Pesticides

Pesticides

Govt to grant duty exemption on pesticide raw material imports

Govt to grant duty exemption on pesticide raw material imports

Industry leaders say that if raw material imports are made duty-free, local producers could reduce retail prices by at least 30%, benefiting farmers and promoting self-sufficiency

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

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

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

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

Representational Photo: UNB

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

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

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

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

20,000 cauliflowers dashed by poisonous pesticides in Sitakunda

DNCC Mayor Atiqul Islam. Photo: BSS

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

Pesticide resistance hurting dengue control activities: Study

Pesticide resistance hurting dengue control activities: Study

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

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

Representational image. Photo: Masum Billah

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

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