CropsIn a Jagonews24 column on 17 May 2026, agriculture and environment specialist Samiran Biswas argued that farming's place in the national budget is a matter of food security, and that money alone is not enough without good governance and implementation.
A temporary court injunction has stalled the drive to free the Mukteshwari river at Bhaturia in Jashore from encroachers, leaving thousands of Beel Harina farmers fearing another waterlogged monsoon.
CropsGovernment 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.
FruitsChapainawabganj district administration decided on 11 May 2026 to set no mango picking dates again, allowing fruit to be picked once mature while warning of strict action against anyone marketing immature mangoes.
Natore district administration has announced that mango picking will begin on 15 May, starting with gooti varieties, and has promised strict checks on chemical use.
CropsBoro growers in Sherpur said in May 2026 that low paddy prices, high harvest wages, two extra kilograms demanded on every maund and a syndicate they blamed at the government godowns were leaving them unable to cover their costs.
Boro farmers in Dhunat, Bogura, say a good yield has been spoiled by low paddy prices that no longer cover a day's harvest wage.
Boro farmers in Magura are enjoying good yields, but low paddy prices and high harvest wages have left them frustrated.
CropsAfter late-April rain and hill runoff drowned boro paddy in the haor wetlands, a 9 May 2026 Jagonews24 column by NCP farmers' wing leader Sayed Uzzal called for embankment repair, direct paddy purchase, easier credit, crop insurance and an integrated, farmer-centred policy.
A severe labour shortage and flash flooding have left thousands of haor farmers in Moulvibazar unable to bring in their boro rice, with harvesting costs now exceeding what the paddy sells for.
FruitsIn May 2026 Dinajpur growers feared a smaller litchi crop as storms and hail split and dropped fruit weeks before harvest; the DAE said only about one to one and a half hectares were ruined.
Scientists at the Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute in Dinajpur have developed five wheat varieties that yield far more than the national average and tolerate heat, drought and salt.
Farmers in Sunamganj's haors, where rain has waterlogged boro fields, are having to pay sky-high prices for boats to bring in whatever paddy they can save.
