Crops
No Post-Larvae at the Depots: Prawn Farming Stalls in Bagerhat
A severe shortage of golda prawn post-larvae after a ban on wild-caught and Indian fry has left Bagerhat's shrimp farmers unable to stock their ghers.
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Bangladesh
Fruits
Good Harvest but Low Prices Leave Natore Mango Farmers Disappointed
Favourable weather gave Natore a good mango crop this season, but low market prices mean farmers and orchard buyers are making little or losing money.
AgribusinessHilsa Scarce at Barishal's Port Road Market as Short Supply Drives Up Prices
The hilsa season had begun in June 2026, yet little hilsa reached Barishal's Port Road wholesale fish landing centre: on 2 June about 60 maunds arrived where some 1,000 were expected, and prices were high.
Crops
Early Warning Saves Lives and Assets as Drought and Desertification Spread
Desertification and drought threaten food security worldwide, while Bangladesh warns of mass climate displacement and the WMO says early warning is saving lives.
Fruits
Latkan Can Be Your Companion on the Weight-Loss Journey
Low in calories and rich in fibre and vitamin C, the seasonal fruit latkan can support weight control alongside a healthy diet and exercise, though it is no magic cure.
Cooking
Messi's Favourite Dish Milanesa Napolitana: The Recipe
Milanesa Napolitana, a traditional Argentine dish that Lionel Messi is fond of, can be made easily at home.
Crops
Trees to Be Sown from the Air as Helicopters Drop Seed Balls
Bangladesh Air Force helicopters will scatter seed balls over coastal and remote hill areas under the force's Tree Plantation Programme 2026.
Crops
State Minister Wants Production of Nets Harmful to Hilsa Stopped
The state minister for fisheries and livestock has ordered an end to the production of fishing nets that harm hilsa breeding and conservation.
EnvironmentSoil Cutting Under Padma Rail Link Pillars in Fatullah Stopped; Trees to Be Planted
Amid criticism over soil removed from beneath Padma rail bridge pillars in Fatullah, Narayanganj, minister Sheikh Rabiul Alam said on 16 June 2026 that the cutting had been stopped and trees would be planted there.
Fruits
What Happens When You Eat Karamcha? Its Health Benefits
The small sweet-and-sour karamcha, a familiar seasonal fruit of rural Bengal, offers surprising health benefits from immunity to digestion.
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.
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.
Fruits
How Good Is Latkan for Children?
Eaten in moderation, the sweet-and-sour latkan can help meet children's nutritional needs, supporting immunity, bones and digestion.