Encouraged by the high potato prices during last November’s planting season, Khairul Islam, a farmer from Nabdigonj in Rangpur, invested Tk 10.92 lakh in potato cultivation by borrowing.

Dealers blamed for ‘artificial crisis’

‘I felt like I had stepped into a green paradise,’ says a visitor at Moulvibazar orchard

The sun rises over the marshlands of Pirojpur’s Nazirpur, casting golden ripples across the still waters.

Cultivation of new potatoes also falls; experts blame govt’s poor planning, policy gaps

The Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute is conducting studies to measure and reduce methane emissions from cattle

The forum announced new committee for 2026-27 session today

International conference on biotechnology in health and agriculture ends in Dhaka

The MoU was signed yesterday in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly

Cultivated land must not be destroyed, says the agriculture adviser

Onion farmers in Pabna Sadar upazila yesterday staged a demonstration over rising prices of fertilisers.

Many people are yet to taste hilsa this season because of exorbitant prices, while the peak period for catching the national fish draws to a close. Fishermen in the Bay of Bengal say this year’s hauls are far smaller than last year’s.

Both refined and unrefined forms of the oil will face the regulatory duty

Many non-fishermen got the card meant for fishermen, says fisheries adviser

Five exporters supplied the fish

$100 million will be extended under the agreement

Earlier in 2022, more than 5,000 jhum farmer families were affected by rat infestation in Sajek union

Bangladesh is expected to import larger volumes of rice and wheat in the marketing year (MY) 2025-26 owing to rising domestic rice prices, according to a report by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The entire amount will be stored in cold storages

National Fish Week 2025 ends today