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Over 100 businesses fined Tk 9 lakh in nationwide rice hoarding drive
The food ministry fined more than 100 businesses a total of Tk 8 lakh 93 thousand 150 in drives against illegal paddy and rice stocks in Dhaka and across the country.
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Big industrial groups hold only a nominal share of the rice market
Corporate groups blamed for the sudden rise in rice prices say their share of the rice sold in Bangladesh is less than one per cent, far too small to control the market.
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Two Rice Varieties and One Wheat Variety Approved for Cultivation
The National Seed Board has registered two BRRI Boro rice varieties, BRRI dhan107 and 108, and the heat-tolerant, blast-resistant BWMRI Wheat-5.
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Rice Consumption Falls as Demand for Vegetables and Fruit Rises
The final HIES 2022 report shows daily rice intake falling while consumption of vegetables, fruit, bread, eggs and milk has risen.
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Middlemen Pocket the Gains From Paddy as Farmers Lose Out
Northern Aman farmers say poor weather halved yields while low prices and middlemen buying below market rates have left them unable to recover their costs.
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Mirsarai Expects 89,325 Tonnes of Aman Paddy as Harvest Begins
Farmers in Mirsarai, Chattogram, have begun harvesting aman paddy after weathering two cyclones, with a target of 89,325 tonnes of paddy this season.
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Aman Paddy and Rice Procurement Begins Thursday
The government will start buying aman paddy and rice on 23 November, with targets of 2 lakh tonnes of paddy, 4 lakh tonnes of parboiled rice and 1 lakh tonnes of atap rice.
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Nandigram Farmers' Hopes Sway on Aman Paddy Ears
Farmers in Nandigram, Bogura, expect a bumper Aman harvest from 19,420 hectares, with early varieties due to be cut from next week.
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Tree Rats Raid Paddy Fields, Robbing Lakshmipur Farmers of Sleep
Large tree rats are destroying unripe Aman paddy in Lakshmipur, and farmers say neither poison bait nor traditional methods are stopping them.
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Government Turns to Hybrid Varieties to Raise Boro Production
The government plans to raise Boro rice output by three to four per cent this season, relying on hybrid varieties and a Tk 90 crore seed incentive.
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Aman: Government to Buy Rice at Tk 44, Paddy at Tk 30
The government will buy seven lakh tonnes of paddy and rice from the local market this Aman season, starting in late November.
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Student Tanvir Succeeds in Dragon Fruit Farming Alongside His Studies
A Jagannath University student has found success with a two-bigha dragon fruit orchard in Bhanga, Faridpur, inspiring educated young people in the area.
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Prices High Despite Record Output: Where Is the Surplus Rice Going?
Despite record rice harvests and a surplus over demand, consumers in Bangladesh are paying high prices for rice.