CropsWith 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.
Three simple pakora recipes, made with lentils, mixed vegetables and green chillies, to serve hot with tea on a cloudy day.
A hailstorm at the start of the season has left mango growers in Chapainawabganj, especially in Shibganj, fearing heavy losses to young fruit.
Heavy rain has waterlogged haors across Netrokona, submerging unripe boro paddy two weeks before harvest and leaving thousands of farmers in despair.
CropsTwo 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.
A hailstorm on the night of 18 March has left Pabna's litchi and mango growers fearing for their blossom and young fruit, though farmers say other crops need the rain.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed the agriculture and disaster management and relief ministries to help people hit by recent hailstorms and flash floods during the ongoing holiday.
FruitsA heavy shower around 10pm on Sunday, 15 March 2026, fell on Chapainawabganj's mango orchards at full blossom. Growers told Jagonews24 they feared the rain would ruin blossom and young fruit; the district agriculture office said farmers had been alerted.
CropsA sudden hailstorm hit Sreebardi and Jhenaigati upazilas of Sherpur on the night of 14 March 2026, leaving paddy and banana farmers fearing losses as officials began gathering damage information.
Farmers in Chaugachha, Jashore, say a half-kilometre drain would end the waterlogging that has sunk about 4,000 bighas of crops.
A lack of rain has left Dinajpur's jute growers with nowhere to ret their crop, forcing many to leave jute in the fields or pay for pumped water.
Every monsoon more snakes enter homes as floods drown their shelter, and a few simple precautions can keep them away.
Several days of continuous rain have submerged standing crops on about 72,076 hectares in 21 districts of Bangladesh.
