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Rain Returns Overnight as Kishoreganj Rivers Keep Rising
Rain returned to Kishoreganj overnight on 4 May as rivers kept rising and farmers struggled to dry harvested paddy.
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Despair Across the Haor as Paddy Is Cut Under 'Nayanbhaga'
Flood-hit farmers in Netrokona's Khaliajuri watch labourers take their submerged paddy under the haor custom of 'nayanbhaga'.
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Paddy on Nearly Half a Lakh Hectares Under Water, Output Fears Grow
Heavy rain, flash floods and breached embankments have submerged paddy on nearly half a lakh hectares in seven haor districts.
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Fruit Juice May Hide a Blood Sugar Trap
Because juicing removes most of the fibre in fruit, juice can raise blood sugar quickly, and nutritionists recommend whole fruit instead.
CropsAnother 1,000 hectares of boro paddy go under water in Kishoreganj haors
Continuous rain and upstream water submerged more than 1,000 further hectares of boro rice in Kishoreganj on 3 May 2026, taking the district's damaged area to 10,050 hectares and leaving about 36,000 farmers in uncertainty.
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Modern Machinery Turns Moulvibazar's Fallow Land Into Year-Round Farmland
Mechanisation has helped bring about 5,000 hectares of fallow land in Moulvibazar under cultivation in five years and turned single-crop fields into year-round farmland.
CookingBeef with satkara: how to cook Sylhet's traditional citrus curry
Beef cooked with satkara, a sour and fragrant citrus from Sylhet, is one of the region's best-known dishes. Here are the ingredients and steps from a recipe Jagonews24 published in May 2026.
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Paddy Procurement Drive Begins in Kishoreganj as Farmers' Crops Float in Water
The government began buying paddy in Kishoreganj at Tk 36 a kg on 3 May, but farmers whose fields are flooded and grain wet say they cannot meet the warehouse's dryness condition.
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'I Console Myself That Allah Gave the Crop, and He Has Taken It'
In Habiganj's haors, farmers who borrowed to grow boro watch cut paddy rot unsold on the drying yards as rain and rising water swallow more fields.
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Haor Farmers Hit by Floods to Get Three Months of Food Aid: Relief Minister
Disaster management and relief minister Asadul Habib Dulu said the government will give food aid for three months to haor farmers hit by sudden heavy rain and flash floods.
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Rain Stops in Kishoreganj, but Farmers' Fears Remain
Rain paused in Kishoreganj on 3 May, but with river levels mixed and skies overcast, haor farmers still fear losing more boro paddy.
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Where Is the Farmer's Fair Price Disappearing?
In an opinion piece, Rajshahi College student Bushra Azmi argues that rising costs, forced sales and middlemen leave paddy farmers with the smallest share of the value they create.
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Farmer Dies After Seeing His Ripe Paddy Under Water in Austagram Haor
A 60-year-old Austagram farmer who had borrowed about Tk 1.5 lakh to grow boro paddy died after seeing his ripe crop under water.