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Relief on Vegetable Prices in Khulna Markets
Vegetable prices in Khulna's markets have fallen by Tk 5 to Tk 10 a kg on the week, and trade has picked up after the long Eid holidays.
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Fruit Fair Bustles with Buyers and Visitors on Final Day
The three-day National Fruit Fair in Dhaka drew heavy crowds on its last day, with mangoes dominating the stalls and sellers reporting better sales than in past years.
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Goat Rearing: A Tool for Women's Economic Freedom
With little land or capital needed, goat rearing gives rural families, and women in particular, an affordable and sustainable source of income.
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Seasonal Fruit Festival and Tree Planting at Gono University
Gono University's journalists' association shared mangoes, jackfruit and lychees at its yearly fruit festival and planted trees across the Savar campus.
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Zillu Dreams Big with Mixed Orchard of Foreign Grapes and Oranges
Within a year of planting, a mixed orchard of foreign grape, orange and malta varieties in Pangsha, Rajbari, is bearing fruit and drawing visitors.
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Chapainawabganj's Fazli Mangoes Reach Market From Friday
Chapainawabganj's GI-recognised Fazli mango goes on sale from 20 June, though growers say this year's yield is poor.
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Munshiganj Fruit Fair Showcases 65 Kinds of Fruit
A three-day national fruit fair displaying 65 species of local fruit opened in Munshiganj on 19 June.
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How the Haribhanga Mango Got Its Name
The Haribhanga mango, now Rangpur's brand, is named after a clay pot that someone smashed on the original tree in Mithapukur.
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National Fruit Fair Opens as Adviser Urges Everyone to Eat Local Fruit
The three-day National Fruit Fair 2025 opened in Dhaka with 75 organisations taking part and a call from the agriculture adviser to eat local fruit.
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Does the Call of the Kanakua Bring Rain?
The greater coucal, or kanakua, whose deep call villagers long linked with rain, is becoming scarce as its habitat and food chain are disturbed.
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Farmers Growing More Interested in Nutrient-Rich Crops, Workshop Told
A national workshop heard that farmers want to grow more nutrient-rich crops but are held back by patchy support and a lack of quality seed.
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On 18 June 2025 the National Seed Board approved three new varieties from the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute: salt-tolerant Aman BRRI dhan112, high-yielding Boro BRRI dhan113 and blast-resistant Boro BRRI dhan114.
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The Colourful History Behind the Name of the Amrapali Mango
The Amrapali mango, a Dasheri-Neelum cross released in Bangladesh as BARI Aam-3, takes its name from the famed dancer of ancient Vaishali.