Agrotech
The Khuchin Net, an Old Way of Catching Fish
The hand-operated khuchin net, a centuries-old and eco-friendly way of fishing, is at risk of disappearing from Bangladesh's rivers.
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Agriculture and nature
Crops
Buffalo Rearing on the Coast in Crisis
The buffalo, long a symbol of wealth and power on Bangladesh's southern coast, is disappearing as grazing land and farmers' interest decline.
CropsJobless Worker Turned Beekeeper Runs 150 Bee Boxes in Jamalpur Mustard Fields
A Netrokona man who lost his job in Narayanganj in 2020 trained with BSCIC, started with 25 bee boxes on a Tk 1 lakh loan and by January 2026 was collecting mustard honey from 150 boxes in Islampur, Jamalpur, Jagonews24 reported.
Crops
Magura Date Palm Molasses Makers Hope for Tk 5 Lakh Profit
Tappers brought from Rajshahi are making date palm molasses in Magura, where young entrepreneurs expect a profit of Tk 4-5 lakh this season.
Fruits
Sayem Ali Hopes to Sell Tk 8 Lakh Worth of China Oranges
After losing money on mangoes, Chapainawabganj farmer Sayem Ali turned to China oranges in 2022 and now expects to sell about Tk 8 lakh worth from 3 bighas.
CropsWoman entrepreneur turns fallow riverbank into a jujube orchard in Patuakhali
A woman in Guabaria village of Patuakhali Sadar planted about 200 jujube grafts on 20 decimals of fallow riverside land; she told Jagonews24 in January 2026 that the orchard turned a profit in its second year.
Fruits
Jujube Farming Instead of Mango Is Changing Chapainawabganj's Economy
Losses on mango are pushing hundreds of farmers in Chapainawabganj, the country's best-known mango district, towards jujube as a cheaper and quicker-paying crop.
AgrotechAkkelpur polynet house in Joypurhat raises vegetable seedlings in cocopeat
In January 2026 a polynet house in Akkelpur upazila of Joypurhat, set up under a Department of Agricultural Extension project for Rajshahi division, was selling vegetable and flower seedlings raised in cocopeat, and farmers who had planted them told Jagonews24 their crops had done well.
Crops
A Hobby Turned Bird Business Selling Tk 3 Lakh a Month
Young entrepreneur Mehedi Hasan Shuvo has turned a childhood love of birds into a shop in Old Dhaka that sells Tk 2-3 lakh worth of birds a month.
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How to Care for Livestock in Winter
A veterinary student sets out how farmers can keep cattle warm, well fed and healthy through Bangladesh's cold December and January.
CropsPotato Late Blight in Winter: Symptoms and What Farmers Should Do
In early January 2026 Bangladesh's Department of Agricultural Extension warned that potato late blight could reach epidemic levels in winter. The symptoms, preventive steps and BARI's recommended fungicide sprays.
Crops
Gachhi Shahid Molla Hopes for Fivefold Profit From Date Palm Sap
A seasonal sap collector in Sonargaon has sold about Tk 2 lakh of date palm sap from a garden he bought for Tk 50,000 and expects Tk 1 lakh more.
CropsManikganj mustard area rises to 63,530 hectares as farmers hope for profit
In early January 2026 mustard covered 63,530 hectares across Manikganj's seven upazilas, up from 63,002 hectares the season before, and the district agriculture office said its cultivation target had been met.