Sukanta Halder
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- Sep 24, 2026
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- Jul 28, 2026
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Bangladesh’s diesel price hike: Farmers dealt another blow (opens the original)
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DHAKA – Amid the ongoing fertiliser crisis in many parts of the country, the government’s diesel price hike is set to push up farming costs, dealing another blow to farmers. The government on Sunday raised the prices of four petroleum products, including diesel, by Tk 20 per litre, passing on higher import costs to consumers following the US war on Iran. Diesel, the most widely used fuel for transport, irrigation and power generation, now costs Tk 135. The hike comes as farmers are growing Aman
Rain, floods damage crops worth USD $38.82 million in Bangladesh (opens the original)
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DHAKA – Hanif Chowkidar, a farmer in Patuakhali’s Galachipa upazila, had planned to cultivate Aman paddy on 5.26 hectares this season. He spent around Tk 22,000 on four maunds (1 maund = 37.32kg) of seed and prepared a seedbed. But days of relentless rain left the seedbed submerged for about a week, destroying it completely. “I never imagined facing such a huge loss right at the start of the season,” Hanif told The Daily Star. “I’m now worried about how I’ll plant Aman paddy on all the land. It
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