Crops
1,886 Hectares of Paddy and Vegetable Land Under Water in Kishoreganj
Two days of continuous rain have flooded 1,886 hectares of paddy and vegetable land in Kishoreganj, including 1,620 hectares of transplanted Aman.
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Crops
Bhairab Farmers Busy Transplanting Aman Paddy Despite Scant Rain
Farmers in Bhairab are busy preparing land and transplanting Aman seedlings, using irrigation to make up for the lack of rain.
Livestock
Crowds of Buyers at Bhairab Cattle Markets as Sales Run Briskly
Sacrificial animal markets in Bhairab, Kishoreganj, are busy with last-minute buyers, many of them town residents.
Agribusiness
Qurbani Markets Busy but Sales Yet to Start
Sacrificial animal markets in Bhairab have filled with local cattle and buyers, but little buying and selling has taken place yet.
Crops
Dry paddy now reaching Bhairab, price up Tk 350 a maund
Paddy prices at Bhairab's market have risen by Tk 200 to 350 a maund in two weeks as dry boro paddy arrives from the haor.
Fruits
Jahangir scores with pesticide-free mangoes
A 56-year-old in Pakundia, Kishoreganj, has had a strong first crop from an organic orchard of late mango varieties planted on unused land in front of his house.
Fruits
Man Dies After Falling From Mango Tree in Bhairab
A 38-year-old man died after falling from a mango tree while picking mangoes in Bhairab, Kishoreganj.
Crops
Krishak League Leaders Harvest an Acre of Haor Paddy in Karimganj
Central Krishak League leaders harvested an acre of ripe paddy for a farmer in Kishoreganj's Karimganj upazila to encourage haor farmers.
Crops
Chhatra League Starts Cutting Farmers' Paddy in Kishoreganj
Chhatra League activists in Kishoreganj have begun cutting and carrying home paddy for farmers short of labour, starting with six bighas in Maria.
Crops
Neck Blast Turns Paddy to Chaff, Leaving Haor Farmers in Despair
Harvesting has begun in Kishoreganj's haor, but farmers who grew BRRI dhan28 have little to smile about after neck blast turned much of their crop to chaff.
Crops
Blast Disease Ruins Early BRRI dhan28 Paddy in Bhairab
Blast disease has destroyed early-maturing BRRI dhan28 paddy in Bhairab, Kishoreganj, leaving farmers worried about food for the year.
Crops
Aman Paddy Floods Into Bhairab Wholesale Markets, but Buyers Are Few
New Aman paddy from the haor is piling up at Bhairab's wholesale depots in Kishoreganj, but traders say buyers are scarce because the government has not yet fixed its purchase price.
Crops
Rat Attacks on Rice Fields Leave Bhairab Farmers Distraught
Widespread rat attacks on aman fields in Bhairab, Kishoreganj, have left farmers fearing crop failure despite traps and poison.