Agribusiness
Commercial Buffalo Farms Double Profits and Change Farmers' Fortunes
Commercial buffalo farming has changed the fortunes of Rasel Bepari and dozens of other farmers in Pabna, where buffalo numbers have soared.
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Crops
BARI Onion-5 Gives 150 to 200 Maunds a Bigha at Low Cost in Pabna
Pabna farmers growing the new summer onion variety BARI-5 expect 150 to 200 maunds a bigha at low cost, a crop that could ease the country's summer onion shortage.
Crops
The Wholesale Market Where Beans Worth Tk 1.5 Crore Are Sold Every Day
Heavy rain has cut Ishwardi's early bean crop to its lowest in a decade, but high prices have left farmers better off than in other years.
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Miscreants Cut Down 15 Decimals of Fruiting Bean Plants Overnight
Under cover of darkness, miscreants cut down fruiting bean plants on 15 decimals of land in Ishwardi, Pabna, and the farmer fears losing more than Tk 1 lakh.
Environment
Snakebite Victim Taken to Healer, Later Dies
A 65-year-old man bitten by a snake tangled in his net in Santhia was taken to healers before hospital and died on the way to Pabna General Hospital.
Crops
Padma Rises Suddenly, Submerging Cropland Near Ishwardi
A 1.5-metre rise in the Padma in a week has flooded char farmland around Ishwardi in Pabna, though engineers say it will not cross the danger level.
Crops
Farmers' Hopes Drowning in Rainwater
Continuous rain has waterlogged hundreds of hectares of early-variety bean fields in Muladuli union of Ishwardi, Pabna, threatening heavy losses.
Crops
Calf Trading Booms at Pabna Cattle Markets After Eid
Pabna's cattle markets are busy with calf sales after Eid-ul-Azha, but buyers say high feed and medicine costs leave little profit.
Agribusiness
Buyers Happy With Cattle Prices in Ishwardi, Farmers and Traders Disappointed
Lower cow prices in Pabna's Ishwardi ahead of Eid have pleased buyers, while farmers and traders fear losses as supply outstrips demand.
Crops
Tk 80 Crore of Fertiliser and Pesticide Used in Ishwardi in Litchi Season Alone
Litchi growers in Ishwardi, Pabna, spend tens of crores of taka on fertiliser and pesticide every season, and researchers warn that the soil is badly degraded.
FruitsIshwardi's women litchi workers earn less than men who climb the trees
In the 2024 harvest, 25,000-30,000 women sorting and counting litchis in Ishwardi, Pabna, were paid Tk 400-500 a day; they said they earned less than men for equal work, while growers said men are paid more for climbing the trees.
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Farmer Dies of Russell's Viper Bite in Ishwardi
A 45-year-old farmer, Hafizur Rahman, has died in Ishwardi, Pabna, after a Russell's viper bit him while he was working in a banana orchard.
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Local Litchis Smaller and Sourer This Year in Ishwardi
Sales of local Mozaffar litchis have begun in Ishwardi, but growers say drought and a month-long heatwave have left the fruit smaller, sourer and cracking.