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Badsha Succeeds Growing Sharifa Fruit in Ishwardi
National gold medal-winning farmer Shahjahan Ali Badsha has made a success of commercial sharifa farming on 33 bigha in Ishwardi, Pabna.
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FruitsYoung Jhenaidah grower succeeds with Bhagwa pomegranates in Maheshpur
Abdullah, a 25-year-old Dawrah-e-Hadith student in Maheshpur, Jhenaidah, planted Indian Bhagwa pomegranates on one bigha in late 2022 instead of chasing a job; two years on every tree was bearing, and he said the fruit sold at 300 to 350 taka a kilogram.
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Rethinking Agricultural Reform in Bangladesh: What Needs to Be Done
Two experts set out an agricultural reform agenda built on less pesticide use, soil health, bio-pesticides, subsidy reform, digital tools such as the Khamari app and fair prices.
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Double Profit from Sugarcane in Shibpur Brings Smiles to Farmers
A black sugarcane variety from the Philippines is drawing farmers in Shibpur, Narsingdi, where growers say they have doubled their profits for several years.
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Protecting Farmland Is the Challenge for Food Security
Bangladesh is losing farmland to industry, housing and roads, and a planned law, mini cold stores and fairer compensation aim to protect farmers and food security.
FruitsMirsarai grower harvests avocado from trees raised on Indonesian seedlings
A young farm entrepreneur in Mirsarai, Chattogram, said in September 2025 that ten avocado trees grown from Indonesian seedlings had given him more than 500 kg of fruit, which he was selling at Tk 800 a kg.
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Silver sticks of the golden fibre bring prosperity to households
Women in Ishwardi's Muladuli union strip jute fibre in return for the jute sticks, which they sell or keep as fuel for the year.
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Manikganj Jute Farmers Busy Stripping and Drying the Golden Fibre
Farmers in Manikganj are busy lifting retted jute from rivers, canals and ditches to strip and sun-dry the golden fibre.
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Malaysia returnee Sarwar Selim scores big with chilli farming
A Malaysia returnee in Biral, Dinajpur, has sold Tk 3.5 lakh worth of monsoon chilli grown with mulching and pheromone yellow traps.
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Dairy Development Board Formed, Effective from 1 September
The interim government has formed the Bangladesh Dairy Development Board and declared the 2023 law behind it effective from 1 September.
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Teacher Lutfor Rahman Surprises Many with a Tea Garden in Gazipur
A private university teacher has shown that tea can be grown on flat land by building four tea gardens in Kapasia, Gazipur, drawing visitors and inspiring young people.
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Virus Hits Ishwardi's Bean Fields, Leaving Farmers at a Loss
Heavy rain has let yellow mosaic virus, whiteflies and aphids attack early bean crops in Ishwardi, Pabna, sharply cutting yields and worrying farmers.
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Growing Ginger in Sacks on Fallow Land Spreads in Meherpur
Growing ginger in sacks on fallow and homestead land is catching on in Meherpur, where farmers say the method costs little and needs little labour.