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Heavy Rain Submerging Ripe Paddy in the Haors
Three days of heavy rain have waterlogged the low-lying haors of Kishoreganj, submerging ripe boro paddy just as the harvest was in full swing.
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Saline Water Let in at Night Damages 10,000 Bighas of Farmland
Locals say miscreants opened the Kalki sluice gate at night, letting saline water from the Kapotaksha river into about 10,000 bighas of paddy in eight villages of Assasuni.
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Early Flood Warning Leaves Sunamganj's Boro Farmers Worried
An early flood warning over forecast very heavy rain in Cherrapunji and Meghalaya has left thousands of boro farmers in Sunamganj's haors anxious about bringing in their crop.
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Fearing Floods, Haor Farmers Cut Half-Ripe Paddy in Netrokona
A flash-flood forecast has spread fear among Netrokona's haor farmers, who are rushing to cut half-ripe boro paddy despite diesel and labour shortages.
CropsRajibpur farmers allege brick kiln smoke ruined paddy on 40 bighas
Farmers in Rajibpur upazila of Kurigram alleged in April 2026 that smoke from a brick kiln ruined paddy on about 40 bighas, affecting at least 45 farmers; the kiln owner denied it and blamed hot wind.
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Loudspeaker Announcements Urge Quick Paddy Harvest in Haors Over Flood Fears
Fearing an early flood as upstream rain raises Netrokona's rivers, the Water Development Board is urging haor farmers by loudspeaker to cut ripe paddy fast.
CropsNetrokona haor farmers allege traders count 45 kg of paddy as a maund
Boro farmers in Netrokona's haors told Jagonews24 in April 2026 that some traders were taking 42 to 45 kg of paddy for each 40 kg maund, which they called a new 'oppression'; traders blamed wet paddy and food officials said they would look into it.
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Bumper Paddy Crop but Despair Across the Haor as Habiganj Farmers Fail to Cover Costs
Habiganj's haors have a bumper boro crop this season, but paddy prices at their lowest in years leave farmers unable to cover costs or repay advances.
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'We Used to Get 100 Maunds of Paddy, Now We Won't Get Even One'
Farmers in Jhenaigati upazila of Sherpur say adulterated seed sold as BRRI dhan96 has left their Boro fields without grain or even straw.
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Brick Kiln Smoke Ruins Paddy on 200 Bighas in Gaibandha
Smoke from a brick kiln in Sundarganj, Gaibandha, has ruined paddy on about 200 bighas and made young mangoes drop from nearby trees.
CropsFearing an early flood, Sunamganj farmers cut half-ripe boro paddy
On 22 April 2026, with the Surma 54 cm higher and 2 cm below its danger level, haor farmers in Sunamganj cut boro paddy before it fully ripened. Only 28,000 of 223,100 hectares had been harvested, the agriculture office said.
CropsCherrapunji rain: BWDB urges Netrokona haor farmers to harvest ripe paddy fast
With heavy rain upstream in Cherrapunji, India, threatening hill runoff, the Bangladesh Water Development Board on 22 April 2026 advised Netrokona haor farmers to cut their ripe Boro paddy quickly.
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Bumper Boro Yield Beckons in Sharsha and Benapole
With uninterrupted electricity and enough diesel for irrigation, farmers in Sharsha and Benapole, Jashore, are looking forward to a bumper Boro harvest.