USDA report cites Aus, Aman crop losses as import gap set to widen to 1.6m tonnes. ANM Mohibub Uz Zaman Bangladesh is set to import 1.6 million tonnes of rice in the 2026-27
On one side of the Brahmaputra River is Paglar Haat village in Kurigram’s Bhurungamari, and on the other is Telteli in Rowmari Upazila. Farmers on both sides are struggling to
Yasir Wardad Global quotations firm as Bangladesh sees unusual seasonal increases. Rice prices are rising in Bangladesh even just after the peak Boro-harvesting season, when
Subrata Ranjan Das In Bangladesh, Boro rice was cultivated on about 455,000 hectares in the haor region during the 2025-26 season. The region produces about 16 percent of the
Our Correspondent RANGPUR, July 13: Prices of almost all rice varieties have surged across the district, taking a heavy toll on the working class and the low-income people. The
Rice prices hit 18-month global high. Yasir Wardad Global rice prices surged to an 18-month high in June, with prices also rising in Bangladesh’s domestic market despite the
Sukanta Halder Around 95 percent of farmers in Bangladesh use unbalanced combinations of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and sulphur, raising concerns over soil health, crop
Neil Ray The rice syndicate has, once again, become hyperactive. Earlier, the millers and their cohorts took the opportunity of the lean season to raise prices of rice. But they
Rice cultivation is expanding across many coastal districts as farmers adapt to rising soil salinity with salt-tolerant varieties that are helping stabilise yields. Sohel Parvez