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Prolonged Fog and Cold Waves Threaten Disaster for Agriculture
A senior agriculturist warns that longer spells of dense fog and severe cold are turning a seasonal nuisance into a structural threat to Bangladesh's farming and salt production.
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Grow Lettuce and Coriander in Your Kitchen This Winter
Lettuce and coriander can be grown in small pots in a kitchen garden, giving fresh leaves for cooking whenever they are needed.
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.
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Yellow Waves Across Jhenaidah's Fields, Hopes of a Good Yield
Mustard has been grown on about 13,295 hectares in Jhenaidah this season, and farmers pleased with the crop are counting on a good profit.
CropsMagura Expects a Bumper Mustard Harvest from 22,893 Hectares
Mustard was in full flower across Magura in early January 2026; the Department of Agricultural Extension counted 22,893 hectares sown against a 25,090-hectare target and expected a bumper yield.
CropsRajbari Entrepreneur Shariful Makes Modern Farm Tools Locally
Md. Shariful Islam Akash of Pangsha in Rajbari has sold 25,000 to 30,000 locally made modern farm hand tools worth about Tk 1.5 crore to Tk 2 crore, aiming to make farmers' work faster and lighter.
CropsPaddy stubble in the Poush fields: a rural sight, cattle feed and memory
After the aman harvest, the paddy stubble known as nara still ties together rural farming, livestock feed and village memory, a Jagonews24 feature said at the end of December 2025.
CropsMagura farmers transplant early onion seedlings in the December cold
In late December 2025, at the start of the Bengali month of Poush, farmers in Magura's four upazilas were transplanting early onion seedlings through cold and fog; the district's agriculture office put onion area at 858 hectares.
CropsMustard sowing in Sharsha, Jashore, reaches its 6,502-hectare target
On 28 December 2025 the Sharsha upazila agriculture office in Jashore said mustard had been sown on 6,502 hectares, the full target for the season, with sowing still under way and the final area expected to pass it.
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Teacher Succeeds With Jujube Farming in Magura
Md Sharafatul Alam, an assistant teacher in Magura, has built a profitable jujube orchard of 200 trees beside his home.
CropsManikganj farmers begin planting hali onion seedlings, 70,575-tonne target
In late December 2025, farmers across Manikganj's seven upazilas began transplanting hali onion seedlings. The DAE targeted 70,575 tonnes from 4,452 hectares, while farmers worried about costs, fertiliser and imports.
CropsDr. Chashi: Bangladesh's AI app that spots crop diseases reaches 87,000 users
Dr. Chashi, an AI app that identifies crop diseases and pests from leaf photos, had about 87,000 users in December 2025, 30 percent of them farmers.
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Unplanned Land Use Is Shrinking Farmland
A researcher argues that Bangladesh's farmland is rapidly being lost to non-farm uses and that a national land-use plan and policy are urgently needed to protect it.