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Gangs Cut and Take Paddy Resurfacing as Haor Water Recedes
Farmers in Derai, Sunamganj, say armed men cut and carried off their paddy from Boram haor in broad daylight as the floodwater receded, escaping when police arrived.
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Fodder Crisis in the Haor; Many Sell Cattle Before Eid
Flood-hit farmers in Kishoreganj's haor, with their straw rotted and grazing under water, are selling cattle before Eid because they cannot feed them.
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.
CropsHaor Boro Flood Losses: A Call for an Integrated Policy to Protect Farmers
After 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.
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'Workers Can't Be Found Even for Money, and Those Who Come Charge Too Much'
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.
CropsKishoreganj rivers fall below danger level but sudden rain hampers haor farmers
River levels in Kishoreganj were falling on 7 May 2026 and the sun was out, but sudden showers were hampering haor farmers saving and drying boro paddy; the DAE put submerged paddy at 11,122 hectares up to 4 May.
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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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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.
CropsHeavy rain and hill runoff submerge ripe boro paddy in Sunamganj haors
In the last week of April 2026, days of heavy rain and flash runoff from upstream put ripe boro rice under water across the haors of Sunamganj, where a large share of the 223,511 hectares planted was still waiting to be harvested.
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.
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Will the Haor Crop Loss Push Up Rice Prices?
The loss of paddy worth about Tk 200 crore in the haors raises questions about rice prices, food security and policy, a commentary argues.
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Shadow of Grief Over Habiganj's Haors in the Month of Harvest Festivities
With two-thirds of the haor paddy under water and harvested grain rotting, Baishakh has turned from a festival month into one of mourning for Habiganj's farmers.
CropsAnother 2,500 hectares of boro paddy go under water in Kishoreganj haor
Continuous rain and upstream flash floods submerged more than 2,500 more hectares of boro paddy in Kishoreganj, taking the area under water to 12,500 hectares and the farmers affected to about 49,000, the district's agriculture office said on 4 May 2026.