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.
AgribusinessMango farmers in the Rajshahi region said in June 2026 that under the 'dholon' custom they still had to give 52 to 54 kg for every 40 kg they were paid for, despite a 2025 decision to trade by the kilogram. Traders say the extra weight covers losses in transport, sorting and storage.
FruitsChapainawabganj's mango exports for the 2026 season began on 5 June, when a Shibganj grower sent two tonnes of Khirsapat and Banana Mango to Italy.
FruitsRajshahi, Chapainawabganj, Naogaon and Natore had a target of about 12.55 lakh tonnes of mangoes in 2026, and traders estimated Tk 10,000 crore of activity around the crop, though growers said middlemen and a 54 kg maund cut their profits.
FruitsBangladesh's domestic mango market was estimated at Tk 13,000 crore, yet the country exported only 2,194 tonnes in 2025, earning under Tk 100 crore. In June 2026 exporters blamed steep air freight and gaps in quality production.
Farmers at the Kansat mango market in Shibganj, Chapainawabganj, accuse wholesalers of buying mangoes at 54-55kg to the maund instead of the standard 40kg.
Kansat mango market in Chapainawabganj is busy as the season starts, but growers are frustrated that prices have not kept up with rising costs.
LivestockOver Eid-ul-Azha 2026, 65 cows and 14 goats were sacrificed in Chapainawabganj at the initiative of local MP Nurul Islam Bulbul and the meat given away. Jugantor reported that 49 cows were funded by a Turkish NGO and the rest of the animals with money from Jamaat patrons.
FruitsIn mid-May 2026 mango growers in Chapainawabganj said fruit bags were scarce just as the fruit had to be bagged, and that where bags were sold they cost almost double; some growers alleged traders were hoarding them. The agriculture office said it would look into the shortage.
FruitsChapainawabganj district administration decided on 11 May 2026 to set no mango picking dates again, allowing fruit to be picked once mature while warning of strict action against anyone marketing immature mangoes.
A flash flood from upstream in India has submerged half-ripe paddy on about 450 bighas in Gomostapur upazila of Chapainawabganj.
