Kishoreganj | The Agro News

Fish vanish from Itna haor at the height of the season: traders say supplies to Dhaka fell from Tk 11 crore to Tk 3 crore, prices up Tk 200-300 a kg

Official figures show Itna's open-water catch rising from 9,014 tonnes in 2022-23 to 14,536 tonnes in 2025-26, but fishers in Kishoreganj say prawn, kajoli, rui, batashi, bacha, rita and ayre are down to less than a quarter of past catches, blaming banned nets, submersible embankments, silting and p

Krishi Shomoy19 September 20262 min read

Fruits

Kishoreganj farmer swaps rice for early watermelon on trellises: heavy rain trimmed the crop but Hazrat Ali expects a better return before the season opens

In Bara Ajaldi village of Chandipasha union, Pakundia, he expanded after last year's profit and plans rice on the same plot once the melons are cut; the agriculture office says trellises, raised beds and mulching give a crop with little care and is handing out seed and fertiliser through demonstrati

Banglavision15 September 20261 min read