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Wholesale Commission Agents Set the Price of Farmers' Watermelons
Bhola farmers with a bumper watermelon crop say commission agents and wholesalers fix low prices, while retail prices run several times higher.
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Bangladesh
FruitsImported fruit prices in Dhaka rose further after Ramadan duty cuts
Despite cuts to supplementary duty and advance tax on fresh fruit imports for Ramadan, traders in Dhaka said on 26 March 2025 that imported fruit, led by apples and black grapes, had become dearer still.
CropsWatermelon farming on Mirsarai's chars grows from 145 to 1,200 acres
About 1,200 acres of char land in four unions of Mirsarai, Chattogram, were under watermelon in the 2025 season, up from 145 acres in 2022. The upazila agriculture office expected 35,000 to 40,000 tonnes worth about Tk 100 crore.
CropsShibganj in Chapainawabganj grows about Tk 70 crore of strawberries a year
Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj produced strawberries worth about Tk 70 crore a year, its agriculture officer said in March 2025, as mango growers switched to the fruit but still lacked a local market.
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Dried-Up River Halts Irrigation on 3,000 Acres of Haor Boro Land
With the Baithakhali river dried up, irrigation has stopped on 3,000 acres of boro land in Kishoreganj's Austagram upazila, leaving thousands of farmers worried.
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Faridpur Growers Happy With Bumper Lalmi Harvest
Growers in Faridpur's Sadarpur upazila are enjoying a bumper lalmi harvest and good Ramadan prices, with the fruit sent across the country.
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1,600 Farmers in Jhenaidah Receive Aus Rice Seed and Fertiliser
Free aus rice seed and fertiliser are being distributed to 1,600 small and marginal farmers in Jhenaidah Sadar upazila over two days.
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Watermelon Farmers Suffer in Silence as Sellers Laugh All the Way
Watermelons change hands four times on the way to market and sell for four times the farm-gate price, while the farmers who grow them miss out on a fair price.
Fisheries
More Than 100 Native Fish Species 'Nearly Extinct' in Bangladesh
Several familiar native fish species have all but disappeared from Bangladesh's markets in recent decades, with 118 species now endangered.
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Unsold Tomatoes End Up on a Rubbish Dump in Khulna's Terokhada
Tomato farmers in Terokhada upazila of Khulna had a bumper crop but could not sell it, and many have dumped their rotting tomatoes on a rubbish heap.
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Farmers Grow Sweet Pumpkin on Fallow Banks of the Dharla River in Lalmonirhat
Farmers in Lalmonirhat are earning extra income by growing sweet pumpkin on fallow land along the Dharla river, using seed given free by the agriculture office.
Environment
Deer Rescued from Poachers' Trap and Released in the Sundarbans
The Forest Department rescued a deer caught in a poachers' trap in the Sundarbans and released it back into the forest.
Bangladesh
Youth Arrested over Killing of Fishing Cat with Spear in Chuadanga
Police have arrested one of three men accused of spearing a fishing cat to death in Chuadanga's Damurhuda upazila, after a video of the killing went viral.