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09 March 2025

’Binadhan-14’ opens new potential in country’s agro sector

’Binadhan-14’ opens new potential in country’s agro sector

MYMENSINGH, Binadahan-14, a short-lived, high-yielding  and highly heat-tolerant Nabi Boro rice variety developed by the Bangladesh Atomic Agricultural Research Institute (BINA), has opened new possibilities in the country`s agricultural sector.
Char people happy with bumper crop production in Rangpur region

Char people happy with bumper crop production in Rangpur region
Tobacco cultivation diminishing fertility of the soil

Tobacco cultivation diminishing fertility of the soil
Broccoli gains popularity bringing diversification to kitchen markets

Broccoli gains popularity bringing diversification to kitchen markets
Carrot harvesting goes on in full swing in Naogaon

Carrot harvesting goes on in full swing in Naogaon
Taskforce suggests making emergency reserves to boost food security

Taskforce suggests making emergency reserves to boost food security
Cotton farming gains popularity in Rajshahi

Cotton farming gains popularity in Rajshahi
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Climate change poses threat to winter crops in Rajshahi

Climate change poses threat to winter crops in Rajshahi

Rajshahi  Adverse impacts of climate change have triggered recurrence of natural calamities in the region posing a serious threat to the farming of winter crops including vegetables and the living conditions of farmers community in the region.

Tuesday, 4 February 2025, 20:02
Colored rice reduces diabetes, hypertension risks: research

Colored rice reduces diabetes, hypertension risks: research

MYMENSINGH, Recent research on colored rice has shed new light on its nutritional and medicinal value, which has the potential to enrich food chain while offering economic benefits.

Sunday, 26 January 2025, 19:29
Potato, vegetable farming in Narsingdi’s char land made helpless

Potato, vegetable farming in Narsingdi’s char land made helpless

Rahela Akhtar became helpless after her husband lost a leg in a tragic road accident in 2016. They used to live in a village in Sadar upazila in Narsingdi. 

Thursday, 23 January 2025, 21:40
Supply of newly harvested onion pushes price down in Rangpur region

Supply of newly harvested onion pushes price down in Rangpur region

Plentiful supply of newly harvested onion has helped push prices of the essential commodity down bringing relief to common people in Rangpur agricultural region.

Monday, 20 January 2025, 18:49
Banana cultivation changes lot of poor women

Banana cultivation changes lot of poor women

Rani Day fell into a deep crisis after she divorced her husband one year ago. Her husband was a drug addict and he used to spend almost all money for drug addiction, leaving his entire family into a financial crisis. For this, there was regular dispute in her family.

Wednesday, 15 January 2025, 19:18
Jahangir warns of tougher action against creating artificial crisis of fertiliser

Jahangir warns of tougher action against creating artificial crisis of fertiliser

Agriculture Adviser Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today sounded of taking stern action against creating artificial crisis of fertilizer, reiterating that there is no scarcity of fertiliser in the country.

Tuesday, 14 January 2025, 18:57
Bumper mustard production likely as plantation exceeds target

Bumper mustard production likely as plantation exceeds target

DINAJPUR, Mustard cultivation is gaining momentum in the district as additional 4,729 hectares of land have brought under cultivation of the oil seed in the winter season.

Tuesday, 14 January 2025, 18:55
Early variety pumpkin brings smile to farmers

Early variety pumpkin brings smile to farmers

Early variety of pumpkin has brought fortune to the farmers in Rangpur region as good yield and fair price of the item this year has come as a boon to them.

Sunday, 12 January 2025, 19:56
Lalmonirhat couple becomes exemplar in orange farming

Lalmonirhat couple becomes exemplar in orange farming

LALMONIRHAT Khalilur Rahman and Fatema Khatun Majumdar, a couple from Paschim Sardubi village of Barakhata union in Hatibandha upazila of the district, have changed their fortune and become a beacon of success in orange farming in the locality.

Sunday, 12 January 2025, 19:31
Boro cultivation goes on in full-swing in Sunamganj

Boro cultivation goes on in full-swing in Sunamganj

SUNAMGANJ The cultivation of Boro paddy is going on in full-swing in all 12 upazilas of the district. The Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said the farmers started to cultivate the crop that is going on in full swing. This year a target was set to cultivate the paddy on 2,23,410 hectares of land in the district.

Saturday, 11 January 2025, 18:47
Price of winter vegetables reduced, bumper output likely in Rangpur

Price of winter vegetables reduced, bumper output likely in Rangpur

RANGPUR Following ample supply in local markets, the price of most varieties of winter vegetables have come down by half in Rangpur agricultural region where farmers are expecting a bumper harvest this season.

Tuesday, 7 January 2025, 11:06
Thousands of people enthralled by traditional horse race in Rangpur

Thousands of people enthralled by traditional horse race in Rangpur

RANGPUR, A traditional horse race competition enthralled ten of hundreds of rural people near Brahmonikunda Bazar in Pirgachha upazila here.

Monday, 6 January 2025, 20:42

Headlines:

Five more advisers to be sworn in today
Probe allegations of importing pesticides from unregistered, illegal sources: HC
Special train for ‘agro-products’ from Chapainawabganj suspended
Tariff Commission recommends zero duty on onion import
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