June 27, 2025
Zillur Rahman from Rajbari saw others farming foreign grape varieties on YouTube and decided to give it a try himself. He cultivated a variety of Russian grapes on 16 decimals of land eight months ago and now has reaped a good harvest.
Juicy and tasty lychees from Dinajpur - known as the centre of lychee farming - have started coming to the market. According to the Department of Agriculture, the Madrasi lychee is the first variety to hit the market, withthe Bedana lychee available after a week. The Bombai lychee will be available a few days after that.
Clusters of grapes hang from the vines in a vineyard in Shobharampur, on the outskirts of Faridpur. A young entrepreneur, Ahmed Fazle Rabbi, along with others, drew good yields cultivating this fruit.
A recent study has found harmful microplastics in the river water
This year, about 223,530 hectares of land have been cultivated with Boro rice across Sunamganj
The levies match the 100% and 25% import duties Canada slapped on China-made electric vehicles and steel and aluminium products
Farmers say that potatoes are currently selling for Tk 10-12 per kg in the wholesale market, well below the cost of production
Farmers have taken advantage of the dry weather to start harvesting the Boro crop in the Haor region. They are rushing to harvest, thresh, and parboil the rice paddy before the rain comes
