Climate change heightens risk of Indian farmer suicides
On a small farm in India鈥檚 Maharashtra state, Mirabai Khindkar said the only thing her land grew was debt, after crops failed in drought and her husband killed himself.
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Govt to build 100 small cold storages for vegetables
Home affairs and agriculture adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Tuesday said the government will construct 100 small cold storage facilities across the country to store seasonal vegetables...
SAU VC urges students to use acquired knowledge at field level
Vice-chancellor of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Professor Md Abdul Latif at a seminar on Monday said that students should acquire practical knowledge with great skill and use this knowledge at the field level.
Farmers should apply fertiliser in right amount at right time: SAU VC
Vice-chancellor of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Professor Md Abdul Latif at a training programme in Dhaka on Sunday said that to provide food for the country鈥檚 increasing population, farmers should apply fertiliser in the right amount at the right time...
Agricultural price commission sought
Politicians, economists and bureaucrats at a discussion on Saturday demanded establishment of an agricultural price commission so that farmers could get legitimate price for their crops...
Export-oriented agro industries emphasised
Home affairs and agriculture adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Saturday said Bangladesh鈥檚 agro-based industries should be more export-oriented to prepare the sector to face post-LDC graduation challenges...
Wahiduddin lauds role of agricultural research technology
Planning adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud at a workshop in Dhaka on Sunday said that agricultural research technology had been most useful in our country...
Overcome structural, management challenges to boost agro export: discussion
To unlock Agricultural sector鈥檚 full potential, speakers at the Bangladesh Agro Conclave 2025 emphasised the need for increased youth engagement, stronger public-private partnerships, and coordinated policy and investment initiatives, said a press release.
SAU signs memo with Planten Agro
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University signed a memorandum of understanding with Planten Agro Limited in Dhaka on Saturday...
40pc allocation for agriculture sector demanded in budget
Leader of Samajtantrik Khetmajur O Krishak Front on Thursday at a rally in Dhaka demanded 40 per cent of the development allocation for the agricultural sector in the forthcoming budget for fiscal 2025-26...
Bangladesh to stay as top cotton importer in 2025-26
Bangladesh, the second largest exporter of readymade garment items, is poised to remain the world鈥檚 largest raw cotton importer in the marketing year 2025-26, said the US Department of Agriculture...
PBPLC gifts 2 micros to BAU
Pubali Bank PLC on Tuesday gifted two microbuses to Bangladesh Agricultural University as part of its corporate social responsibility, said a press release...
3F4D reduces arsenic in rice, finds BAU research
A new study, led by researchers at Bangladesh Agricultural University under the JICA-GoB Funded Safe and Nutritious Rice project, found that a modified intermittent irrigation method known as 3F4D significantly reduced the level of inorganic arsenic in rice.
Corruption mars mechanism
GOVERNMENT land settlement is still much unsettled, lacking in transparency and mired in colonial practices. Bangladesh鈥檚 constitution has emphasised the establishment of a society free of hunger, bestowed with the right of equal access to resources. The Agricultural Khas Land Management and Settlement Policy 1997 and Section 7 of the Land Reforms Act 2023 lay...
SAU holds training on outcome-based education聽
The Institutional Quality Assurance Cell of Sylhet Agricultural University on Tuesday organised a daylong training programme on outcome-based education on the campus.
GAU ranks top among Bangladesh鈥檚 agricultural universities
Gazipur Agricultural University has achieved a significant milestone by securing the top position among Bangladesh鈥檚 agricultural universities in the Times Higher Education鈥檚 Asia University rankings 2025.
SAU pays tribute to Shere-e-Bangla
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University paid tribute to Sher-e-Bangla AK Fazlul Haq to mark his anniversary of death on Sunday...
JCD demands removal of NCTB chairman, member
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, on Sunday demanded removal of the National Curriculum and Textbook Board chair and its member for textbook for their alleged connection with the ousted Awami League regime...
GAU celebrates World DNA Day
Gazipur Agricultural University celebrated the World Deoxyribonucleic Acid Day 2025 at the university in Gazipur on Friday.
Banks achieve 65.4pc of farm loan giving target
Banks disbursed Tk聽24,860 crore in agricultural loans during July-March period of the 2024-25 financial year, achieving 65.42 per cent of the total disbursement target for FY25, according to Bangladesh Bank data.
Two-day fisheries workshop 鈥楾rain the Trainers鈥� held in Khulna
Bangladesh ranks third in global inland open-water fish production and fifth in aquaculture production according to 2022 data from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, said a press release.
Reforms in agriculture聽
AGRICULTURE has long been a central pillar of economic and social life in Bangladesh, as it has been across much of the world. Through this sector, food security, public welfare and broader economic progress are nurtured. Yet, the agricultural...
Agri diploma students blockade DAE office
Agricultural diploma students of different institutions on Monday blockaded the Department of Agricultural Extension headquarters in the capital鈥檚 Khamarbari for six hours pressing for a charter of eight-point demands, including...
Govt should consider a land, agriculture reform commission
REFORM in land, agricultural and environmental relations has been a long-standing demand and aptly reiterated by civic groups on April 20 from a roundtable discussion in Dhaka that asked the government to form a separate commission. A large portion of farmers in Bangladesh remain landless, with many abandoning the profession due to inadequate government...
Commission for land, agri, environment demanded
Speakers, including representatives from non-governmental organisations, on Sunday called on the government to form a commission on land and agricultural reform and environmental protection...
Pahela Baishakh celebrated at SAU
Bangla New Year 1432 was celebrated at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University on Monday with colourful arrangements.
Fight for seed sovereignty
AGRICULTURE remains the single largest sector in Bangladesh in terms of employment. The Bangladesh Economic Survey 2024 states that 45 per cent of the country鈥檚 labour force is involved in agriculture. For a nation so deeply tied to the land, the traditional rights of farmers 鈥� to save, exchange, and cultivate seeds 鈥� are not cultural relics. They are the living basis...
DU to reintroduce vehicle restrictions at entry points from today
The University of Dhaka authorities have again decided to restrict vehicular movement at seven entry points on the university campus from today...
BAU develops new tomato variant
A team of Bangladesh Agricultural University researchers has developed a new improved variant of Tomato named BAU Beefsteak Tomato-1.
Tomato farmers in Chandpur struggle as prices fall
In the heart of Bangladesh鈥檚 agricultural landscape, a silent crisis unfolds as tomato farmers in Chandpur face an unprecedented price fall...