Crops
Off-Season Mangoes Hang on the Trees, Over Tk 1.25 Crore Sold in 3 Months
A Shibganj farmer growing year-round Katimon mangoes on 50 leased bighas has earned more than Tk 1.25 crore in three months, with more fruit still to come in winter.
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Chapainawabganj
Crops
Special Train Leaves Chapainawabganj Without Vegetables
The special vegetable train left Rohanpur station in Chapainawabganj on its first day without a single consignment of produce.
Fruits
17 Cocktails Found in a Mango Orchard
Joint forces recovered 17 live cocktails, or crude bombs, from bushes in a mango orchard in Chapainawabganj Sadar.
Environment
120 Parakeets Spread Their Wings in the Open Sky
An assistant commissioner rescued and freed 120 caged red-headed parakeets in Shibganj, Chapainawabganj, and fined the man holding them Tk 10,000.
Fruits
Mangoes Worth Tk 35 Crore Sold Daily at Kansat
Trade at Kansat, Bangladesh's largest mango market, has largely recovered after shutdown and curfew cut daily sales sharply.
Fruits
Kansat Mango Market Returning to Normal
Chapainawabganj's Kansat mango market has filled up with fruit and buyers again after the quota reform unrest, but cash payments have not fully resumed.
Crops
Farmer brings Russell's viper to hospital after being bitten
A farmer bitten by a Russell's viper in a field on a Padma char in Shibganj caught the snake alive, put it in a sack and took it to the upazila health complex.
Crops
Government working to increase mango exports: agriculture minister
Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdus Shahid said during a visit to mango orchards in Chapainawabganj's Nachole that the government is working to increase mango exports.
Fruits
Chapainawabganj's Haribhanga Mangoes Head to Sweden
Nachole grower Rafiqul Islam sent 600 kg of Haribhanga mangoes to Sweden on 22 June, the season's first mango export from Chapainawabganj.
Crops
Mango Maund Set at 52 kg, Growers Held Hostage by Wholesalers
Mango growers at Kansat, the country's largest mango market, say wholesalers are forcing them to sell 52 kg or more as a single maund.
Fruits
Mango Train Brings 81 Cattle and Goats to Dhaka
The Mango Special train has begun carrying sacrificial animals from Chapainawabganj to Dhaka, sending 81 cattle and goats in four wagons.
Fruits
227 Mango Varieties Displayed on a Single Boat in Chapainawabganj
A fair at the Chapainawabganj collectorate displayed 227 varieties of mango arranged on one boat, drawing growers and visitors.
Fruits
Mango Special Train to Reach Dhaka via Padma Bridge
Despite losses, the railway has again launched a low-cost mango and cattle special train from Chapainawabganj, this year routed via the Padma Bridge.