Pesticides

Mohammad Emdad Ullah Mian, secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, speaks at the opening session of the annual workshop of the Soil Resource Development Institute (SRDI) in Farmgate, Dhaka on 1 June 2025. Photo: TBS
Agriculture

Overuse of fertilisers, pesticide on leased land degrades soil health: Agriculture secy

KSM Mostafizur Rahman, Managing Director of National AgriCare Group. Photo: Courtesy
Agriculture

Possible to supply pesticides at 30-40% lower prices with govt assistance: NAC MD

Representational Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Agro-chemical struggles as Bangladesh misses 50 years of LDC benefits

Family members wail as a mother died and her three daughters fell sick after mistakenly drinking anti-rodent poison in Natore on 6 February. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Woman dies after taking rat poison, 3 daughters hospitalised

Aman rice prices rose despite production surpassing all previous records last year and supply hitting the market from early December. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS
Agriculture

Experts call for more research as pests destroy 30% of Bangladesh's crops per year

Representatives from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change participated in a workshop held on Tuesday on collaboration in relevant components of the projects. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

FAO supports Bangladesh in strengthening pesticide regulations

Two farmers – Abu Bakkar Siddique and Didarul Alam – who suffered losses, said they had invested significant resources, including funds borrowed from NGOs and relatives, into cultivating cauliflowers. Photo: TBS
Agriculture

20,000 cauliflowers dashed by poisonous pesticides in Sitakunda

DNCC Mayor Atiqul Islam. Photo: BSS
Bangladesh

Lab tests show Bti supplied by Marshal Agrovet accurate, effective: Mayor Atiq

Pesticide resistance hurting dengue control activities: Study
Health

Pesticide resistance hurting dengue control activities: Study

Unlicensed, untrained and using dangerous chemicals: Inside the inner workings of the capital’s pest control services
Panorama

Unlicensed, untrained and using dangerous chemicals: Inside the inner workings of the capital’s pest control services

Representational image. Photo: Masum Billah
Economy

Less pesticide, higher profit: How fruit bag transforms mango cultivation

A file photo of DB chief Mohammad Harun-Or-Rashid briefing the media. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Pest control firm staff used pesticide in Bashundhara flat without safety measures: DB chief

Representational Image. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Death of siblings due to pesticide: MD, chairman of pest control company arrested