Homestead farmingShariatpur women grow ginger in sacks in shady corners of their yards
In Khankandi, Zajira, Irin Akter planted ginger in 200 sacks and expects to sell about Tk 40,000 worth after costs; each sack yields one to one and a half kilos.
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Homestead farming
VegetablesWater lilies from the beels keep poor families going in Shariatpur's monsoon
In the rainy season, low-income people in Shariatpur gather wild water lilies from beels and low land at dawn and sell bundles of 10 to 12 stems for Tk 10 to 20.
EnvironmentTwenty metres of the Padma embankment at Sureshwar collapse into the river
A day after cracks appeared near Sureshwar fish market in Naria, Shariatpur, about 20 metres of the three-year-old Padma bank-protection embankment slid into the river on Thursday evening.
LivestockTotapuri goat 'Sanchay' draws crowds at Shariatpur's Monohar Bazar, priced at Tk 1.2 lakh
Three days before Eid-ul-Azha 2026, a Totapuri goat named 'Sanchay' drew crowds at the Monohar Bazar cattle market in Shariatpur Sadar. Its owner, Kamrul Hasan, asked Tk 1.2 lakh but had not found a buyer at that price by 25 May.
Crops
Eye-Catching Rare Flower: Pink Sonalu
Three pink cassia trees planted beside the Shariatpur district model mosque in 2023 have flowered for the first time, drawing bees and flower lovers.
Bangladesh
Short of Food, Monkeys Raid Homes in Shariatpur
Monkeys that have lived in Shariatpur villages for 50 years are raiding homes and snatching food as fruit trees disappear, and residents want the government to feed them.
Vegetables
The Fair Where Buyers Go Home with a Pair of Hilsa
The traditional Jor Machh Mela, at least 200 years old, has again been held at Manohar Bazar in Shariatpur, where visitors buy a pair of hilsa and aubergines at the start of Magh.
Crops
Shariatpur Betel Leaf Farmers Struggle to Cover Costs as Prices Fall
Betel leaf prices in Shariatpur keep falling, leaving growers unable to recover production costs and calling for government incentives.
Crops
Zero-Tillage Garlic Farming Gains Popularity in Shariatpur
Farmers in Shariatpur are increasingly planting garlic without tilling the soil in fields just cleared of aman paddy, drawn by lower costs and an early harvest, though rising fertiliser and pesticide prices are a worry.
Fisheries
Attempted Attack on AC Land and Fisheries Officer During Hilsa Drive
An assistant commissioner (land) and an upazila fisheries officer faced an attempted attack while seizing a trawler during a mother hilsa drive in Gosairhat, Shariatpur.
Fisheries
Five Fined for Buying Hilsa in Breach of Ban
Five people caught buying hilsa in Zajira, Shariatpur, in breach of the breeding-season ban were fined Tk 5,000 each.
Fisheries
Two Maunds of Hilsa Seized While Being Sold in Breach of Ban
The Gosairhat upazila administration seized two maunds of hilsa and a trawler used to sell fish caught on the Meghna in breach of the breeding-season ban.
Fisheries
400 kg of Hilsa and Three Trawlers Seized in Joint Forces Drive
Joint forces and the fisheries department seized 400 kg of hilsa and three trawlers being used to carry fish on a branch of the Meghna in Shariatpur.