Two decades of cyclones and saltwater intrusion have left Satkhira's coastal soils too salty for mango, jackfruit and lychee, and salt-tolerant trees such as tamarind and wood apple are taking their place.
Adding pineapple to a cucumber salad with a tangy lemon and kasundi dressing makes a nutritious side dish or light snack.
A 69-year-old worker who went into a reserved forest in Bakshiganj, Jamalpur, to collect firewood was found dead, apparently killed by a wild elephant.
Bangladeshi expatriates in Egypt enjoy abundant, cheap fruit along the Nile but say they sorely miss jackfruit, latkan and other fruits from home.
Although Sylhet's acidic soils favour citrus, mango and jackfruit now lead the division's fruit output, yet they add little to the local economy and only jara lemon is exported.
A bumper jackfruit crop in Mymensingh is bringing farmers little because there is no cold storage or processing centre, and unsold fruit is rotting.
Beliefs that pineapple eaten with milk, yoghurt or fish is poisonous have no firm scientific basis, though some people need to take care.
Rising domestic fruit output and higher duties have cut Bangladesh's fruit imports, but exports remain stuck at a few thousand tonnes as air freight costs soar.
From Newton's apple to the banana republic and citrus against scurvy, some fruits have left a surprising mark on history.
Growers in Ishwardi lose 25 to 30 percent of their litchi, worth Tk 200 to 225 crore, every year, and say modern technology, storage and a research lab could cut the loss.
Farmers who overuse urea but neglect other nutrients are damaging soils, yields, the environment and public health, and balanced fertilisation is the answer.
FruitsDewa, or monkey jack, once common in rural Bangladesh, is now seldom seen in markets. A research review puts its vitamin C at 135 mg per 100 g, and a Bangladeshi study found it highest in carotenoids, zinc and copper among ten minor fruits.
FruitsBangladesh Bank told banks to keep branches and sub-branches next to mango markets in Chapainawabganj, Naogaon, Rajshahi and Natore open on a limited scale on Saturdays until 31 July 2026.
