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Haor Farmers Busy With Paddy as Welcome Sunshine Returns
With rain easing and the sun out after days of cloud, Kishoreganj's rivers are falling and haor farmers are busy saving and drying their paddy.
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Bandarban Farmers Busy Bringing In the Cashew Harvest
Cashew nuts, once left to rot in Bandarban's hill orchards, have become one of the region's most profitable cash crops, and farmers are busy harvesting them.
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Rajshahi Mango Growers Hopeful at Blossom, Disappointed at Yield
Drought, erratic weather and pests are causing young mangoes to drop across Rajshahi, dashing growers' hopes raised by a heavy blossom.
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Upstream Flash Flood Submerges Paddy on 450 Bighas in Gomostapur
A flash flood from upstream in India has submerged half-ripe paddy on about 450 bighas in Gomostapur upazila of Chapainawabganj.
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Hit by Disaster and Falling Prices, Kishoreganj Farmers at a Loss
Haor farmers in Kishoreganj, hit by floods, are selling wet paddy to middlemen for about half the government price.
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Thousands of Farmers' Dreams Sink With the Crop in Sunamganj
A student writer describes the loss of Sunamganj's boro crop to early floods and calls for lasting embankments and real support for farmers.
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Sunshine Brings Relief to Kishoreganj Haor as Farmers Rush to Dry Paddy
After days of rain and flash floods, sunshine returned to Kishoreganj's haors on 5 May and farmers rushed to dry their paddy.
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Will the Haor Crop Loss Push Up Rice Prices?
The loss of paddy worth about Tk 200 crore in the haors raises questions about rice prices, food security and policy, a commentary argues.
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Haribhanga Mangoes Due in June, With More Than Tk 200 Crore of Trade in Prospect
Rangpur's famous Haribhanga mango is about six weeks from market, and growers and officials expect more than Tk 200 crore of trade if the weather holds.
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Shadow of Grief Over Habiganj's Haors in the Month of Harvest Festivities
With two-thirds of the haor paddy under water and harvested grain rotting, Baishakh has turned from a festival month into one of mourning for Habiganj's farmers.
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Another 2,500 Hectares of Paddy Go Under Water in Kishoreganj
Another 2,500-plus hectares of boro paddy have gone under water in Kishoreganj, taking the damaged area to 12,500 hectares.
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Rain Returns Overnight as Kishoreganj Rivers Keep Rising
Rain returned to Kishoreganj overnight on 4 May as rivers kept rising and farmers struggled to dry harvested paddy.
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Despair Across the Haor as Paddy Is Cut Under 'Nayanbhaga'
Flood-hit farmers in Netrokona's Khaliajuri watch labourers take their submerged paddy under the haor custom of 'nayanbhaga'.