Fruit output is growing in Rangamati, Khagrachhari and Bandarban, but exporters say the lack of cargo flights, costly air freight and unquarantined orchards keep Chattogram's fruit exports small.
CropsIn June 2026 fruit expert Dr Md Mehedi Masud wrote that pruning, forcing new shoots and bagging now let Bangladeshi farmers grow Thai guava all year; on the figures he cited, national guava output passed 6.64 lakh tonnes in 2024-25.
Watermelon is by far the biggest fruit crop in Barishal division, followed by betel nut, coconut, banana and mango, according to 2024-25 production data.
CropsIn June 2026, Department of Agricultural Extension data showed about 34 kinds of foreign fruit grown in Bangladesh, a dozen of them commercially successful. Dragon fruit and malta led, and home-grown dragon fruit had been exported to Sweden.
China has become one of the centres of the global fruit trade, and analysts say its growing import market also offers Bangladesh a big opportunity.
Dinajpur's Bedana litchi, now recognised as a geographical indication product, has a history of some 250 years that local tradition traces to one farmer in Mashimpur village.
Rangamati's famous Honey Queen pineapple has had a record season, lifting hill families' incomes, though farmers still lack cold storage, roads and processing.
Speakers at a Jagonews24 roundtable said fruit worth Tk 25,000 to 50,000 crore is wasted every year for lack of processing, and called for coordinated action on marketing, processing and exports.
Farmers in Savar and Dhamrai near Dhaka are switching to foreign and hybrid fruits for higher profits, and scientists and environmentalists warn that local varieties could be lost for good.
CropsHill farmers in Bandarban were cutting back on jhum shifting cultivation for fruit orchards in 2026, drawn by better profits, demand and government support; in Sadar upazila orchards covered 5,302 hectares in 2025-26 against 155 hectares of jhum.
Bananas were the world's most produced fruit in 2023, ahead of watermelon, apples, grapes and oranges, according to FAO and Statista data.
An "Environment Olympiad" was held in Dhaka on 27 June to build environmental awareness among underprivileged children.
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.
