The army handed two leaders of the BNP and the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement to police over extortion from a buffalo trader at Jatrapur market in Kurigram.
Kuakata farmer Isahak Munshi, inspired by Rajshahi's orchards, has sold more than Tk 1 lakh of mangoes from one tree and now supplies much of his area.
Intermittent rain and tidal water let into shrimp land ended Cox's Bazar's salt season short of target, though BSCIC says field stocks of about 14 lakh tonnes make imports unnecessary.
After a nilgai beaten in Panchagarh died and a gravedigger's horse was killed, a columnist examines why people are cruel to animals and what that says about violence.
The government will import 70,000 tonnes of urea and DAP fertiliser from Saudi Arabia and the UAE at a total cost of Tk 484 crore 15 lakh 70 thousand.
Villagers of Nayani in Khulna's Koyra upazila protested against a bid to let river saline water into farmland for shrimp enclosures after they switched back to rice.
Mangoes are packed with nutrients, but eating too many can bring problems, from weight gain and blood sugar to stomach upsets.
As saline land spreads in coastal Bangladesh, salt-tolerant crops such as groundnut, sunflower, mung bean and watermelon can bring it into productive use.
An eight-year-old boy, Rifat, died after being bitten by a snake while he slept in Gomastapur, Chapainawabganj.
A roundtable in Dhaka heard that Bangladesh could earn about $1 billion a year from carbon markets and called for a clear policy to attract investment.
Robbers looted 12 sacrificial cattle from a pickup on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Sitakunda, and police have yet to recover the animals.
The environment adviser says the government is working towards a permanent solution to human-elephant conflict and that people must be patient.
Bandarban's markets are full of local and foreign mangoes selling at Tk 60 to Tk 300 a kg, though most buyers stick to cheaper local varieties.
Some nutritious fruits can carry risks during pregnancy, and this guide explains why papaya, pineapple, grapes, tamarind and lychee are best avoided.
Days before Eid-ul-Azha, Chuadanga farmers who fattened large cattle are anxious as costs rise, markets stay slow and traders stay away.
VegetablesA Dhaka agriculture conference on 25 May 2025 heard that Bangladesh earned $55.6 million from vegetable exports and $39.1 million from fruit and flower exports in July-March of FY2024-25, and that youth involvement and coordinated action are needed to raise them.
The Wildlife Crime Control Unit raided the Monorama mini zoo on the Meherpur border and rescued 27 wild animals.
FruitsIn May 2025 West Zone Railway officials said the Mango and Cattle Special trains were unlikely to run that season, citing losses in earlier years and weak interest from growers and traders in booking mangoes.
A Chapainawabganj trader has sent one tonne of Khirsapat mangoes to England at the start of the season.
Peaches are being grown for the first time in northern Chattogram, on the hills of Mirsarai, by young entrepreneur Md Omar Sharif.
