CropsIn late December 2025, farmers across Manikganj's seven upazilas began transplanting hali onion seedlings. The DAE targeted 70,575 tonnes from 4,452 hectares, while farmers worried about costs, fertiliser and imports.
Bangladesh has met its onion demand from its own harvest this season, leaving farmers happy with prices while Indian growers and traders struggle to sell.
Pabna farmers save little seed apart from rice, leaving them dependent on bought seed that raises costs and exposes them to adulterated supplies.
Murikata onion planting in Faridpur has reached 75 per cent of the target, but farmers complain of fertiliser shortages and overcharging, which dealers deny.
CropsFarmers planting murikata onion in Rajbari in October 2025 said costs of Tk 50,000 to 60,000 a bigha meant they needed at least Tk 2,000 a maund in the season. The district target was 5,870 hectares.
Onion farmers in Pabna Sadar and Sujanagar say an artificial fertiliser shortage created by traders is forcing them to pay far above government prices, while the DAE says there is no shortage.
Record harvests have not yet ended Bangladesh's onion imports, because a quarter or more of the crop rots for lack of proper storage.
Faridpur onion farmers are selling at Tk 1,500-1,700 a maund, below the Tk 2,000-2,200 they say they need just to cover their costs.
Food security network KHANI Bangladesh demanded a minimum support price for farmers' crops and a price commission, presenting findings on the suicide of a Meherpur onion farmer.
Faridpur farmer Sahida Begum, a former housewife, grows onion seed on up to 100 acres, sold at least Tk 4 crore worth this year and pioneered hand pollination of onion seed.
An air flow machine made in Faridpur, known to farmers as the 'onion AC', is spreading across Bangladesh because it keeps stored onions sound for months at low cost.
CropsIn April 2025, Bimal Chandra Das and Sebika Rani Das were lifting the first onions they had grown commercially in Ichhakhali union of Mirsarai, Chattogram, and reported a good yield.
Onion juice is a popular home remedy for hair fall and dandruff, used alone or mixed with oils or egg.
