Fruits
US Ambassador Visits Baneshwar Mango Market in Rajshahi
US Ambassador Brent T. Christensen toured Baneshwar mango market in Rajshahi's Puthia, tasting local varieties and urging Bangladesh to build more cold chain for exports.
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Fruits
Helal Uddin Succeeds Growing 75 Foreign Mango Varieties in Chandpur
A journalist-entrepreneur has turned an abandoned brickfield in Chandpur into a fruit farm growing 75 foreign and high-value mango varieties.
Crops
Mangoes Flood the Hills: Buyers Happy with Low Prices, Growers Lose Out
A good mango harvest in hilly Rangamati has filled markets with cheap fruit late in the season, pleasing buyers but leaving growers counting losses.
Agribusiness
Few Hilsa at Bhola's Landing Ghats but Plenty of Buyers
Poor hilsa catches in Bhola's Meghna and Tetulia rivers and strong demand from wholesale markets elsewhere have pushed local prices up, angering ordinary buyers.
AgribusinessFertilizer subsidy takes 80% of Bangladesh agriculture ministry budget, World Bank says
A World Bank report released in Dhaka on 15 June 2026 found that Bangladesh spends about a tenth of its public budget on agriculture but concentrates it on fertilizer subsidies and rice, leaving research, advice, irrigation and market access underfunded.
Agribusiness
Relief in Chandpur's Hilsa Market as Price Falls by Up to Tk 500 a Kg
Hilsa prices at Chandpur's Borostation fish ghat, one of the country's largest hilsa markets, have fallen by Tk 300 to 500 a kg in about a month.
Agribusiness
30,000 Cattle Return Unsold Amid Low Prices and Few Buyers, Pabna Farmers Worried
Few buyers and prices below expectations forced Pabna farmers to bring about 30,000 cattle home unsold from Eid-ul-Azha haats.
Crops
Palm Kernel Sales in the Summer Heat Change Fortunes of Over a Hundred Families in Sharsha
With the Jaishtha heat at its fiercest, demand for tender palm kernels is rising in Sharsha and Benapole, and around a hundred local families are making a living from the seasonal trade.
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The Hidden Benefits of Jamun Seeds That Many Don't Know
Jamun seeds, usually thrown away, are believed to help with blood sugar, digestion, blood pressure, immunity and weight when dried and powdered, though they are no substitute for medical treatment.
EnvironmentWorld Bank approves $95.75 million to modernise irrigation in the Kyrgyz Republic
On 12 June 2026 the World Bank approved $95.75 million for the Kyrgyz Republic National Irrigation Investment Program, which was expected to improve irrigation services on about 82,000 hectares and benefit more than 450,000 people.
Fruits
Jamun Is Good for You, but Eating Too Much Can Cause Trouble
Jamun is a nutritious summer fruit, but eating too much, or eating it the wrong way, can lower blood pressure and blood sugar and cause digestive and skin problems.
Crops
Import Duty Cut on Raw Material for Fruit Bag Industry
The proposed 2026-27 budget would lower the import duty on composite paper used to make fruit bags from 10 per cent to 5 per cent.
Crops
Ghagra Bazar in Rangamati, the Hub of Hill Produce
Ghagra Bazar in Rangamati's Kawkhali upazila has long been the trading heart of the area for fruit, jum crops and other produce grown by hill communities.