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Tk 259 Crore Crop Loss in Kishoreganj's Haors, Half a Lakh Farmers Hit
Continuous rain and flash floods have submerged boro paddy on about 13,122 hectares in Kishoreganj, causing losses of around Tk 259 crore to some 50,000 farmers.
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Haor Farmers Busy With Paddy as Welcome Sunshine Returns
With rain easing and the sun out after days of cloud, Kishoreganj's rivers are falling and haor farmers are busy saving and drying their paddy.
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Upstream Flash Flood Submerges Paddy on 450 Bighas in Gomostapur
A flash flood from upstream in India has submerged half-ripe paddy on about 450 bighas in Gomostapur upazila of Chapainawabganj.
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Hit by Disaster and Falling Prices, Kishoreganj Farmers at a Loss
Haor farmers in Kishoreganj, hit by floods, are selling wet paddy to middlemen for about half the government price.
CropsSunshine Brings Relief to Kishoreganj Haor as Farmers Rush to Dry Paddy
Sunshine returned to Kishoreganj's haors on 5 May 2026 after days of rain and upstream flash floods, and farmers rushed to dry their paddy. The district's agriculture office put the submerged area at about 12,500 hectares, with 49,000 farmers affected.
FruitsSatkhira Begins 2026 Mango Harvest as Growers Hope for Good Prices
Satkhira formally began picking and marketing mangoes on 5 May 2026 under the district administration's mango calendar, with a production target of about 70,900 tonnes, and growers said they hoped for good prices.
CropsAnother 1,000 hectares of boro paddy go under water in Kishoreganj haors
Continuous rain and upstream water submerged more than 1,000 further hectares of boro rice in Kishoreganj on 3 May 2026, taking the district's damaged area to 10,050 hectares and leaving about 36,000 farmers in uncertainty.
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Modern Machinery Turns Moulvibazar's Fallow Land Into Year-Round Farmland
Mechanisation has helped bring about 5,000 hectares of fallow land in Moulvibazar under cultivation in five years and turned single-crop fields into year-round farmland.
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Paddy Procurement Drive Begins in Kishoreganj as Farmers' Crops Float in Water
The government began buying paddy in Kishoreganj at Tk 36 a kg on 3 May, but farmers whose fields are flooded and grain wet say they cannot meet the warehouse's dryness condition.
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Rain Stops in Kishoreganj, but Farmers' Fears Remain
Rain paused in Kishoreganj on 3 May, but with river levels mixed and skies overcast, haor farmers still fear losing more boro paddy.
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Where Is the Farmer's Fair Price Disappearing?
In an opinion piece, Rajshahi College student Bushra Azmi argues that rising costs, forced sales and middlemen leave paddy farmers with the smallest share of the value they create.
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Another 2,000 Hectares of Paddy Go Under Water in Kishoreganj
Rain and upstream runoff have submerged another 2,000 hectares of Boro paddy in Kishoreganj, bringing the total affected land to 9,045 hectares.
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Haor Residents Demand Scientific Research on Crop Protection Embankments
Haor residents at a human chain in front of the National Press Club alleged widespread irregularities and corruption in crop protection embankments and called for scientific research.