Crops
Mango Fruitlets Dropping in Chuadanga, Growers Fear Losses
Hopper attacks are making young mangoes fall in orchards across Chuadanga, and growers fear heavy losses this season.
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FisheriesChandpur fisher says 'all the jatka in the river has been caught' despite ban
Fishers and local people on the Padma and Meghna in Chandpur alleged in April 2026 that jatka, young hilsa, was being caught and sold openly during the two-month sanctuary ban; the upazila fisheries office said 140 fishers had been detained in a month.
Crops
Bumper Boro Yield Beckons in Sharsha and Benapole
With uninterrupted electricity and enough diesel for irrigation, farmers in Sharsha and Benapole, Jashore, are looking forward to a bumper Boro harvest.
Crops
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.
Environment
The Jungle Cat, an Unknown Ally of Nature
The jungle cat quietly protects crops by eating rats and pests, yet habitat loss and misconceptions are thinning its numbers in many places.
Fruits
A Summer Treat: Make Green Jackfruit With Beef
A little beef can lift a curry of green jackfruit, or echor, which is now in the markets.
Agribusiness
Recipe for Soybean Vegetarian Omelette Curry
Soybean can stand in for egg in this crisp-outside, soft-inside vegetarian omelette, simmered in a spicy curry.
Crops
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.
CropsBagerhat agriculture office counts 3,800 sunflower farmers on 610 hectares
3,800 farmers were growing sunflower on 610 hectares in Bagerhat in April 2026, the agriculture office said, as growers pointed to low costs, a short season and good returns.
CookingJhinge-aloo posto: a ridge gourd and potato dish for Bangladesh's April heat
On 15 April 2026, as a mild heatwave spread across western Bangladesh, Jagonews24's lifestyle desk offered a light lunch dish: ridge gourd and potato cooked in poppy seed paste with mustard oil and green chillies.
Crops
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.
Fisheries
Pangas and Coral Instead of Hilsa With Panta, UNO Wins Praise
The upazila administration in Pirojpur's Zianagar served panta bhat with coral and pangas fish rather than hilsa at its Bangla New Year event.