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E-Waste Poses a Serious Threat to Agriculture and Public Health
As smart farming spreads, discarded sensors, drones and electronics are adding to e-waste whose heavy metals poison soil, water and the food chain.
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How Biotechnology, AI and Drone Technology Are Helping Bangladesh's Agriculture
Biotechnology, AI and drones could help Bangladesh's farming withstand climate threats, but the country is still at an early stage in biotechnology.
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Toxic E-Waste Threatens the Environment, Agriculture and Human Life
Heavy metals from discarded electronics are seeping into farmland, water and the food chain, and the writer calls for recycling and safe disposal, including of farm sensors.
CropsThe role of technology-driven agriculture in food security
With population growth, climate change, shrinking farmland and labour shortages pressing on farmers, a February 2026 feature argued that smart, technology-driven agriculture has become essential to Bangladesh's food security.
CropsRajbari Entrepreneur Shariful Makes Modern Farm Tools Locally
Md. Shariful Islam Akash of Pangsha in Rajbari has sold 25,000 to 30,000 locally made modern farm hand tools worth about Tk 1.5 crore to Tk 2 crore, aiming to make farmers' work faster and lighter.
CropsDr. Chashi: Bangladesh's AI app that spots crop diseases reaches 87,000 users
Dr. Chashi, an AI app that identifies crop diseases and pests from leaf photos, had about 87,000 users in December 2025, 30 percent of them farmers.
AgrotechSpray drones for pesticide and fertiliser application on farms
In a Jagonews24 piece of 8 December 2025, agriculture and environment specialist Samiran Biswas presented spray drones as a way to cut time, labour and pesticide waste and set out their prospects in Bangladesh; research shows drone spray can still drift onto neighbouring fields.
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Bangladesh's Farm Machinery Market Reaches Tk 12,000 Crore and Keeps Growing
The farm machinery market has grown to about Tk 12,000 crore as labour shortages push mechanisation, but local firms supply less than a third and about 80 percent is imported.
Market ManagementHow to Check Daily Commodity Prices in the Consumer Directorate's Bazardor App
Bazardor, the free Android app of the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection launched on 23 June 2025, shows daily prices of more than a hundred essentials, from rice and spices to fish, vegetables, fruit and fuel, and works offline.
FisheriesTrishal pond trial uses AI and sensors to raise pangas output, officials say
In November 2024 the Trishal upazila administration in Mymensingh said a trial in a government pond in Kanihari union had used sensors, a mobile app and AI to farm pangas. Those involved claimed it could raise output three to four times and save 70 percent of fish from gas-tablet poisoning.