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Sweet Pumpkin Farming Grows but Prices Do Not
Kishoreganj farmers who expanded sweet pumpkin farming now sell at Tk 6-10 a kg, far below past years, amid lower yields and higher costs.
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Farmers Dump Potatoes on Road in Protest
Potato farmers in Lalmonirhat blocked the Lalmonirhat-Rangpur highway with potatoes for two hours in protest at cold storage rent doubling to Tk 8 a kg.
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BINA Sarisha-11 Offers Hope of Cutting Edible Oil Imports
A field trial in Gopalganj found BINA Sarisha-11 out-yielding BARI Sarisha-14 and a local mustard variety, and scientists say it could help cut edible oil imports.
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Farmers of Teknaf's Chakma Village Becoming Self-Reliant
Chakma farmers in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, are growing mustard on hill land for the first time and harvesting honey from bee boxes set around the fields.
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Tomato Farmers in Tangail Frustrated by Low Prices
Tomato growers in Tangail's Nagarpur had a bumper harvest but are frustrated as prices have fallen steeply since the start of the season.
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Muskmelon Imports Begin Through Hili Ahead of Ramadan
A first consignment of 8 tonnes 700 kg of muskmelon has arrived from India through Hili land port ahead of Ramadan.
CropsFarmer killed by wild elephant on way to banana orchard in Rajasthali, Rangamati
A 45-year-old farmer was killed by a wild elephant on the morning of 27 February 2025 in Kaitak Para, Gaindya union, Rajasthali upazila of Rangamati, while going to work in his family's banana orchard.
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Pekin Duck Farming Gaining Popularity in Kurigram
Fast-growing Pekin ducks are becoming popular in Kurigram, creating jobs for rural men and women, with one Rajarhat farmer now raising 1,000 birds.
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Cox's Bazar Salt Farmers Pour Salt on Highway in Protest
Salt farmers and traders poured salt on the Cox's Bazar-Chattogram highway at Chakaria to demand a fair price for locally produced salt.
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Bumper Khesari Yield Expected in Jhalakathi
Farmers in Jhalakathi expect a bumper crop of khesari, grown by relay cropping on 7,495 hectares of aman land at little cost.
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Shariatpur Farmers Sow Their Dreams in Coriander
Low costs and good prices are drawing more Shariatpur farmers to coriander, with this season's area of 6,280 hectares beating the target.
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Embankment Breach in Jashore Floods 1,200 Bighas of Boro Fields
A breach in the Bil Harina embankment in Monirampur, Jashore, has submerged about 1,200 bighas of boro paddy and flooded fish enclosures.
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Capsicum Brings New Hope to Joypurhat Farmers
A former footpath coconut seller has turned to commercial capsicum farming in Joypurhat's Khetlal, and neighbouring farmers now plan to follow him.