CropsCumilla farmer's hybrid mustard grows past eight feet
Mustard plants of the hybrid 7712 variety have grown taller than eight feet on Md. Swapan's land in Sawratoli, Cumilla, the first time the variety has been grown in the area.
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FruitsFour passion fruit seedlings grow into a homestead garden in Daudkandi, Cumilla
Dentist Abul Hasan Faruk planted four passion fruit seedlings at home in Ichhapura, Daudkandi, in 2024; the trellised garden has given two harvests that sell at Tk 600 to 800 a kilo.
AgribusinessNo onion imports needed this year, farm exports are the goal: agriculture minister
At a technical education and innovation fair seminar in Cumilla, Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock Minister Mohammed Aminur Rashid said the government is working to make farm products major exports and urged less pesticide use for safe food.
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Dredger on triple-crop land in Cumilla's Bangra for four years, landowners say
Landowners in Kurakhal, West Bangra, say soil and sand have been pumped from about six acres of farmland without permission; the upazila agriculture officer says Muradnagar and Bangra lost 147 hectares of cropland in five years.
CropsImams and muezzins to be trained in farming to spread safe-food practices
Agriculture and Fisheries and Livestock Minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid told a conference in Cumilla that village mosque imams and muezzins will be trained in modern, pesticide-free farming so that the safe-food message reaches people faster.
VegetablesFish in the pond, vegetables on the banks: a Homna farmer's small plot
In Homna, Cumilla, farmer Wali Ullah raises fish in a 16-decimal pond beside his house and grows vegetables on its banks, feeding his family and earning extra income.
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Imported Fruit Out of Reach, Buyers Turn to Local Fruit
High prices for imported fruit in Cumilla are pushing buyers towards cheaper local fruit, although local prices have also risen by Tk 10-50 a kg in a week.
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Hilsa-Laden Pickup Robbed in Cumilla, No Arrest After Three Days
Robbers in Cumilla's Muradnagar took a pickup loaded with about Tk 9.5 lakh worth of hilsa and Tk 71,000 in cash, and no one has been arrested three days on.
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Saplings From PM's Tree-Planting Programme Allegedly Destroyed With Pesticide
Betel nut saplings planted beside a village road in Burichang, Cumilla, under the Prime Minister's tree-planting programme were allegedly killed with pesticide, and a complaint has been filed with police.
HealthTwo Eight-Year-Old Cousins Drown in a Pond in Brahmanpara, Cumilla
Two eight-year-old cousins drowned on 15 July 2026 while bathing in a pond beside their home in Pomkara village, Sidlai union, Brahmanpara upazila of Cumilla; a doctor at the upazila health complex declared them dead.
CropsAgriculture minister says flood-hit farmers will get support once lists are complete
In Cumilla on 11 July 2026, agriculture minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid said flood-hit farmers were being listed at union and ward level and would then receive seed, fertiliser and farm inputs.
LivestockWoman dies after being gored by a cow at a cattle market in Homna, Cumilla
A woman was gored by a cow at Gharmora Bazar in Homna upazila of Cumilla at noon on 25 May 2026, ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, and was declared dead at the upazila health complex, police said.
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Desert Camel at Cumilla Farm Draws Crowds Ahead of Eid
A camel named Sultan, the first brought to Cumilla for Eid sacrifice, is drawing hundreds of visitors to a farm in Sadar Dakshin upazila.