FisheriesNative fish disappear from Netrokona's haors, 29 species gone
BARCIK data show Netrokona's haors held at least 115 native fish species six decades ago; 61 are found today and 29 have vanished from the area.
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Netrokona's jute area shrinks by 36 percent in a year as farmers switch crops
Netrokona grew jute on 2,840 hectares this season against a 4,510-hectare target; high wages, a lack of water for retting and poor prices are pushing farmers towards vegetables and mustard.
Fruits
Three entrepreneurs turned a disused coal depot in Durgapur into a 500-tree malta orchard; this year's sales expected at Tk 6-7 lakh
Advised by the agriculture office, Rony Mitra and partners planted BARI-3 and Vietnamese malta on one acre of abandoned coal heaps in Netrokona in 2021; about Tk 10 lakh invested, Tk 3.5 lakh of fruit sold last year and double expected now, with wholesalers paying Tk 80-100 a kilogram at the orchard
Environment
Deputy Speaker Replants Saplings Where Vandals Uprooted Them in Netrokona
Deputy Speaker Barrister Kaiser Kamal replanted saplings at Bamoni on the Kalmakanda-Thakurakona road in Netrokona where miscreants had uprooted earlier plantings.
FisheriesEight-foot python caught in fishing net in Kalmakanda released into forest
On 15 July 2026 a python about 8 feet long and weighing 11 kg was caught in fishermen's net in Kalmakanda, Netrokona; the next day the Forest Department rescued it and released it in the Kanthalbari forest near the Lengura border.
CropsNetrokona farmers' 'crop hospital' advises natural pest control, not pesticide
At a 'crop hospital' run by the Baghra Haor Farmers' Association in Atpara upazila, farmers bring samples of diseased crops and get advice on natural pest and disease control, BBC Bangla reported in June 2026.
LivestockNetrokona's 42.5-maund Friesian bull 'Isha Khan' readied for Eid-ul-Azha sale
A Friesian bull named 'Isha Khan', aged three years and eight months and weighing about 42.5 maunds, was being prepared for sale by its owner in Netrokona Sadar before Eid-ul-Azha in May 2026; the district livestock officer put its weight above 1,600 kg.
Livestock
BNP and Jamaat Activists Scuffle Over Cattle Market Lease in Purbadhala
An auction of temporary cattle market leases in Purbadhala, Netrokona, was halted after BNP and Jamaat activists scuffled.
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.
Crops
Despair Across the Haor as Paddy Is Cut Under 'Nayanbhaga'
Flood-hit farmers in Netrokona's Khaliajuri watch labourers take their submerged paddy under the haor custom of 'nayanbhaga'.
EnvironmentFlood forecast for four haor districts, situation may worsen in Netrokona
On 30 April 2026 the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre said above-normal rain until 7 May could flood low-lying parts of Sylhet, Sunamganj, Moulvibazar and Habiganj and worsen the flooding already under way in Netrokona's haors.
Crops
Rain and Farmers' Tears Mingle in Netrokona's Haor Paddy Fields
Continuous rain and hill runoff are raising water levels in Netrokona's haors, submerging ripe paddy and threatening cut crops that cannot be dried.
Crops
Haor floods leave boro growers unable to cut or dry; Khaliajuri alone risks Tk 104 crore
Four spells of rain and hail since mid-March have stalled the boro harvest in Netrokona and Moulvibazar; Netrokona puts its losses at Tk 62.65 crore and the prime minister has promised three months of support for affected farmers.