Agribusiness
Fuel Crisis Holds Back Hilsa Catch, Fishermen Face Losses
After a long shortage, hilsa are again being caught at sea and in coastal rivers, but a fuel crisis is keeping many trawlers from going out.
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Bangladesh
Crops
Agriculture Minister Orders Close Work to Prevent Haor Crop Losses
The agriculture, fisheries and livestock minister has told officials to work closely together to prevent losses of the boro crop in the haor region.
Crops
Who Will Hear the Cries of the Haor Farmers?
A student writer argues that man-made mismanagement, unplanned embankments and weak oversight, more than nature, are destroying the livelihoods of Sunamganj's haor farmers.
Vegetables
Shrimp and Gourd Leaf Curry With Few Spices
A light curry of shrimp and bottle gourd leaves, cooked with few spices, makes a nutritious and easily digested dish for hot days.
Crops
Farmers in Despair as Fuel Crisis Cuts Irrigation
A fuel oil crisis has left Gaibandha farmers who rely on diesel shallow pumps unable to irrigate boro paddy at a critical stage.
Crops
Natore Onion Farmers Cannot Even Recover Their Costs
Onion farmers in Natore are making heavy losses at the height of the season, with prices too low to cover production costs.
Vegetables
Why You Should Eat Green Tomato Bhaji, and How to Cook It
Green tomato bhaji is a quick, tangy dish that breaks the monotony of daily meals and brings a range of health benefits.
Fisheries
Jatka Killing Rises as Surveillance Slackens
With little surveillance in Barishal's hilsa sanctuaries, jatka are being caught almost openly, and no fisherman has been punished a month into the two-month ban.
Fruits
'I Never Imagined Green Mangoes Would Cost This Much'
Green mango is selling at high prices in Dhaka as limited early-season supply meets strong demand in the Chaitra heat.
Flowers
Sunflower Farming Grows in Mirsarai, Farmers Hope for Good Yield
Sunflower cultivation is growing in Mirsarai, Chattogram, where government incentives have helped farmers plant 15 hectares this season.
Environment
Deer Poacher Arrested in Sundarbans With 4,000 Feet of Snares
Forest guards have arrested a deer poacher with 4,000 feet of snare wire in the Sharankhola range of the Sundarbans, while five others escaped.
Crops
'Unripe Paddy Is Rotting Under Water Before My Eyes; I Cannot Sleep for Worry'
Heavy rain has waterlogged haors across Netrokona, submerging unripe boro paddy two weeks before harvest and leaving thousands of farmers in despair.
FisheriesLakshmipur fishers get food aid during hilsa ban as state minister urges joint protection
At a food distribution for fishers in Lakshmipur on 4 April 2026, during the March-April ban in the Meghna hilsa sanctuary, Fisheries and Livestock State Minister Sultan Salahuddin Tuku called hilsa a national resource that everyone must work together to protect.