Environment
Youth Taken to Traditional Healer After Snakebite Dies Next Day
A 25-year-old man in Lohagara, Chattogram, died after relatives took him to a local ojha rather than a hospital following a snakebite.
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Crops
Which Fruit Does the World Eat Most, and Why Is It So Popular?
Eaten more than 100 billion times a year, the banana is the world's most consumed fruit and, after wheat, rice and maize, its fourth most important food crop.
Fruits
New Prospects for Foreign Mango Varieties in the Hills
Foreign mango varieties are catching on in the Khagrachhari hills because they fetch several times the price of local mangoes, but orchard owners say tolls on the way to market are a major burden.
Fisheries
Six Hilsa Caught in the Padma Sell for Tk 47,300
Six hilsa weighing about 11 kg caught in the Padma at Daulatdia in Rajbari sold for Tk 47,300.
CropsKhulna grows 80,000 tonnes of fruit a year but lacks storage and markets
Khulna district produced more than 80,000 tonnes of fruit on about 25,000 hectares in 2024-25, yet by June 2026 it had no cold storage, processing or organised fruit market, and no fruit had been exported from the district.
Fruits
From Tk 5,000 to a Lakh-Taka Pickle Business: Tania's Story
Bogura entrepreneur Tania Akter began with just 2 kg of jujube pickle, and that small venture has grown into a brand.
Crops
From Hobby to a 50-Acre Orchard: Success With Foreign Fruits in the Hills
A hobby started in 2003 has grown into a 50-acre orchard of about 50 local and foreign fruit trees on the hills of Mirsarai in Chattogram.
Crops
Born and Dying With Raspberries: How a Small Serbian Town Won the World
The Serbian town of Arilje supplies about a fifth of the country's raspberry exports, but growers face a drought-hit crop and prices that do not cover costs.
Crops
Facebook Ads Eat Into Online Mango Sellers' Profits
More than 30 per cent of Chapainawabganj's mangoes now sell online, but sellers say the cost of Facebook advertising paid in dollars is eroding their profits and raising prices.
EnvironmentKushiyara crosses danger level as flood risk rises in Sylhet, Mymensingh and Rangpur
The Kushiyara was flowing 4 cm above danger level at Fenchuganj on 28 June 2026, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre said, warning of short-term flooding in riverside low-lying areas of Sylhet, Mymensingh and Rangpur divisions.
Crops
Half of the Top 10 Agro-Processing Countries Are in Asia: Who Leads?
FAO data show China is the world's largest processor of fruit and crops, and that Asian countries dominate the global top 10.
Crops
BINA Sofeda-1: Nuclear Agriculture Institute Releases New Sapodilla Variety
The Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture has released BINA Sofeda-1, a sapodilla variety with fruits of 250 to 450 grams, developed through gamma irradiation.
Crops
Amrapali Overtakes Himsagar and Langra as Bangladesh's Top Mango
Amrapali, the BARI Aam-3 variety, has displaced Fazli, Himsagar, Langra and Gopalbhog to lead Bangladesh's mango cultivation, exports and popularity.
Crops
Research Brings a Quiet Revolution to Rajshahi's Fruit Farming
BARI's Fruit Research Station in Binodpur, Rajshahi, is breeding new fruit varieties, conserving germplasm and adapting foreign fruits for Bangladeshi farmers.
Fruits
One Killed in Family Feud Over Mango Picking in Rajshahi's Mohanpur
Abdur Razzak, 55, was killed in a clash between two sides over a family dispute and the picking of mangoes in Mohanpur upazila of Rajshahi.
Vegetables
Choosing Farming Over a Job, Sumon Earns Tk 15 Lakh a Year from Integrated Farm
Instead of chasing a job, Zahidul Mahmud Sumon of Pirojpur took up integrated farming after watching YouTube, and now earns Tk 10 to 15 lakh a year from papaya, fruit and fish.
Crops
Lebukhali Horticulture Research Centre Opens New Prospects for Coastal Farming
BARI's Regional Horticulture Research Centre at Lebukhali, Patuakhali, is developing fruit and vegetable varieties suited to the south, producing seedlings and training farmers.
Crops
Fruit Output Rises in the Hills, but Exports from Chattogram Face Hurdles
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.
CropsThai guava: how planned orchards give Bangladesh fruit all year round
In 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.
Crops
Watermelon Dominates Fruit Production in Barishal
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.