Crops
No Post-Larvae at the Depots: Prawn Farming Stalls in Bagerhat
A severe shortage of golda prawn post-larvae after a ban on wild-caught and Indian fry has left Bagerhat's shrimp farmers unable to stock their ghers.
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CropsNine flowering plants to set out in Ashar, the first month of Bengal's monsoon
The rain and humidity of Ashar make it a good time to plant new seedlings, Jagonews24 reported on 12 June 2026, naming beli, jui, gandharaj, dolonchampa, hasnahena, rain lily, balsam, sthalpadma and allamanda for gardens and pots.
Fruits
Lychee Season Brings a Festive Mood to Every Home in Ishwardi
In Ishwardi, Pabna, the lychee harvest brings relatives home and fills villages with a festive mood, boosted this year by a bumper crop.
Fruits
Ripe Lychees Scorched by Sun in Ishwardi, Farmers Get Low Prices
Drought and fierce sun in Pabna's Ishwardi are scorching the skins of ripe lychees, forcing farmers to sell the discoloured fruit cheaply.
FruitsGood lychee prices bring profits for Meherpur growers after a year of losses
After losses the year before, Meherpur's lychee growers and traders reported a strong harvest and satisfactory prices in May 2026, with the Department of Agricultural Extension putting the district's lychee area at about 730 hectares and expected output at about 6,800 tonnes.
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Angry at Promised Job Not Given, Landowner Grows Jute on School Ground
A man in Rajbari's Kalukhali has grown jute on land inside a primary school's boundary after a promised job for his son in exchange for the land never came.
CropsRajshahi University Researchers Grow Honey Queen Pineapple From Crown Tissue
Researchers in the University of Rajshahi's agronomy department raised Honey Queen pineapples from crown tissue to ripe fruit, harvesting that year's 21 fruits at the Agro Technology Lab on 19 May 2026.
CropsGovernment Plans 13-River Dredging Project to Protect Haor Boro Crop
The government is taking up a Tk 1,429 crore project to dredge 13 rivers in the north-eastern haor region so that farmers' boro rice can be protected from early flash floods. The Bangladesh Water Development Board will carry it out.
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Fish Worth Tk 2-3 Lakh Killed After Pond Poisoned in Pirojpur's Mathbaria
Miscreants allegedly poisoned a pond in Mathbaria, Pirojpur, overnight, killing fish worth about Tk 2-3 lakh in a pond local families also drink from.
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Gaibandha Farmers Dismayed by Storms, Rain and Low Paddy Prices
Days of rain have submerged boro paddy in Gaibandha while farmers face scarce labour, high wages, low market prices and problems selling to the government.
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Prime Minister Holds Meeting on Improving Salt Farmers' Lives
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman held a meeting on improving the living standards of the country's salt farmers, with emphasis on fair prices for their salt.
CropsBarishal graduate's orchard, begun with tuition savings, holds 80-plus mango varieties
Saikat Raihan Sakin of Barishal Sadar started a small fruit garden with money saved from private tuition during the Covid pandemic. By May 2026 it had become a one-acre nursery and mixed orchard with more than 80 mango varieties, which he told Jagonews earns him Tk 5 lakh to Tk 7 lakh a year.
CropsBabar says sharecroppers bore the worst of the Netrokona haor crop loss
Visiting Fatunia haor in Madan on 9 May 2026, Netrokona-4 MP Lutfozzaman Babar said sharecroppers were hit hardest and called the administration's list of affected farmers exaggerated, saying it would be rechecked before Eid.