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Rajshahi's Fields Busy With Aman Planting
After weeks of drought, monsoon rain has brought Rajshahi's farmland back to life, and farmers across the district are racing to transplant Aman rice seedlings.
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CropsGovernment to Buy 1.6 Crore Jute Sacks for Boro Procurement at Tk 111 Crore
On 22 July 2026 the cabinet committee on government purchase approved buying 1 crore 60 lakh hessian jute sacks, at a cost of Tk 111 crore 6 lakh 400, to store and bag grain in the 2026 domestic Boro procurement drive.
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Farmers in Five Flood-Hit Districts to Get Rice Seed and Seedlings
Farmers in five flood-hit districts of the Chattogram region will get rice seed and seedlings, and all livestock there will be vaccinated against FMD within 15 days.
CropsBRRI advice on protecting Aman seedbeds and seedlings in very heavy rain
With heavy to very heavy rain forecast for most of Bangladesh from 12 to 14 July 2026, the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) issued advice for farmers at the Aman seedbed and transplanting stage.
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Boro Procurement Target Set at 5 Lakh Tonnes of Paddy: Food State Minister
The government has set a Boro 2026 procurement target of 5 lakh tonnes of paddy, 12 lakh tonnes of parboiled rice and 1 lakh tonnes of atap rice.
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Give Back That Sugandhi
An economist and former vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University recalls his childhood in Sugandhi, a low-lying village on the Meghna, and mourns what it has become.
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A Patch of Paddy Field Inside Dhaka's Suhrawardy Udyan
A homeless man who lives by collecting plastic bottles is growing rice in a corner of Suhrawardy Udyan in the heart of Dhaka.
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Boro Output Satisfactory, Government Takes a Raft of Steps to Meet Procurement Target
Despite flash-flood losses in the haor region, officials say overall boro output is satisfactory and the government has taken a series of steps to meet its 18 lakh tonne procurement target.
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Bangladesh Among the World's Top Rice Producers
Once a food-deficit country, Bangladesh is now among the world's top rice producers, but climate change, rising costs and unfair prices threaten the crop at the heart of its life and economy.
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Why Location-Specific Rice Varieties and Technologies Are Vital
BRRI's LSTD project is building regional offices, satellite stations and technology villages to develop rice varieties and technologies suited to each of Bangladesh's farming regions.
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Upstream Flooding Threatens Boro Paddy in Natore's Chalan Beel
Rain and upstream flooding have pushed Atrai river water into Chalan Beel and Halti Beel in Natore at the peak of the Boro harvest, forcing farmers to rush in half-ripe paddy.
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Paddy Labourer's Body Recovered 21 Hours After Boat Capsizes in Kishoreganj Haor
The body of paddy labourer Iman Mia, 29, was recovered from Nurpur haor in Austagram, Kishoreganj, 21 hours after a storm capsized the boat carrying him home.
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Labour and Harvester Shortage Doubles the Cost of Cutting Rice in Dinajpur
A shortage of labourers and working combine harvesters, rising fuel prices and rain have doubled the cost of harvesting Boro rice in Dinajpur.