Dhaka February 4, 2026, 2:31 pm
Agriculture Minister Dr. M Abdur Razzak today said that a strong marketing strategy along with some research can boost the demand for potato, the fourth highest growing product of Bangladesh, in the market.
Farmers are now very busy in harvesting cotton in the region amidst the hope of better yield and cherished market price.
Although there are couple of weeks more to end winter some of the mango trees have started sprouting early in the region.
Agriculturists have stressed on expanded cultivation of flood-tolerant rice to increase rice production for attaining sustainable food security amid adverse impacts of climate change.
Successful promotion of modern technologies is very vital to boosting sugarcane production in the region including its vast Barind tract to meet its gradually mounting demand.
The census will be conducted at a time frame of 'May 2017 to December 2020' at a budget of Tk 3.45 billion
Due to low production cost gradually more farmers are getting interested in this method. They are optimistic about expanding such method of vegetable farming on floating garden in more areas under the upazila within next year
To avert any unpleasant situation during the production season of the major crop, the corporation postponed overhaul of some age-old urea manufacturing units
The incentives will be provided to encourage the production of wheat, maize, mustard, peanuts, dal, BT brinjal, boro rice, wintertime mung beans and for summertime mung beans and summertime sesame in the March-May season
Any fisherman violating this instruction will land in jail for one to two years or pay Tk 5,000 fine. The punishment will be double, if anyone repeats the offence
Senior bankers have asked their subordinates to ensure farmers-friendly banking for boosting agricultural production.
A dairy farm named Uttaran had been established at David Company Para of the district town for welfare of the transgender people at cordial effort and initiative of superintendent of police (SP) on Friday.
Rashida Begum, 45, a resident of Beel Sohar village under Tanore upazila, has been able to break the poverty cycle after finding the way of a better livelihood though self-employment.
The tender plants of Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) rice are growing superbly following recent rainfalls as farmers are predicting excellent production of the crop in Rangpur agriculture region this season.
Nigerian Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development Senator Heineken Lokpobiri has said his country is keen to learn from Bangladesh for further development of its agriculture sector.
The cultivation of Aman paddy exceeded the target in all seven upazilas of the district during the current season.
Scientists and researchers unanimously mentioned that large-scale adoption of conservation agriculture (CA) and farm mechanization can be the effective means of facing the existing agriculture related challenges.
Experts and researchers concerned at a participatory discussion here unequivocally called for bringing the poultry sector from its farming to marketing under a proper monitoring
The Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) has been implementing a dug-well promotion project since July 2016
The Jatiya Sangsad today passed the Barind Bahumukhi Development Authority Bill, 2018 in an amended form that was earlier recommended by the parliamentary standing committee.
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