Paddy on 10,000 Bighas Under Water, Thousands of Haor Farmers in Despair
Days of continuous rain have submerged large areas of boro paddy in Habiganj's haors, leaving sharecroppers and indebted farmers fearing their ripening crop will rot.
Days of continuous rain have submerged large areas of boro paddy in Habiganj's haors, leaving sharecroppers and indebted farmers fearing their ripening crop will rot.
The agriculture, fisheries and livestock minister has told officials to work closely together to prevent losses of the boro crop in the haor region.
A student writer argues that man-made mismanagement, unplanned embankments and weak oversight, more than nature, are destroying the livelihoods of Sunamganj's haor farmers.
Days of heavy rain, storms and hail have caused waterlogging and cracked embankments in Netrokona's haors, leaving farmers afraid an early flood will destroy their boro crop.
CropsTwo spells of hail on 24 March 2026 damaged boro paddy on about 4,000 hectares across Kishoreganj, the district agriculture department's first count showed, with Mithamain and the other haor upazilas hit hardest.
CookingJagonews24's Friday recipe of 30 January 2026 cooked 1 kg of duck in mustard oil with ground spices, coconut milk and fried onion into a spicy, thick-gravied bhuna for a family holiday lunch.
Flocks of migratory birds once filled the protected Baikka Beel in Moulvibazar, but far fewer come now and visiting birdwatchers often leave disappointed.
The government has issued a protection order for Tanguar and Hakaluki haors, setting 19 mandatory directives on hunting, tourism, fishing, sand extraction and waste.
LivestockAround 2,000 farms in Kishoreganj's haor region were raising more than 25 lakh ducks and producing about 2 crore eggs a year in November 2025, but farmers said veterinary help was slow to reach them.
Migratory birds reaching the haors of Sunamganj have fallen by 85 per cent over the past ten years, according to the Birds Club.
Native ducks raised on the natural diet of the Sunamganj haors have a richer taste than market ducks, and are a prized part of local food culture.
Waterlogging in Kawadighi haor in Moulvibazar has submerged Aman fields and seedbeds, and farmers and officials disagree over whether the pump house can drain it.
A harvest-end festival was held in Sunamganj, where 100 per cent of the haor boro paddy, worth Tk 5,000 crore, has been brought home this season.