Chapainawabganj's Khirsapat Mangoes Head to England
A Chapainawabganj trader has sent one tonne of Khirsapat mangoes to England at the start of the season.
A Chapainawabganj trader has sent one tonne of Khirsapat mangoes to England at the start of the season.
FruitsOn 20 May 2025, Export Promotion Bureau vice-chairman Md Anwar Hossain said ten hot water treatment plants would be set up in Chapainawabganj, alongside plans for a mango board, a mango policy and low-cost solar panels for growers.
Mature mangoes knocked down by a storm in Chapainawabganj's Gomostapur upazila are selling for just Tk 3.5 a kg.
The district administration in Chapainawabganj has decided not to set a mango calendar this season, leaving growers free to pick fruit once it is mature.
Hail in Chapainawabganj's Gomostapur and Nachole upazilas damaged paddy and mango on 248 hectares, according to the Department of Agricultural Extension.
Hail in Chapainawabganj's Nachole and Gomostapur upazilas has damaged mango and paddy, with officials yet to assess the losses.
China's ambassador in Dhaka, Yao Wen, visited a mango orchard in Chapainawabganj and gave assurance that the district's mangoes would be exported to China this year.
A Chinese importer toured mango orchards in Shibganj and said China wants 120,000 tonnes of Chapainawabganj mangoes.
A farmer in Gomastapur upazila of Chapainawabganj has grown purple leaf rice on 12 katha of land, drawing farmers and visitors to his field.
CropsShibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj produced strawberries worth about Tk 70 crore a year, its agriculture officer said in March 2025, as mango growers switched to the fruit but still lacked a local market.
After a long dry spell, a light drizzle in Chapainawabganj on Friday has brought relief to mango growers, and the agriculture department calls it a blessing for the crop.
Miscreants cut down more than 800 mango trees belonging to farmer Selim Reza, 29, late at night in Shibganj, Chapainawabganj.
FruitsWith blossom a month away, Chapainawabganj mango growers were weeding, watering, feeding and spraying their trees. Here is what they did and what the DAE advises for fertiliser, irrigation and pests.