Soil and water salinity devastates crops during Bangladesh's lengthy dry season, meaning much of the coastal farmland lies fallow outside the rainy season when most farmers grow rice. Storm surges and ...

Since its birth, agriculture has always been the foundation of Bangladesh's economy without any doubt. It plays a major role in GDP by making a direct contribution of approximately 11-13% annually by ...

According to the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, the amount of land brought back into production in the region during the dry season when soil salinity is highest has increased 270% since 2016 ...

Rice production in the haor region is increasingly at risk due to climate change, jeopardizing one of Bangladesh’s primary sources of rice. A large portion of Bangladesh's Boro rice—around 25%—comes ...

The interim government in Bangladesh has allowed exports of aroma rice after a year-and-a-half, leading to a section of Indian exporters demanding that New Delhi hike it rice shipment prices to Dhaka.

Customs data shows that since November 11, a total of 267,857 tonnes of rice have entered Bangladesh through 6,400 Indian trucks via Hili Land Port, located in Hakimpur upazila of Dinajpur.