VegetablesFarmers in Dimla, Nilphamari, have early cauliflower, cabbage and other vegetables on 203 hectares; fertiliser, seed and labour cost more this year, but the first pickings are fetching good prices.
VegetablesSibahle Sifo, who once avoided farm chores, now grows 5,000 cabbage seedlings at a time and sells to street vendors and Spar, after a June 2025 flood wiped out her first crop.
CookingCabbage, flour, eggs and thinly sliced meat, all easy to find in Bangladesh, make a home version of okonomiyaki, Japan's popular thick savoury pancake.
Farmers in Dinajpur's Phulbari upazila are weeding, spraying and irrigating early cauliflower, cabbage, tomato, bean and radish to reach the market ahead of the season; the upazila agriculture office targets 3,375 tonnes from 150 hectares, and one grower expects Tk 3 lakh profit on a Tk 1.2 lakh out
Rangpur, Dinajpur, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Gaibandha, Thakurgaon and Panchagarh have radish, cauliflower, cabbage, beans, bottle gourd, tomato and red amaranth in the ground; heavy rain destroyed some plots that have since been replanted, and a Mithapukur grower has sold cabbage at Tk 2,0
Farmers in Sunamganj Sadar and Bishwambharpur upazilas are busy growing winter vegetables in the hope of a bumper crop and better profits.
Cabbage, a popular winter vegetable now available all year, aids digestion and offers a range of other health benefits.
