Leaders of the Bangladesh Poultry Association, a small farmers' body, accuse big poultry companies of taking Tk 520 crore from consumers and small farmers in 15 days by raising prices.
The Bangladesh Poultry Industries Central Council says opportunistic middlemen profited from the sudden rise in egg and broiler prices while farmers were not to blame.
Broiler chicken prices have soared in the market, but Tangail farmers say they still sell at Tk 130-140 a kg while their feed and chick costs keep rising.
About 800 broiler chickens died on a poultry farm in Sonagazi, Feni, during intense heat and load-shedding, causing a loss of about Tk 2 lakh.
The consumer rights directorate fined two egg wholesalers in Tejgaon and a chicken shop in Karwan Bazar Tk 10,000 each after finding they set prices at will without receipts.
Garlic-kerosene and onion extracts can control many crop pests and diseases without chemical pesticides, cutting costs and keeping produce safe.
Farm egg prices in Cumilla have jumped to Tk 50 a hali in a week, while feed dealers say poultry feed prices have not changed, and buyers blame a syndicate.
Bay leaf is in heavy demand as a spice and medicine, and farmers can profit from it by following the right methods of cultivation.
A hali of eggs now costs Tk 54-56 in Dhaka's neighbourhood markets as higher fuel, feed and transport costs cut production and supply.
The phoring, a familiar insect of Bangladesh's yards and fields, is hard to catch, has remarkable eyes and is fondly called the 'prince insect'.
Farmers in Mirsarai, Chattogram, have grown taro on 150 acres this year, with growers and harvest labourers alike earning a good income from the crop.
Environmental leaders warned on World Elephant Day that Bangladesh's elephants, now about 200, may survive only in zoos unless their forests are protected.
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited held a tree planting programme in Dhaka to mark the 47th death anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
