CropsIn early January 2025, cold and dense fog in Jashore's Sharsha and Benapole put boro seedbeds at risk of cold injury, and farmers bought polythene at high prices to cover them.
About 10,000 people gathered in Dinajpur Sadar upazila to watch pata khela, a traditional game in which tantriks compete using snakes.
Floods and heavy rain left fields in Lakshmipur under water, so aman was grown on well under half the target area this year.
With the cold season under way, sap collectors on the Patuakhali coast have begun tapping date palms for the juice, molasses and pitha that define a Bengal winter.
Twenty-nine slaughtered migratory birds found in a sack abandoned on a char in the Meghna were handed over to the Forest Department in Bhola.
A Bangladesh Agricultural University plant breeder says genetically modified Bt brinjal resists shoot and fruit borer, reduces pesticide use and needs no special care.
As every year, Jahangirnagar University held a day-long bird fair to build public awareness of bird conservation, with the vice-chancellor warning that construction has damaged bird habitats.
Jasmine Ara's 12-acre nursery beside the Old Brahmaputra in Gauripur holds more than 4 lakh seedlings of 300 species and employs 35 workers.
Supermarket chain Shwapno bought 10,000 cauliflowers from Meherpur farmers who could not recover transport and labour costs as prices fell.
As cold and fog intensify, farmers fear cold injury to Boro seedbeds and late blight in potatoes, and agriculture officials set out steps to protect the crops.
Hit by Tk 446 crore in farm losses from August's flood, Feni farmers have sharply expanded mustard cultivation in hope of recovering.
At least 141 farmers in Mymensingh Sadar who grew BINA dhan17 and BINA dhan11 with free BINA seed saw most of their paddy turn to chaff.
Integrated mustard and honey farming in Manikganj is paying off for both farmers and beekeepers, with 120 beekeepers placing about 12,000 hives this year.
