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'Chai' Traps Are Wiping Out Pangas Fry and Emptying the Rivers
Huge baited bamboo traps known as chai are catching vast numbers of pangas fry in the rivers and estuaries of southern Bangladesh, threatening the fish's breeding cycle.
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Why Soil Health and Soil Testing Matter So Much
With organic matter in many fields far below ideal levels, the writer calls for a national IoT-based soil testing programme so farmers can fertilise by data rather than guesswork.
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Babar Sheikh Succeeds With Grapes, Now Has 200 Vines in His Orchard
A young farmer in Faridpur's Boalmari has a bumper grape crop from 200 vines of three varieties, selling fruit at Tk 500 a kg and saplings to would-be growers.
FruitsFormer migrant worker builds a crore-taka papaya and seedling business in Babuganj
Abu Bakar Siddique Sumon, who worked in 22 countries, began growing papaya in Babuganj, Barishal, in 2021. Agriculture department figures cited by Jago News put his five-year sales at about Tk 60 lakh of papaya and Tk 1.6 crore of seedlings, and he says he has trained more than 2,000 people.
CropsTangail man turns a rooftop pomegranate garden into a sapling business
Al Amin of Basail in Tangail planted pomegranates in drums on his roof in 2023 to give his cancer-stricken mother safe fruit; by July 2026 he kept 26 varieties and said grafted saplings earned him Tk 60,000-80,000 a month.
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Grape Revolution in the Mango Capital: Young Growers in Rajshahi Earn Lakhs From Fruit and Saplings
Commercial grape farming is taking root in Rajshahi, with one young engineer harvesting 7,021 kg worth about Tk 21 lakh from 360 vines this season.
CropsMonsoon is tree-planting season in Bangladesh: what to plant and where
In mid-July 2026, Jagonews24 set out why the Asharh-Shraban monsoon is the best time to plant saplings in Bangladesh, while the national tree plantation campaign and tree fairs were under way across the country.
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The Desert's "Sweet Gold" Now Grows in Hiru's Garden in Pabna
Four years after starting with four saplings, Saifuddin Hiru of Atgharia, Pabna, has bunches of Ajwa, Mariam and other dates hanging in his garden.
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Mulching Is Changing Vegetable Farming in Babuganj
Young farmers in Babuganj upazila of Barishal are adopting mulching for vegetables because it cuts costs and raises yields.
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How to Protect Livestock During Floods
Intern veterinarian Md Likhon Islam sets out what farmers should do before, during and after a flood to keep their animals alive and healthy.
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Two Bangladeshis Launch AI-Based Agri Startup in Malaysia
Fresh Move, an AI-based startup founded by two Bangladeshi and one Malaysian graduate of the University of Malaya, aims to modernise Malaysia's farm produce supply chain.
Rooftop farmingRajshahi rooftop gardener Sharmin Akter wins National Tree Plantation Award
Sharmin Akter of Binodpur, Rajshahi, came first in the rooftop garden category of the National Tree Plantation Award 2025; she says saplings and pots from the garden she began in 2022 earn her about Tk 12 lakh a year.
CropsFruit bags meant to protect mangoes become a costly burden for Chapainawabganj growers
Mango growers in Chapainawabganj alleged in July 2026 that an artificial shortage had doubled the price of fruit bags and that low-quality bags let much of their fruit rot; agriculture department sources put spending on bags at about Tk 180 crore.