Fruits
When and Where Each Mango Variety Will Be Picked Across the Country
The government has fixed variety-by-variety mango picking dates for each district, with Satkhira's local varieties first on 5 May and Gourmati last on 14 August.
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Crops
Half the Paddy Under Water, and Sky-High Boat Prices Block the Rest
Farmers in Sunamganj's haors, where rain has waterlogged boro fields, are having to pay sky-high prices for boats to bring in whatever paddy they can save.
Crops
Tk 259 Crore Crop Loss in Kishoreganj's Haors, Half a Lakh Farmers Hit
Continuous rain and flash floods have submerged boro paddy on about 13,122 hectares in Kishoreganj, causing losses of around Tk 259 crore to some 50,000 farmers.
Crops
Bandarban Farmers Busy Bringing In the Cashew Harvest
Cashew nuts, once left to rot in Bandarban's hill orchards, have become one of the region's most profitable cash crops, and farmers are busy harvesting them.
FruitsRajshahi mango growers hopeful at blossom, hit by fruit drop from drought and pests
Orchards across the Rajshahi region blossomed heavily early in the 2026 season, but in early May growers said drought, erratic weather and pests were making young mangoes drop and the expected yield was not coming.
CropsHeavy rain and hill runoff submerge ripe boro paddy in Sunamganj haors
In the last week of April 2026, days of heavy rain and flash runoff from upstream put ripe boro rice under water across the haors of Sunamganj, where a large share of the 223,511 hectares planted was still waiting to be harvested.
Rooftop farmingRooftop to farm: pigeon rearing as a source of income in Bangladesh
Pigeons kept on roofs, balconies and in small coops were becoming a low-capital source of income in Bangladesh, a Jagonews24 feature said on 5 May 2026, with farmers citing Tk 5,000 to Tk 10,000 or more a pair for improved breeds.
Crops
Paddy on Nearly Half a Lakh Hectares Under Water, Output Fears Grow
Heavy rain, flash floods and breached embankments have submerged paddy on nearly half a lakh hectares in seven haor districts.
CropsAnother 1,000 hectares of boro paddy go under water in Kishoreganj haors
Continuous rain and upstream water submerged more than 1,000 further hectares of boro rice in Kishoreganj on 3 May 2026, taking the district's damaged area to 10,050 hectares and leaving about 36,000 farmers in uncertainty.
Crops
Modern Machinery Turns Moulvibazar's Fallow Land Into Year-Round Farmland
Mechanisation has helped bring about 5,000 hectares of fallow land in Moulvibazar under cultivation in five years and turned single-crop fields into year-round farmland.
Crops
Where Is the Farmer's Fair Price Disappearing?
In an opinion piece, Rajshahi College student Bushra Azmi argues that rising costs, forced sales and middlemen leave paddy farmers with the smallest share of the value they create.
Fruits
Litchi Grown on 800 Hectares in Meherpur, Growers Hope for Bumper Yield
Litchi cultivation in Meherpur has grown to about 800 hectares this year, and with good fruit set the agriculture department expects Tk 50 to 55 crore in sales.
Crops
Mocked for Not Finding a Job, Sumi Now Draws Farmers to Her Farm
Once ridiculed for turning to earthworm compost after a Dhaka University master's degree, Rajia Sultana Sumi now runs an organic fertiliser farm in Bogura that farmers visit every day.