'Baromashi' Canal Changes Farmers' Fortunes in Feni
A canal that carries water all year has turned Kamalla village in Feni's Fulgazi upazila into a hub of chemical-free vegetable farming.
A canal that carries water all year has turned Kamalla village in Feni's Fulgazi upazila into a hub of chemical-free vegetable farming.
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry says the energy crisis is spoiling up to 30 percent of harvested crops and vegetables, cutting garment output and pushing up costs across the economy.
CookingOn 31 March 2026 Jagonews24's lifestyle desk published a recipe for a restaurant-style vegetable korma made with papaya, potato, carrot, mushroom and yardlong beans in a cashew, poppy seed and fried onion paste with yoghurt.
A Kaliganj farmer who leased two and a half bighas and followed agriculture office advice now makes a living from bottle gourd grown without chemical pesticide.
Former additional secretary Md Mahbub Kabir Milon said on Facebook that potato farmers are in mourning, with field prices at Tk 7 to Tk 8 a kg.
Complications in exporting have cut prices for sweet pumpkin farmers in Bholahat, where growers once prospered by selling abroad.
A Narail man has grown his family's fruit and vegetables on 20 decimals of homestead land and says he has not bought vegetables at market for 26 years.
VegetablesIn mid-February 2026 Joypurhat's potato yields were good, but farmers said prices of Tk 200 to 230 a maund left them Tk 10,000 to 15,000 short on every bigha they grew.
Carrots on 905 hectares in Singair upazila could sell for around Tk 90 crore this season, though farmers say a lack of cold storage denies them a fair price.
On National Safe Food Day, Bangladesh Food Safety Authority guidance shows how washing and preparing produce correctly can cut much of the pesticide risk.
Lalmonirhat farmers have had a bumper early potato crop, but a glut of old cold-stored potatoes is keeping prices low.
CookingOn 14 January 2026 Jagonews24 published a home recipe for cauliflower korma: florets cooked in an onion, ginger, garlic, tomato and spice base and softened with yoghurt and coconut, to eat with rice or roti.
CropsMost winter vegetables in Dhaka's kitchen markets cost Tk 10-20 a kilogram more on 9 January 2026 than a week earlier, Jagonews24 found, with tomatoes at Tk 100-120 a kilogram; traders said the severe cold was keeping farmers from harvesting.