Fruits
A Four-Kilogram Mango Called 'Four Kilo' Draws Crowds in Dinajpur
A mango variety called 'four kilo' that actually weighs four kilograms is drawing crowds at a fruit fair in Dinajpur.
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FruitsDinajpur's lychee market picks up after Eid, with prices below last year's
On 1 June 2026, trade in Madrazi, Bedana, Bombai and China-3 lychees picked up at Dinajpur's New Market; with freight halted over the Eid holiday, 100 lychees sold for Tk 250 to Tk 800, less than a year earlier.
FruitsLychee sellers draw homebound Eid travellers at Dhaka's Sayedabad
On 27 May 2026, the eve of Eid-ul-Azha, roadside sellers at Dhaka's Sayedabad bus stand sold lychees to homebound travellers at Tk 250 to Tk 600 a hundred, Jagonews24 reported.
CookingLychee payesh: how to make the chilled summer rice pudding with fresh lychee
At the start of the lychee season on 19 May 2026, Jagonews24 published a recipe for lychee payesh: coarsely ground rice cooked in reduced milk with lychee puree and pieces, chilled for at least two hours before serving.
HealthLychee and diabetes: what to know before eating the summer fruit
At the height of the lychee season on 19 May 2026, Jagonews24 advised that people with diabetes need not give up the fruit but should watch the amount and timing. Health agencies and research on lychee and low blood sugar in children support individual advice from a doctor.
HealthEnjoy litchis with care: what studies in India and Bangladesh found
Litchis are a nutritious summer fruit, but research on child deaths in India's Muzaffarpur linked illness to natural toxins in the fruit among undernourished children who skipped an evening meal, while a Bangladesh study tied a 2012 Dinajpur outbreak to orchard pesticides, not to eating litchis.
Crops
Labour and Harvester Shortage Doubles the Cost of Cutting Rice in Dinajpur
A shortage of labourers and working combine harvesters, rising fuel prices and rain have doubled the cost of harvesting Boro rice in Dinajpur.
FruitsUnripe Madrazi litchi reaches Dinajpur markets early at high prices
On 11 May 2026 the first Madrazi litchi of the season was selling in Dinajpur town at Tk 300 to Tk 320 a hundred, although the agriculture office said the sour, half-coloured fruit was not mature and ripe litchi was still 10 to 12 days away.
FruitsStorms and hail threaten Dinajpur's litchi crop before harvest
In May 2026 Dinajpur growers feared a smaller litchi crop as storms and hail split and dropped fruit weeks before harvest; the DAE said only about one to one and a half hectares were ruined.
Crops
Five Drought- and Salt-Tolerant Wheat Varieties Deliver Remarkable Yields
Scientists at the Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute in Dinajpur have developed five wheat varieties that yield far more than the national average and tolerate heat, drought and salt.
CropsDinajpur Grows Sunflower on 55 Hectares, Past Its 54-Hectare Target
Sunflower was grown on 55 hectares in Dinajpur in the 2025-26 season against a target of 54, the district's agriculture extension office said in March 2026, and about 69 tonnes of seed were expected.
Fruits
High Prices Push Fruit Off Iftar Menus in Dinajpur
Fruit prices in Dinajpur are beyond buyers' reach this Ramadan, and traders fear unsold dates will spoil despite ample supply.
FruitsEarly Blossoms Cover Dinajpur Mango Orchards as Fog Worries Growers
Mango trees in parts of Dinajpur blossomed early in the Magh cold of late January 2026; growers hoped for a good crop but feared that lasting fog would bring disease to the blossoms.