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Aman Prices Falling, Worries Grow Over Boro
Aman paddy prices have fallen sharply amid continued rice imports, leaving farmers worried about getting a fair price for the boro crop about to be harvested.
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Waterlogging in the Haors Leaves Farmers in Crisis at the Height of the Season
Early rain and waterlogging have damaged low-lying boro fields in Netrokona's haors, and fuel and labour shortages are adding to farmers' costs as the harvest begins.
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Rahmat Scores a Success With Black Rice in Narail
A Kalia farmer who learned about black rice on YouTube has harvested a good crop from 10 decimals, sparking interest among neighbours.
CropsBoro harvest begins in 25 Sunamganj haors at dawn on Pohela Boishakh
At sunrise on Pohela Boishakh, 14 April 2026, more than a lakh farmers went into at least 25 haors of Sunamganj to cut boro paddy. The district agriculture department put that season's boro area at 223,500 hectares.
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'Baromashi' Canal Changes Farmers' Fortunes in Feni
A canal that carries water all year has turned Kamalla village in Feni's Fulgazi upazila into a hub of chemical-free vegetable farming.
CropsHigh Temperatures Put Boro Rice at Risk: An April Warning to Bangladesh's Farmers
On 9 April 2026, agriculture and environment specialist Samiran Biswas warned that heat was disrupting flowering and grain filling in boro rice. Earlier BRRI and DAE advice is to hold 2 to 3 inches of water in the field until the grains harden.
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Paddy on 10,000 Bighas Under Water, Thousands of Haor Farmers in Despair
Days of continuous rain have submerged large areas of boro paddy in Habiganj's haors, leaving sharecroppers and indebted farmers fearing their ripening crop will rot.
CropsPump and Transformer Thefts Threaten Boro Paddy on 200 Bighas in Chapainawabganj
Farmers in the west field of Nandanpur, Chapainawabganj Sadar, said in early April 2026 that at least 50 irrigation pumps and transformers had been stolen in three months. With diesel also short, they feared for boro paddy on about 200 bighas; police said no complaint had been filed at the station.
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Farmers in Despair as Fuel Crisis Cuts Irrigation
A fuel oil crisis has left Gaibandha farmers who rely on diesel shallow pumps unable to irrigate boro paddy at a critical stage.
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'Unripe Paddy Is Rotting Under Water Before My Eyes; I Cannot Sleep for Worry'
Heavy rain has waterlogged haors across Netrokona, submerging unripe boro paddy two weeks before harvest and leaving thousands of farmers in despair.
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Solar-Powered Tube Wells Keep Narail Farmers Going Amid Diesel Crisis
Solar-powered irrigation pumps installed in two beels of Narail Sadar upazila have cut farmers' costs and freed them from worries about diesel and electricity.
CropsHailstorm Damages Boro Paddy on About 4,000 Hectares in Kishoreganj
Two spells of hail on 24 March 2026 damaged boro paddy on about 4,000 hectares across Kishoreganj, the district agriculture department's first count showed, with Mithamain and the other haor upazilas hit hardest.
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Irri-Boro Planting in Full Swing in Dinajpur
Dinajpur farmers are busy planting Irri-Boro rice after lifting mustard and potatoes, though fertiliser, power and deep tubewell problems are causing hardship.