EnvironmentOn 25 May 2025 environment adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan opened a programme in Tangail to plant five lakh saplings, saying all the trees had been chosen from native species.
Entrepreneur Helal Uddin has drawn attention by growing 57 world-famous mango varieties on a disused brick kiln in Chandpur.
In Tangail's Sakhipur, housewife Ruma Akter spent Tk 15,000 to 20,000 growing pest-free tomatoes in a polynet house and has sold Tk 1.2 lakh worth.
With the budget due in June, the article sets out what Bangladesh's agriculture budget should prioritise, its weaknesses and lessons from developed countries.
Mangoes from various districts are selling briskly from vans on Dhaka's streets and alleys at Tk 80 to 150, depending on quality and size.
A Bangladesh Agricultural University team has developed three high-yielding coloured sweet potato varieties, BAU Sweet Potato 7, 8 and 9, rich in anthocyanins and fibre.
For International Biodiversity Day, Kazi Maliha Akter gathers students' thoughts on the threats to biodiversity and what young people can do.
On World Biodiversity Day, researcher Pavel Partha says no species in Bangladesh, from bees to elephants, has a secure life.
A Shariatpur woman who began with a single native chick now runs a large deshi chicken farm earning at least a lakh taka a month.
An opinion piece argues that record mango harvests are not making farmers happy because prices are falling and exports are held back by quality and coordination failures.
Bangladesh will send its first 50-tonne consignment of mangoes to China on 28 May, the agriculture secretary said.
Jamun, the black plum available briefly each summer, is among the most nutritious seasonal fruits, with benefits from heart to skin.
Low costs and good prices are drawing more Bhairab farmers to grow peanuts, now covering 455 hectares.
Speakers at a World Bee Day press conference said reckless pesticide use in farming is putting bees and beekeeping at risk.
Wild elephants killed two people within an hour and a half in the border area of Jhenaigati upazila, Sherpur.
A mango trader in Natore was fined Tk 50,000 for using a chemical to ripen mangoes.
Bangladesh is set to begin mango exports to China at the start of June, with a trade agreement between the two countries expected soon.
Two rounds were fired and two motorcycles smashed when two BNP groups clashed over picking mangoes at an ashram in Lalpur.
FruitsOn 20 May 2025, Export Promotion Bureau vice-chairman Md Anwar Hossain said ten hot water treatment plants would be set up in Chapainawabganj, alongside plans for a mango board, a mango policy and low-cost solar panels for growers.
A researcher surveys the sea's living and mineral riches, the Bay of Bengal's share of them and why the oceans must be protected from pollution.
