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Guava Yield Collapses, Farmers Fear Tk 3 Crore Loss
With no rain early in the season, guava flowers and fruit dropped across 55 villages in the Barishal region, and farmers and traders fear a loss of Tk 3 crore.
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Recipe: Mango Doi (Yoghurt)
A recipe for mango doi, a set yoghurt made with mango pulp, thickened milk, strained yoghurt and caramel.
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Foods to Give a Dengue Patient
Alongside medical advice, dengue patients need nutritious food; here are the foods to give them and what to avoid.
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Hill Jackfruit in Demand on the Plains
Demand for hill jackfruit is rising on the plains, with over a hundred trucks a week leaving Khagrachhari's Matiranga market for other districts.
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Mangoes Rot in Government Storage, Farmer in Despair
A Chapainawabganj mango farmer says about 3 tonnes of his mangoes rotted in a government storage facility he used on the advice of agriculture officials.
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Early Mango Varieties Near Their End at Kansat as Fazli Arrives
With Khirsapat and Langra almost gone, prices are climbing at Kansat, the country's biggest mango market, as Fazli mangoes begin to arrive.
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Chapainawabganj's Langra and Ashwina Mangoes Win GI Recognition
Langra and Ashwina mangoes from Chapainawabganj have received geographical indication (GI) recognition, with certificates expected within days.
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Atiar's 'Brunei King' Mango Spreads Across the Country
A giant mango from the Sultan of Brunei's orchard, brought to Magura in 2014, has become the district's signature variety and is spreading nationwide.
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Markets Flooded With Mangoes, Growers and Traders Not Getting Fair Prices
Orchard owners and lessees in Natore say a sudden fall in mango prices this season means they cannot recover what they spent on their orchards.
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Nishita and Ishtiaq's 'Sohojia'
What began as sending mangoes to friends has grown into Sohojia, an online venture run by Ishtiaq Asif and his wife Kaniz Fatema Nishita.
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Miyazaki Mango Sells at Tk 900 a kg in the Hills
After the success of Amrapali, farmers in the Khagrachhari hills are growing colourful foreign mangoes that sell for Tk 600 to 900 a kg.
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Sheikh Hasina Sends Mangoes to Malaysia's King and Prime Minister
Bangladesh's prime minister has sent mangoes as a goodwill gift to Malaysia's King and Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
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Shariatpur District Administration to Plant 50,000 Trees
Shariatpur's district administration is handing saplings to secondary students as part of a drive to plant 50,000 trees.