Crops
Tk 50,000 Fine for Cutting Topsoil From Farmland
A mobile court has fined a man named Ripon Tk 50,000 for cutting topsoil from farmland beside the Muhuri riverbank at Kalibazar in Parshuram, Feni.
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CropsMagura's date palm sap collectors prepare trees as costs rise
In November 2025 sap collectors in Magura began trimming and scraping date palms for the winter season. The district had about 1.05 lakh date palms, the Department of Agricultural Extension said, but rising costs left the gachhis fearing thin profits.
CropsUnknown Disease Hits Aman Paddy in Gaibandha, Farmers Fear for the Harvest
In November 2025 aman paddy leaves were drying brown within two weeks across Gaibandha's seven upazilas; farmers feared heavy losses, and the agriculture department's preliminary view was bacterial leaf blight.
CropsBagerhat sugarcane growers report a better season; DAE office to seek incentives
Kachua growers reported a good crop and prices in November 2025 but say they still carry last year's debts and get no help from the agriculture office. The DAE's deputy director said cane has no incentive and that the office would recommend one.
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Faridpur Farmers Busy Planting Murikata Onion, Worried About Fertiliser Costs
Murikata onion planting in Faridpur has reached 75 per cent of the target, but farmers complain of fertiliser shortages and overcharging, which dealers deny.
CropsHill Jhum Paddy Grown on Plain Land in Jhenaidah Yields Well at Low Cost
A farmer in Ramnagar village of Jhenaidah Sadar grew the hill paddy Sentu Pajam 21 on high fallow land in the 2025 aman season, and said it needed under a tenth of aman's irrigation and cost Tk 7,000 to 8,000 a bigha.
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Date Palm Trees Decline in Narail, Tappers in Short Supply
With date palm trees and tappers dwindling in Narail's Kalia upazila, a local journalist has brought tappers from Rajshahi and officials promise to train local gachhis.
Fruits
Farmers in Mirsarai Succeed With Off-Season Watermelon
Farmers in Mirsarai, Chattogram, are making good profits from off-season watermelon grown with mulching under a DAE project, and the area under the crop is expanding.
Crops
Manikganj Farmers Celebrate Bringing Home the Aman Harvest
A good aman crop after timely rain has put Manikganj's farming families in a festive mood as they harvest and bring the paddy home.
Vegetables
Bumper Winter Vegetable Yield in Magura, Supply Rises
Favourable weather has brought a bumper winter vegetable crop in Magura, filling local markets, though prices remain somewhat high for now.
CropsMulching and Trellises Open a Prospect for Summer Watermelon in Jhenaidah
A farmer in the Holidhani block of Jhenaidah Sadar grew a trial crop of summer watermelon on 52 decimals with mulching and trellises and set more than 2,000 fruits; an agriculture ministry team visited the field on 6 November 2025.
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Zero-Tillage Garlic Farming Gains Popularity in Shariatpur
Farmers in Shariatpur are increasingly planting garlic without tilling the soil in fields just cleared of aman paddy, drawn by lower costs and an early harvest, though rising fertiliser and pesticide prices are a worry.
Crops
Why Is Organic Fertiliser Essential for Protecting Soil and Crops?
Heavy use of chemical fertiliser and pesticides is eroding soil fertility in Bangladesh, and wider use of organic fertiliser is presented as a key to sustainable, safe food production.