CropsAbout 1,200 acres of char land in four unions of Mirsarai, Chattogram, were under watermelon in the 2025 season, up from 145 acres in 2022. The upazila agriculture office expected 35,000 to 40,000 tonnes worth about Tk 100 crore.
Bagda shrimp, a popular and valuable export species, can also be farmed at home in a medium-sized, deep tank.
CropsShibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj produced strawberries worth about Tk 70 crore a year, its agriculture officer said in March 2025, as mango growers switched to the fruit but still lacked a local market.
FlowersGerbera, which stays fresh in a vase for days, is one of the world's leading cut flowers; in Bangladesh it is grown in open fields in winter and under poly-shade in summer, and BARI released two local varieties in 2009.
With the Baithakhali river dried up, irrigation has stopped on 3,000 acres of boro land in Kishoreganj's Austagram upazila, leaving thousands of farmers worried.
Growers in Faridpur's Sadarpur upazila are enjoying a bumper lalmi harvest and good Ramadan prices, with the fruit sent across the country.
Free aus rice seed and fertiliser are being distributed to 1,600 small and marginal farmers in Jhenaidah Sadar upazila over two days.
Watermelons change hands four times on the way to market and sell for four times the farm-gate price, while the farmers who grow them miss out on a fair price.
Several familiar native fish species have all but disappeared from Bangladesh's markets in recent decades, with 118 species now endangered.
Tomato farmers in Terokhada upazila of Khulna had a bumper crop but could not sell it, and many have dumped their rotting tomatoes on a rubbish heap.
Farmers in Lalmonirhat are earning extra income by growing sweet pumpkin on fallow land along the Dharla river, using seed given free by the agriculture office.
A practical guide to growing marigold, one of Bangladesh's most popular winter flowers, from seed or cuttings to harvest.
The Forest Department rescued a deer caught in a poachers' trap in the Sundarbans and released it back into the forest.
Police have arrested one of three men accused of spearing a fishing cat to death in Chuadanga's Damurhuda upazila, after a video of the killing went viral.
A 16-foot python found injured and tied up by children in Mirsharai, Chattogram, was rescued, given first aid and released back into the forest.
World Water Day, observed every 22 March, highlights a worsening safe water crisis worldwide and in Bangladesh, and the steps individuals, government and society can take.
Maize farmers in Manikganj expect a bumper crop this season, with the area under maize up by 4,333 hectares on last year.
Young agri-entrepreneur Md Omar Sharif has succeeded in growing Thai sapodilla in the hills of Mirsharai in Chattogram, and this year sold some of the fruit at market.
Barguna's watermelon farmers are not getting a fair price as the fruit bought from them for Tk 150 sells for up to Tk 600 after passing through four hands.
A fishing cat was killed with a fish spear in Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga, and a video of the killing drew sharp criticism on social media.
