Agribusiness
When Water Is Lost, Life Is Lost: The Emptiness Behind a Full Fish Market
The native fish crowding Dhaka's Dayaganj market come from wetlands that are drying up, and the people who catch them fear the trade has no future.
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Vegetables
Winter Vegetable Supply Rises in Khulna as Prices Fall
Prices of all vegetables in Khulna's markets have fallen by Tk 10-15 as winter vegetables arrive, and chicken is down by up to Tk 20 a kg.
Crops
Water Chestnut Farming Brings Big Profit at Low Cost in Sherpur
Water chestnut farming is spreading in Sherpur because it grows on waterlogged and fallow land and returns a good profit at low cost.
Fisheries
Ban on Catching Jatka Begins Today
An eight-month nationwide ban on catching jatka, young hilsa under 25 centimetres, begins on 1 November and runs until 30 June.
Crops
Bumper Betel Nut Yield in Bagerhat, but Falling Prices Trouble Growers
Bagerhat's betel nut growers have had a bumper crop this year but are struggling as prices have fallen by Tk 150 to 300 a kuri.
Fisheries
Coastal Fishers Caught in a Net of Year-Round Fishing Bans
Seasonal bans on fishing in the sea, rivers and Sundarbans run almost all year, leaving Mongla's coastal fishers deep in debt and many without the cards that bring aid.
Environment
Ten Spectacled Cobra Young Rescued From a House in Mirsharai
Ten young spectacled cobras were rescued from a house in Mirsharai, Chattogram, and a large cobra from another house the same day.
Livestock
How to Keep a Cattle Farm Warm and Mosquito-Free in Winter
Slow-burning cakes made from cow dung, neem, used tea leaves, eucalyptus and sawdust can keep a cattle farm warm and mosquito-free through winter nights.
Agribusiness
Record 170 Maunds of Hilsa Hauled in a Single Catch at Sea
A Patharghata trawler netted about 170 maunds of hilsa in one haul in the Bay of Bengal, passing some 30 maunds to another boat for lack of space.
Crops
Summer Watermelon Farming Pays Off in Mirsharai
A farmer in Mirsharai, Chattogram, has made about Tk 1 lakh profit growing summer watermelon on 50 decimals with mulching and organic methods.
Crops
Betel Leaf Farmers Frustrated at Failing to Get Expected Prices
Betel leaf growers in Barguna have had a good harvest but say prices are so far below costs that they are sinking under NGO loans.
Crops
Murikata Onion Planting Under Way as Farmers Demand Tk 2,000 a Maund
Farmers in Rajbari are busy planting murikata onion and say rising costs mean the price must be at least Tk 2,000 a maund at harvest.
Crops
Pirojpur Leads in Amra Production, Season's Sales Worth Crores of Taka
Known for guava, Pirojpur now also leads Barishal division in amra, with busy wholesale markets in Nesarabad and farmers pleased with prices despite a smaller crop.
AgribusinessChandpur trawler owner fined Tk 1 lakh over 350 kg of rotten hilsa
On 29 October 2025 the consumer rights directorate seized 350 kg of rotten hilsa from a trawler from Monpura in Chandpur, buried the fish and fined the trawler's owner Tk 1 lakh.
Environment
11-Foot Python Strays Into Village in Mirsharai
An 11-foot python that strayed from the forest into a village in Mirsharai, Chattogram, has been rescued and released in the Mohamaya hill forest.
Agribusiness
Rotten Hilsa Floods Chandpur Fish Ghat
Large quantities of soft and rotten hilsa, caught in secret during the ban to protect mother hilsa, have been landed at Chandpur's fish ghat since the ban ended.
CropsCumilla Expects Tk 20-22 Crore in Vegetable Seedling Sales, Led by Samespur
Cumilla's Department of Agricultural Extension expected Tk 20 to 22 crore worth of vegetable seedlings to be sold in the 2025 season, with more than 700 farmers raising seedlings on about 20 hectares around the village of Samespur.
Environment
Endangered Pangolin Rescued in Panchagarh
Locals in Boda, Panchagarh, chased an unfamiliar black animal that turned out to be an endangered pangolin, now in the care of the Forest Department.
Crops
Good Days Return to Flatland Tea Farming as Growers Welcome Prices
Tighter monitoring by the district administration and tea board has improved Panchagarh's tea quality, lifting green leaf prices from Tk 12 to Tk 32-35 a kg.
Livestock
Fearful Hens Lay Fewer Eggs: Understanding What a Chicken Feels
Fear of people causes chronic stress in chickens that cuts egg output and weakens immunity, but calm, regular handling and an enriched environment can reduce it.