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Agriculture Minister Orders Close Work to Prevent Haor Crop Losses
The agriculture, fisheries and livestock minister has told officials to work closely together to prevent losses of the boro crop in the haor region.
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Who Will Hear the Cries of the Haor Farmers?
A student writer argues that man-made mismanagement, unplanned embankments and weak oversight, more than nature, are destroying the livelihoods of Sunamganj's haor farmers.
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Farmers in Despair as Fuel Crisis Cuts Irrigation
A fuel oil crisis has left Gaibandha farmers who rely on diesel shallow pumps unable to irrigate boro paddy at a critical stage.
VideoCropKids Episode 24: Maria Islam Roza Plants Cauliflower Seedlings
In episode 24 of CropKids, seventh-grader Maria Islam Roza shows children how to plant cauliflower seedlings correctly in a pot.
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Sunflower Farming Grows in Mirsarai, Farmers Hope for Good Yield
Sunflower cultivation is growing in Mirsarai, Chattogram, where government incentives have helped farmers plant 15 hectares this season.
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'Unripe Paddy Is Rotting Under Water Before My Eyes; I Cannot Sleep for Worry'
Heavy rain has waterlogged haors across Netrokona, submerging unripe boro paddy two weeks before harvest and leaving thousands of farmers in despair.
FruitsWild hill fruit rosko sells dearer than apples in Rangamati
In early April 2026 rosko, the wild blood fruit of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (Haematocarpus validus), sold for Tk 400 to 500 a kg in Rangamati, more than imported apples at Tk 300 to 350.
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Mirsarai Watermelon Farmers Hit by Heavy Rain
Heavy rain that began on 31 March has damaged about 20 per cent of the 750 hectares of watermelon grown in Mirsarai, Chattogram.
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How Will the Middle East War Affect Bangladesh's Agriculture?
A war in the Middle East pushes up oil prices, raising irrigation, fertiliser and transport costs for Bangladesh's farmers and threatening food security.
CropsPabna boro farmers report diesel shortage after fertiliser price rises
Farmers in Pabna said in early April 2026 that, after fertiliser prices rose, they could not get enough diesel to irrigate boro rice. The district agriculture department called the hardship temporary and said output would not suffer much.
CropsMadaripur Farmers Plant Onion and Onion Seed on More Land Than Targeted
Bulb onion covered about 4,262 hectares in Madaripur's five upazilas this season against a target of 4,050, and the seed crop reached about 74 hectares against 42, the district DAE office and farmers said.
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Groundnut Farming Grows on Narsingdi's Chars, Bringing Smiles to Farmers
Low costs, little labour and good prices are driving an expansion of groundnut farming on the chars of Narsingdi.
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Masters Graduate Mahbubur Chases a Crore-Taka Dream Through Jujube Farming in Jashore
Jujube growers in Sharsha and Benapole of Jashore are becoming self-reliant, creating jobs and seeing profits, led by entrepreneurs such as Masters graduate Mahbubur Rahman.