sharply ahead of Pohela Boishakh, with a one-kg fish reaching Tk 3,500, the highest in several years.
Cotton farming is spreading fast in Chuadanga, where about 4,100 hectares are under the crop this season as farmers are drawn by good prices and state incentives.
No Pohela Boishakh plate of panta bhat is complete without bhorta; here are three simple recipes.
An injured langur came to the livestock office and veterinary hospital in Jhikargachha, Jashore, and allowed its wound to be cleaned.
Ahead of Pohela Boishakh, a single one-kg hilsa was selling for Tk 4,500 at a Dhaka superstore as prices rose across the capital's markets.
A 12-foot king cobra was rescued near the old Arts Faculty at Chittagong University and will be released into the forest after study.
Dhaka's two city corporations plan 24 temporary markets for sacrificial animals ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, but whether one will be held at Aftabnagar is uncertain.
A fisheries specialist writes that Jatka Conservation Week 2026 is a call to spare young hilsa so that the country's rivers fill with hilsa again.
The government plans to launch the Krishak Card at a pre-pilot stage on Pohela Boishakh, offering cash support and 10 services, and to cover all farmers within four years.
AI, IoT, soil sensors, drones and big data could make farming modern and attractive to young Bangladeshis, but training, finance, startups and policy support are needed to keep them.
A recipe for fish khoya polao, a rich and fragrant dish of spiced fish on polao cooked with khoya kheer, saffron and nuts.
