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Local Litchis Smaller and Sourer This Year in Ishwardi
Sales of local Mozaffar litchis have begun in Ishwardi, but growers say drought and a month-long heatwave have left the fruit smaller, sourer and cracking.
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Mangoes Still Missing From Markets After Set Date as Fruit Is Immature
Although the mango calendar allowed guti mangoes to be picked from 15 May, the fruit is not yet mature and is still missing from Rajshahi's markets.
Fruits
How to Make Raw Mango Pudding
With raw mangoes plentiful in the market, here is an easy recipe for a tasty raw mango pudding.
Fruits
Gobindabhog Mangoes at Tk 120, Bombai Lychees at Tk 450 a Hundred
The first Satkhira mangoes and Ishwardi lychees have reached Dhaka's markets at high prices, with traders blaming heat and drought for a smaller lychee crop.
Fruits
Human Chain at Dhaka University Demands Chemical-Free Seasonal Fruit
An environmental movement formed a human chain at Dhaka University demanding that seasonal and all other fruit be free of harmful chemicals.
Fruits
Does Eating a Lot of Watermelon Really Make You Gain Weight?
A nutritionist explains whether watermelon causes weight gain, whether people with diabetes can eat it and how much to eat each day.
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Traders Buy Mangoes at 50-60kg to the Maund, Growers Tell Minister
Mango growers complained to the agriculture minister that commission agents force them to hand over up to 20kg extra per maund.
Fruits
How to Tell Tree-Ripened Mangoes From Artificially Ripened Ones
Simple signs can help shoppers tell naturally ripened mangoes from those ripened with chemicals, which can carry serious health risks.
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Stay Alert to Syndicates Over Mangoes, Says Agriculture Minister
The agriculture minister warned that a smaller mango crop in Rajshahi will push up prices and that syndicates must be watched.
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Lychee Growers Downcast as Yields Collapse in Kishoreganj
A prolonged heatwave and hailstorms have slashed the lychee harvest in Mongolbaria, Kishoreganj's famous lychee village.
Fruits
Chuadanga Begins Marketing Three Mango Types Including Bombai
Mango marketing has begun in Chuadanga with the picking of Anti, Guti and Bombai mangoes under the district's mango calendar.
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Chapainawabganj Mangoes Can Be Picked as Soon as They Ripen
Unlike other districts, Chapainawabganj has set no harvest calendar, so growers can pick and sell mangoes as soon as they ripen.
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Harvest of All Guti Mangoes Begins Today in Rajshahi
Rajshahi's mango picking and marketing season opened on 15 May with guti mangoes, though the main Baneshwar market is expected to stay quiet until 25 May.