FruitsOn about two acres on the Birganj-Khansama border in Dinajpur, Aminul Islam has planted Sagar bananas with Ratna cauliflower in between; he says advice and fertiliser have been slow to come, and the agriculture office says it will send an officer.
GalleryVillages across Shibganj and Mokamtala in Bogura are full of banana orchards; photographer Soel Rana follows the ripe bunches from the trees to vans, wholesale depots and trucks bound for markets around the country, in a Prothom Alo photo story.
Daily lifeSpots on the peel or a green stalk do not prove a banana was artificially ripened; ethylene ripening is approved, but unauthorised use of calcium carbide can be harmful.
FruitsResearchers in Bahia found the susceptibility gene MusaDMR6 surges after Fusarium infection, making it a candidate target for breeding or CRISPR editing.
Amritsagar, Mehersagar, Champa, Sabri and cooking bananas from Madhupur, Ghatail and Sakhipur hills and the chars of Bhuapur, Sadar and Kalihati feed Dhaka's markets; growers Sanowar Hossain, Kachar Uddin and Zahirul Islam count their margins, DAE deputy director Ashek Parvez advises papaya, sugarca
FruitsNeither fruit is simply better, the Bengali news site Jagonews24 concluded on 11 July 2026: apples offer more fibre for fewer calories, bananas more potassium and quick energy. USDA data, NIH, WHO and published studies show where those claims stand.
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.
FruitsBananas were the world's most produced fruit in 2024, at about 139.4 million tonnes, ahead of watermelons at about 105.0 million and apples at about 97.9 million, according to FAOSTAT's December 2025 release.
Banana farming is booming in the Rangpur region, but a lack of storage and processing means large quantities of fruit are lost every year.
FruitsIn a guide published by Jagonews24 on 27 March 2026, agriculture and environment specialist Samiran Biswas urged banana growers to prevent Panama disease, a soil-borne fungal wilt that is hard to control once it reaches a field.
CropsA sudden hailstorm hit Sreebardi and Jhenaigati upazilas of Sherpur on the night of 14 March 2026, leaving paddy and banana farmers fearing losses as officials began gathering damage information.
FruitsIn September 2025 Jagonews24 suggested five fruits for different times of the day, from a morning banana to dates around exercise. Here is what U.S. nutrition data and health bodies say each one contains, and who should be careful.
CropsA good banana harvest is set up at planting. Bangladesh's Agriculture Information Service advises 20 kg of cow dung, 400 g of TSP, 300 g of MoP and 650 g of urea per pit in stages, with irrigation every 15 to 20 days in the dry season.
