Picking fruit from trees on public land in Singapore without NParks permission can bring a fine of up to S$5,000, or up to S$50,000 and six months in jail in nature reserves.
Pankabila, a century-old litchi village in Narail Sadar, sells at least Tk 2 crore worth of litchis each season, and farmers are pleased with this year's yield and prices.
CropsSaikat Raihan Sakin of Barishal Sadar started a small fruit garden with money saved from private tuition during the Covid pandemic. By May 2026 it had become a one-acre nursery and mixed orchard with more than 80 mango varieties, which he told Jagonews earns him Tk 5 lakh to Tk 7 lakh a year.
FruitsOn 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.
The Rajshahi district administration has published this season's mango calendar and warned of strict action against anyone who picks or sells mangoes before the set dates.
FruitsA Jagonews24 guide of 9 May 2026 said the miracle berry, a West African shrub whose fruit makes sour food taste sweet, can be grown in Bangladesh in acidic soil with partial shade and steady watering.
Orchard owners and traders in Pabna's Ishwardi are picking sour, immature litchis early for profit, and doctors warn eating them can cause serious health problems in children.
Magura's litchi, including the GI-recognised Hazrapur fruit, has reached the market early, with satisfactory yields and prices raising hopes of about Tk 85 crore in trade.
The government has fixed variety-by-variety mango picking dates for each district, with Satkhira's local varieties first on 5 May and Gourmati last on 14 August.
FruitsOn 4 May 2026, with mature Haribhanga mangoes about six weeks from market, people in Rangpur's mango trade said the season could bring more than Tk 200 crore of business if the weather held; officials called it an "on year" with heavy fruiting.
Litchi cultivation in Meherpur has grown to about 800 hectares this year, and with good fruit set the agriculture department expects Tk 50 to 55 crore in sales.
At the end of the season Dhaka's markets are selling mostly small, sweet watermelons from Khulna, but falling supply has pushed prices up.
Watermelon growers in Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram have lost about Tk 1 crore to virus attacks, poor yields, falling prices and heavy rain.
