Chapainawabganj's Kansat market is selling Ashwina at Tk 80-100 a kilo, BARI-4 Tk 150-180, Gourmoti Tk 160-180, Katimon Tk 170-180 and Banana Mango Tk 180-200; a Shibganj grower who grafted Katimon onto Khirsapat trees found the old wood fruiting in August and has sold Tk 80,000 of off-season GI man
Farmers in Shibganj, Chapainawabganj, are experimentally harvesting Khirsapat mangoes out of season from trees grafted with Katimon, and selling them at several times the seasonal price.
Fruit flies have destroyed Fazli mangoes worth an estimated Tk 100 crore in Chapainawabganj this season, pushing growers away from the GI-recognised variety.
Fruit bagging, adopted to protect mangoes and meet export standards, has become a costly burden for Chapainawabganj growers after bag prices doubled and low-quality bags let fruit rot.
CropsIn July 2026 researchers in Chapainawabganj said BARI Mango-19, a new late variety that fruits in August, had been proposed for approval; growers saw a chance of better prices but asked for long field trials.
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.
FruitsBangladesh Bank told banks to keep branches and sub-branches next to mango markets in Chapainawabganj, Naogaon, Rajshahi and Natore open on a limited scale on Saturdays until 31 July 2026.
The Chapainawabganj Regional Horticulture Research Station has bred 16 mango varieties in 36 years; growers say only BARI Mango-4 caught on and call for a full mango research institute.
Chapainawabganj mango growers say oversupply, middlemen, a crate shortage and rising transport and courier costs are denying them fair prices.
CropsA three-day mango fair opened on 18 June 2026 at the Deputy Commissioner's office in Chapainawabganj, displaying 183 local and foreign varieties. The Department of Agricultural Extension organised it to introduce disappearing local types to a new generation.
EnvironmentA seven-year-old girl died of a snakebite in Jhilim union of Chapainawabganj Sadar on the afternoon of 17 June 2026. Locals alleged she was first taken to a village healer; she was brought to hospital hours later and found dead.
FruitsIn June 2026 the Bangladesh embassy in Kathmandu delivered more than 1,750 kg of GI-certified Khirshapat mangoes from Chapainawabganj to over 360 recipients in Nepal, including the President, the Speaker and cabinet members, under its annual "Season's Best Compliments" initiative.
Mango exports from Chapainawabganj began for the season on 5 June as a Shibganj grower sent two tonnes of Khirsapat and Banana Mango to Italy.
