Fisheries
32 Fishermen Detained for Catching Jatka in Chandpur, 26 Sued
A task force detained 32 fishermen for catching jatka in the Padma-Meghna sanctuary in Chandpur, with regular cases filed against 26 of them.
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Crops
How Will the Middle East War Affect Bangladesh's Agriculture?
A war in the Middle East pushes up oil prices, raising irrigation, fertiliser and transport costs for Bangladesh's farmers and threatening food security.
Crops
After Fertiliser, a Diesel Crisis: A Double Blow for Boro Farming
After steep fertiliser price rises, Pabna's boro farmers are now struggling to find diesel for irrigation at the height of the season.
Crops
No Fuel, No Vehicles: Strawberries Left Lying in the Fields
A severe diesel shortage has almost halted farm transport in Chapainawabganj, leaving strawberry growers unable to reach Dhaka markets and facing heavy losses.
Fruits
Plant Fruit Trees as Memorials to the Martyrs: Imam Mojtaba Khamenei
Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei has asked Iranians to plant fruit trees in towns and villages as memorials to those killed in the ongoing war.
Crops
Onion Grown on More Land Than Targeted in Madaripur
Farmers in Madaripur's five upazilas grew onion bulbs, hali onion and onion seed on more land than targeted this season.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Prices Up Tk 300-400 a Kg
With Bengali New Year about two weeks away, hilsa prices in Rajshahi have suddenly risen by Tk 300-400 a kg.
Fisheries
42 Maunds of Jatka Seized From Dhaka-Bound Bus in Jhalakathi
The Coast Guard seized 42 maunds of jatka from a Dhaka-bound bus in Nalchity, Jhalakathi, and a mobile court fined the bus crew.
Fruits
Jamaat 'Brothers' Harassed Me Most With Fake Orders: Tarek Rahman
Amjanatar Dal member secretary Md Tarek Rahman says fake orders, mostly from Jamaat-e-Islami "brothers", harassed his online mango business.
Fruits
How Safe Are Roadside Sharbat and Fruit Juices?
Roadside sharbat and fruit juices in Dhaka are cheap and refreshing, but unhygienic preparation and unsafe water and ice can carry disease.
Crops
Make a Quick Potato Sandwich
A potato sandwich is an easy, light afternoon snack that suits both children and adults.
Crops
Groundnut Farming Grows on Narsingdi's Chars, Bringing Smiles to Farmers
Low costs, little labour and good prices are driving an expansion of groundnut farming on the chars of Narsingdi.
Environment
40kg Python Rescued From House, Released in Lawachhara
A python weighing about 40kg was rescued from a house in Kamalganj, Moulvibazar, and released the same night in Lawachhara National Park.
Bangladesh
Four, Including Father and Son, Jailed for Deer Poaching in Bandarban
Four people from Suwalok union, including a father and his son, were sent to jail on court orders for poaching deer in Bandarban.
CropsUS farmers plan less corn and more soybean in 2026, USDA survey shows
American farmers intended to plant 95.3 million acres of corn in 2026, down 3%, and 84.7 million acres of soybean, up 4%, according to USDA's Prospective Plantings report of 31 March 2026.
Agribusiness
Nigeria wins $500 million to lift smallholder yields and build value chains
The six-year AGROW project is expected to reach up to a million smallholder farmers and to draw an additional $220 million from private agribusiness investment.
CookingRestaurant-Style Vegetable Korma at Home: Ingredients and Method
On 31 March 2026 Jagonews24's lifestyle desk published a recipe for a restaurant-style vegetable korma made with papaya, potato, carrot, mushroom and yardlong beans in a cashew, poppy seed and fried onion paste with yoghurt.
Crops
Masters Graduate Mahbubur Chases a Crore-Taka Dream Through Jujube Farming in Jashore
Jujube growers in Sharsha and Benapole of Jashore are becoming self-reliant, creating jobs and seeing profits, led by entrepreneurs such as Masters graduate Mahbubur Rahman.
Fruits
Foods That Will Boost Your Immunity
With colds, fevers and measles among children on the rise, a daily diet with the right foods can help the body fight infection.
Health
Endosulfan on the cashew estates: Kerala's pesticide disaster, two decades in pictures
For more than 20 years a state plantation corporation sprayed the cheap, highly toxic insecticide endosulfan over cashew estates in Kasaragod district of Kerala; the birth defects and neurological illness that followed are the subject of a photographer's two-decade record now on show in Kochi.