Crops
Brick Kiln Smoke Ruins Paddy on 200 Bighas in Gaibandha
Smoke from a brick kiln in Sundarganj, Gaibandha, has ruined paddy on about 200 bighas and made young mangoes drop from nearby trees.
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Crops
Farmers in Despair as Fuel Crisis Cuts Irrigation
A fuel oil crisis has left Gaibandha farmers who rely on diesel shallow pumps unable to irrigate boro paddy at a critical stage.
Vegetables
Yam Shaped Like Human Hands and Feet Draws Curiosity in Gaibandha
A yam weighing about 20 kg and resembling human hands and feet has been dug up in a farmer's yard in Sundarganj, Gaibandha.
CropsFour Irrigation Pumps Disconnected in Sadullapur, Boro on 100 Bighas in Doubt
In February 2026, four pump owners in Mohishbandi, Sadullapur, Gaibandha, said power to their irrigation pumps had been cut without notice, putting boro rice on more than 100 bighas farmed by about 50 farmers in doubt. The power office gave no explanation in the report.
Fruits
In Gaibandha, Only Bananas and Guavas Are Within Ordinary Buyers' Reach
Fruit prices in Gaibandha have jumped by Tk 50 to 150 a kg during Ramadan, leaving many low- and middle-income buyers going home empty-handed.
CropsWinter vegetables grown on Dhaka-Rangpur highway divider in Gobindaganj
In January 2026 residents of Gobindaganj, Gaibandha, were growing beans, gourds, brinjal, red amaranth and other winter vegetables on about 4 km of the Dhaka-Rangpur highway divider, with advice from the upazila agriculture office.
AgribusinessExhausted Migrant Himalayan Griffon Vulture Rescued in Sundarganj, Gaibandha
On 5 January 2026, members of the student environmental group TEER rescued a sick Himalayan griffon vulture at Kochhim Bazar in Sundarganj, Gaibandha, and handed it to the Rangpur forest department that evening.
Crops
Severe Cold and Fog Damage Boro Seedbeds in Gaibandha
Severe cold and dense fog are killing boro rice seedlings in Gaibandha, leaving farmers worried about transplanting on time.
CropsUnknown Disease Hits Aman Paddy in Gaibandha, Farmers Fear for the Harvest
In November 2025 aman paddy leaves were drying brown within two weeks across Gaibandha's seven upazilas; farmers feared heavy losses, and the agriculture department's preliminary view was bacterial leaf blight.
Crops
Despair Over the Golden Fibre as Farmers Turn Away From Jute
Gaibandha's jute farmers, who sold early at low prices to pay debts, are missing out on this season's price rise and turning to other crops.
CropsGaibandha char farmers grow vegetables and spices in sacks to beat floods
In October 2025 farmers and homemakers on the chars of Gaibandha were growing ginger, turmeric, gourds and aubergine in soil-filled sacks on raised platforms, a method promoted by the district DAE with SKS Foundation so that flood water cannot reach the crops.
LivestockGaibandha cattle owners allege Tk 20 charged for 80-paisa anthrax vaccine
Cattle owners in Sundarganj, Gaibandha, alleged in October 2025 that they were frightened into paying Tk 20 or more for an anthrax vaccine dose costing 80 paisa; the upazila livestock officer said Tk 10 had been set and more would bring action.
Crops
Crores of Taka in Red Chillies Change Hands at Gaibandha's Fulchhari Market
Dried red chillies worth crores of taka are traded twice a week at a temporary market on the Brahmaputra in Gaibandha's Fulchhari, though farmers complain of low prices this season.