Islam31st National Hifzul Quran Competition held in Bagerhat
The 31st National Hifzul Quran Competition 2026 was held at Jamia Siddiquia Qawmia Madrasah in Bagerhat Sadar under the auspices of Huffazul Quran Foundation Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh's only state buffalo breeding farm runs 280 animals with 42 of 52 posts vacant and no veterinary surgeon in 42 years
The 95-acre farm at Fakirhat, Bagerhat, milks 44 buffaloes for about 130 litres a day, sold at the gate for Tk 70 a kilo; set up in 1984-85 with ADB funding, 111 animals and 50 staff, it now has ten revenue-post employees plus 22 outsourced hands, and distributed 141 calves to 101 farmers in 2024-25
Crops
Bagerhat's first farmer cards go to 26,338 farmers in nine unions, with a Tk 2,500 annual grant; 244,328 in five years
Under the election-pledge farmer-card programme, Bagerhat's first-phase target is 31,374 farmers; names of 26,338 were finalised and sent to the banks by 31 August; the cards work as debit cards at Janata, Sonali and Krishi banks, and the prime minister launches distribution on 17 September with coa
Fisheries
Ten cages on the Chitra river: a Chitalmari farmer rears tilapia and aquarium fish and finds a ready market for the colourful ones
Gopal Biswas of Goalibari village in Bagerhat built his cages from plastic drums and netting with technical help from the Fakirhat fisheries office; upazila fisheries officer Md Ferdous Ansari says cage culture could give landless riverside families a living if training and credit are extended.
Market Management
Century-old floating vegetable market on Bagerhat's Gajalia canal trades Tk 20-25 lakh in four hours and over Tk 4 crore a season
Every Sunday and Wednesday farmers row in cucumber, gourd, bitter gourd, ash gourd, pumpkin, ridge gourd and yard-long beans, and wholesalers from Barishal, Pirojpur, Jhalakathi, Barguna and Chandpur load them straight onto trawlers; DAE deputy director Md Motahar Hossain says infrastructure problem
Environment
Tigress Returned to the Sundarbans After Six Months of Treatment
A Royal Bengal tigress badly injured in a poachers' snare has been released back into the Sundarbans after about six months of treatment in Khulna.
Environment
BRAC Holds Tree-Planting Programme on Pasur River Bank in Mongla
BRAC held a tree-planting programme on the Pasur river bank in Mongla to build coastal people's climate resilience and protection from disasters.
Crops
No Post-Larvae at the Depots: Prawn Farming Stalls in Bagerhat
A severe shortage of golda prawn post-larvae after a ban on wild-caught and Indian fry has left Bagerhat's shrimp farmers unable to stock their ghers.
EnvironmentKhan Jahan Ali shrine pond in Bagerhat left without a crocodile after child's death
On 3 June 2026 the Forest Department took the last crocodile from the pond beside Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali's shrine in Bagerhat to a rescue centre in Khulna after it killed an eight-year-old girl. Caretakers, who say crocodiles had lived there for 600 years, demanded its return with safety fencing.
Crops
Chui Jhal in Demand Ahead of Eid Sacrifice
Demand for chui jhal, the traditional climbing-vine spice used to flavour beef in the Khulna region, has soared in Bagerhat ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, pushing up prices.
LivestockCrowds visit 'Mama' and 'Bhagne', two giant bulls in Bagerhat, ahead of Eid-ul-Azha
Two Holstein Friesian bulls named Mama and Bhagne, weighing 1,100 kg and 1,200 kg by the farm's and the district livestock officer's figures, drew crowds to a farm in Bagerhat Sadar in mid-May 2026; the owner set asking prices of Tk 8 lakh and Tk 10 lakh.
CropsBagerhat begins boro paddy procurement with a 7,513-tonne target
Government procurement of boro paddy formally began in Bagerhat on 13 May 2026, with a district target of 7,513 tonnes at Tk 36 a kilogram.
Crops
Not Even Two Maunds of Paddy Buys a Day's Labour; Sudden Rain Leaves Farmers in Trouble
Sudden rain has flooded paddy fields in Bagerhat's Kachua upazila just as harvesting began, while labourers cost the price of two maunds of paddy a day and are still hard to find.