Crops
Thakurgaon farmer's seven bighas of rice rotting after dealer-advised spray
A tenant farmer in Ruhia, Thakurgaon, says his seven bighas of rice began rotting and turning red the day after he sprayed several pesticides a local dealer supplied.
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Bangladesh
Fisheries
Habiganj haor's 55 pond farms raise 2,500 tonnes of fish a year
In Shibpasha haor in Ajmiriganj, Habiganj, farmers dig ponds among the paddy and grow fruit and vegetables on the banks; the union's 55 farms produce about 2,500 tonnes of fish a year worth some Tk 80 crore.
Livestock
Joypurhat firm turns discarded duck feathers into down for export
Sharabangla Down Products in Akkelpur, Joypurhat, collects about 22 tonnes of duck feathers a month from across Bangladesh and ships processed down and feather to China, Vietnam and Taiwan.
Fruits
Kapasia grower bets on rockmelon, hopes for Tk 6-7 lakh from 8.5 bighas
Entrepreneur Kamruzzaman Khan is growing rockmelon (sammam) on plastic mulch on 8.5 leased bighas in Kapasia, Gazipur; he has sold about Tk 50,000 of fruit and hopes the whole plot will bring Tk 6-7 lakh.
Fisheries
Native fish and hilsa dwindle in the Padma at Rajshahi as fishers quit
Native fish catches from the Padma in Rajshahi fell from 2,283 tonnes to 1,620 tonnes in five years as the river's flow and depth declined; the Rajshahi division's hilsa catch dropped to 473 tonnes.
FisheriesTCB calls third auction for 15 tonnes of prawns and pomfret meant as a gift to Kuwait
Of 20 tonnes of fish bought in April as a gift for the Kuwaiti government, 10 tonnes of giant freshwater prawn and 5 tonnes of pomfret found no buyer in two auctions; TCB is taking bids in a third until 30 September.
Crops
Costlier diesel forces Jamalpur Aman farmers to cut irrigation as fields crack
With little rain mid-season, upland transplanted Aman needs regular irrigation, but the diesel price rise has left many Jamalpur farmers unable to water as needed, and they fear lower yields.
Environment
Madhumati erosion swallows 110 homesteads in two Alfadanga villages
Erosion by the Madhumati since 20 July has taken at least 110 homesteads and about two kilometres of the only road at Charkholabaria and Dignagar in Faridpur's Alfadanga; a school, madrasa and mosque are at risk.
FisheriesBangladesh fish output still rising but growth slows to a five-year low of 1.85%
Bangladesh produced 5.119 million tonnes of fish in FY2024-25, but growth fell to 1.85 percent, the lowest in five years, as reliance on commercial farming, rising costs and degraded open waters weigh on the sector.
Market Management
Bottled soybean oil runs short in Dhaka as consumers' group sees a push for another price rise
One- and two-litre bottles of soybean oil are missing from Dhaka grocers and loose oil sells Tk 15 a litre above the set price; retailers and the Consumers Association of Bangladesh say supply is being held back to force a rise.
HealthSecond measles vaccination drive begins, aiming to reach 3.4 million children
A special measles-rubella campaign for about 3.4 million children aged six to 59 months began on Saturday and runs to 31 October; the health minister says 5.8 million doses are in stock.
Crops
Bumper early Aman, but Tk 500-600 a maund leaves Nilphamari farmers at a loss
Early Aman is yielding 14-18 maunds a bigha in Kishoreganj, Nilphamari, but with paddy at Tk 500-600 a maund against costs of Tk 14,000-15,000 a bigha, farmers are losing up to Tk 5,000-6,000 a bigha.
Environment
A 25 cm sea-level rise could permanently flood about 4 percent of Bangladesh
A new UN report says seas are rising faster than ever; at the UN the Prime Minister said at least 10 million coastal people will be threatened by 2050.