CropsIn July 2026 researchers in Chapainawabganj said BARI Mango-19, a new late variety that fruits in August, had been proposed for approval; growers saw a chance of better prices but asked for long field trials.
Farmers in Kawadighi haor, Rajnagar, have complained to the upazila nirbahi officer that local representatives and a sub-assistant agriculture officer left real flood victims off the government aid list.
A bumper jackfruit crop in Mymensingh is bringing farmers little because there is no cold storage or processing centre, and unsold fruit is rotting.
A farmer in Pangsha, Rajbari, bitten by a venomous cobra while fetching fodder for his cattle, went to hospital carrying the live snake.
Bangladesh's farmers ensure the country's food security but are often denied a fair price for what they grow, argues a student writer.
CropsOn 21 June 2026, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University's outreach department trained marginal farmers at the Keraniganj Agricultural Training Centre in Dhaka to grow ginger in sacks and produce onions with improved methods.
Satkhira's mango growers have a good crop but little profit, as crates, sacks, paper and transport now cost nearly as much as the fruit fetches.
PRAN Group will honour journalists who report on agriculture and agro-processing with the Bangladesh Agro-Industry Media Award on Saturday.
Kansat mango market in Chapainawabganj is busy as the season starts, but growers are frustrated that prices have not kept up with rising costs.
CropsA 55-year-old farmer, Shahidul Islam, died on the morning of 30 May 2026 in Bhangbaria village of Alamdanga upazila, Chuadanga, after a mango stone lodged in his windpipe while he was eating a mango. Police confirmed the death.
CropsOn the eve of Eid-ul-Azha 2026, Sunamganj haor farmers said rain and waterlogging had drowned their boro rice. Officials put the damage at 20,000 hectares while farmers and their organisations claimed about 40,000; the list of affected farmers had been sent, but no date for assistance was given.
FruitsIn May 2026 growers in Ishwardi, Pabna, reported their biggest litchi crop ever, with trees that once bore 3,000 fruits carrying more than 10,000. The upazila agriculture officer expected three times the previous year's yield and over Tk 700 crore in trade, though prices were a little lower.
LivestockKalo Manik, a black Holstein Friesian bull of about 45 maund raised for seven years in Mirzaganj, Patuakhali, was sold for Tk 20 lakh at the Uttara Diabari market on 24 May 2026, Jagonews24 reported. Its farmer had asked Tk 22 lakh.
