Fruits
Two vines, a thousand fruit: a Dinajpur freelancer tries anarkali
Saplings bought for Tk 900 in Cox's Bazar fruited in seven months at Phulbari. Each fruit sells at Tk 50, and Ripon has raised more than 300 seedlings.
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Crops
Dinajpur farmers sell early Aman rice at a loss as paddy prices slide
In Fulbari, Dinajpur, early Aman yields 18-22 maunds a bigha, but at Tk 750-900 a maund farmers are not recovering their costs; paddy has fallen Tk 200-300 a maund in ten days.
Vegetables
Phulbari plants 150 hectares of early winter vegetables, growers chase double the price
Farmers in Dinajpur's Phulbari upazila are weeding, spraying and irrigating early cauliflower, cabbage, tomato, bean and radish to reach the market ahead of the season; the upazila agriculture office targets 3,375 tonnes from 150 hectares, and one grower expects Tk 3 lakh profit on a Tk 1.2 lakh out
EnvironmentSnakebites kill three housewives in two days in Phulbari, Dinajpur
Three housewives died of snakebites in Phulbari upazila of Dinajpur on 15 and 16 September 2025. Two died on the way from the upazila health complex to Dinajpur Medical College Hospital, and one died shortly after she was bitten.