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Government Leaves Agro-Processed Products in Crisis by Not Cutting VAT
Biscuit and agro-processing manufacturers say the proposed 2025-26 budget failed to reverse the VAT rise on their products, pushing the sector into crisis.
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How to Keep Lychees Fresh for Longer
A few simple steps, from keeping the stems on to avoiding plastic bags, can keep lychees fresh for several days.
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Gafur Finds Happiness Farming Other People's Land
A feature follows sharecropper Gafur Mia through the boro harvest and asks whether society gives farmers the dignity they deserve.
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Allocation for Food and Agriculture Rises
The proposed 2025-26 budget raises the allocation for the agriculture, food, and fisheries and livestock ministries to Tk 39,620 crore.
CropsGrowing roses: varieties, seedlings, care and pest control from a Harinakunda officer
In June 2025 Shafiq Biplob, sub-assistant agriculture officer in Harinakunda upazila of Jhenaidah, set out advice on rose varieties, seedlings, pot care and pest control. It is checked here against Banglapedia and the University of California.
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Rekat Ali's Pink Buffaloes Add Sparkle to Eid
A Natore farm is drawing visitors with rare white and tri-coloured albino buffaloes brought from India, though buyers and prices are down this year.
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Sacrificial Cattle Prices Rise Tk 10,000-15,000 Each Time They Change Hands
A Pabna farmer's two bulls changed hands three times on the way to Dhaka, with the price rising at each step, showing how traders profit between farm and city.
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A Wild Date Palm, or Another Species?
After a video of a wild date palm found in Dinajpur went viral, a Khulna student describes a similar tree known locally as "atal" at her home in Bagerhat and asks the Forest Department to examine and protect it.
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Bangladesh Can Raise Mango Exports to 50,000 Tonnes, Says Agriculture Secretary
Agriculture Secretary Dr Mohammad Emdad Ullah Mian said Bangladesh exported 1,300 tonnes of mangoes last year and could lift that to 50,000 tonnes.
CropsFertiliser and irrigation for bananas: what to apply from planting to flowering
A good banana harvest is set up at planting. Bangladesh's Agriculture Information Service advises 20 kg of cow dung, 400 g of TSP, 300 g of MoP and 650 g of urea per pit in stages, with irrigation every 15 to 20 days in the dry season.
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Two Die After Snakebites in Kushtia, One Confirmed Russell's Viper
Two people, including a farmer, died after snakebites in Kushtia's Daulatpur, reported as Russell's viper bites, though the hospital has confirmed the species in only one case.
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Kuakata Farmer Isahak Succeeds With Mangoes, Sells Over a Lakh Taka From One Tree
Kuakata farmer Isahak Munshi, inspired by Rajshahi's orchards, has sold more than Tk 1 lakh of mangoes from one tree and now supplies much of his area.
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Rain Cuts Short Salt Season Before Target Is Met
Intermittent rain and tidal water let into shrimp land ended Cox's Bazar's salt season short of target, though BSCIC says field stocks of about 14 lakh tonnes make imports unnecessary.