Fisheries
Jatka Killing Rises as Surveillance Slackens
With little surveillance in Barishal's hilsa sanctuaries, jatka are being caught almost openly, and no fisherman has been punished a month into the two-month ban.
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Fruits
'I Never Imagined Green Mangoes Would Cost This Much'
Green mango is selling at high prices in Dhaka as limited early-season supply meets strong demand in the Chaitra heat.
Flowers
Sunflower Farming Grows in Mirsarai, Farmers Hope for Good Yield
Sunflower cultivation is growing in Mirsarai, Chattogram, where government incentives have helped farmers plant 15 hectares this season.
EnvironmentForest guards arrest suspected deer poacher with 4,000 feet of snares in Sundarbans
Forest guards on patrol at Dimer Char in Kochikhali, in the Sundarbans' Sharankhola range, arrested a man the Forest Department accuses of deer poaching on 4 April 2026 and seized about 4,000 feet of mala snares; five others fled, the department said.
Crops
'Unripe Paddy Is Rotting Under Water Before My Eyes; I Cannot Sleep for Worry'
Heavy rain has waterlogged haors across Netrokona, submerging unripe boro paddy two weeks before harvest and leaving thousands of farmers in despair.
FisheriesLakshmipur fishers get food aid during hilsa ban as state minister urges joint protection
At a food distribution for fishers in Lakshmipur on 4 April 2026, during the March-April ban in the Meghna hilsa sanctuary, Fisheries and Livestock State Minister Sultan Salahuddin Tuku called hilsa a national resource that everyone must work together to protect.
FruitsWild hill fruit rosko sells dearer than apples in Rangamati
In early April 2026 rosko, the wild blood fruit of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (Haematocarpus validus), sold for Tk 400 to 500 a kg in Rangamati, more than imported apples at Tk 300 to 350.
Crops
Potato Farmers Would Not Have Lost So Much If Canals Were Working
State Minister Abdul Bari said potato growers suffered heavy losses this year only because drainage was poor, as he opened canal digging in Joypurhat.
Crops
Mirsarai Watermelon Farmers Hit by Heavy Rain
Heavy rain that began on 31 March has damaged about 20 per cent of the 750 hectares of watermelon grown in Mirsarai, Chattogram.
EnvironmentWild boar attacks injure four in Shibganj, Chapainawabganj border area
A wild boar injured four people in two attacks in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj on 2 April 2026; residents said it had come from India, and the agriculture officer said boars crossing after dark were damaging border crops.
Vegetables
How to Make Crispy Begun Bhaja
A few simple tricks in cutting, seasoning and frying make begun bhaja (fried aubergine) crisp rather than soft.
Fisheries
32 Fishermen Detained for Catching Jatka in Chandpur, 26 Sued
A task force detained 32 fishermen for catching jatka in the Padma-Meghna sanctuary in Chandpur, with regular cases filed against 26 of them.
Crops
How Will the Middle East War Affect Bangladesh's Agriculture?
A war in the Middle East pushes up oil prices, raising irrigation, fertiliser and transport costs for Bangladesh's farmers and threatening food security.