CropsFarmers in the west field of Nandanpur, Chapainawabganj Sadar, said in early April 2026 that at least 50 irrigation pumps and transformers had been stolen in three months. With diesel also short, they feared for boro paddy on about 200 bighas; police said no complaint had been filed at the station.
CropsTwo spells of hail on 24 March 2026 damaged boro paddy on about 4,000 hectares across Kishoreganj, the district agriculture department's first count showed, with Mithamain and the other haor upazilas hit hardest.
CropsA sudden hailstorm hit Sreebardi and Jhenaigati upazilas of Sherpur on the night of 14 March 2026, leaving paddy and banana farmers fearing losses as officials began gathering damage information.
CropsIn February 2026, four pump owners in Mohishbandi, Sadullapur, Gaibandha, said power to their irrigation pumps had been cut without notice, putting boro rice on more than 100 bighas farmed by about 50 farmers in doubt. The power office gave no explanation in the report.
CropsHeavy winter fog harms Boro rice, potato, mustard and vegetables by cutting sunlight and keeping leaves wet. Agriculture specialist Samiran Biswas, writing in January 2026, explained the risks and the steps farmers can take.
CropsGovernment warehouses held 2,054,179 tonnes of food grain on 27 July 2025, which the Directorate of Food called the highest ever. Boro season procurement of paddy and rice had passed 1.428 million tonnes by the same date.
CropsIn May 2025 farmers in Mymensingh alleged that combine harvester owners were asking Tk 1,000 to Tk 1,200 to cut 10 decimals of rice, against an official rate of Tk 540, amid a labour shortage and complaints that traders took extra paddy per maund.
CropsIn early January 2025, cold and dense fog in Jashore's Sharsha and Benapole put boro seedbeds at risk of cold injury, and farmers bought polythene at high prices to cover them.
Crops'Fatema rice' grew from three giant panicles found in a hybrid rice field in Fakirhat, Bagerhat; the family said each panicle held over a thousand grains. By April 2021 farmers in Faridpur were growing it too, though it was not an approved variety.
Intense cold and fog have damaged boro rice seedbeds on about 20,000 hectares across five central districts, leaving farmers worried about production.
AgrotechIn May 2019 farmers were selling Boro paddy at Tk 500 to Tk 600 a maund. The agriculture minister spoke of rice exports and machinery support, while BIDS researcher Nazneen Ahmed argued that technology to cut production costs was the long-term answer.
Neck blast has struck Boro rice across northwestern Bangladesh, with farmers in Panchagarh reporting total losses while officials call the damage minor.
