FruitsA long heatwave and drought in April 2026 were shedding litchi fruitlets in Ishwardi, Pabna, after a record bloom, with the local Mozaffarpuri variety worst hit. Officials urged regular irrigation.
FlowersA 'noto cactus' brought from Thailand flowered yellow at the government horticulture centre in Madaripur in April 2026; the centre's deputy director said it was probably the first such bloom in Bangladesh.
A young entrepreneur in Sreepur, Gazipur, has earned about Tk 1 lakh this year from sweet grapes, turning a childhood dream into a business.
Chapainawabganj, known for mangoes, has its first commercial dried pineapple production, made with temperature-controlled dryers by entrepreneur Ismail Khan Shamim.
Entrepreneurs Ruhul Amin and Hashem Ali have built a grape garden of the foreign Bainur variety in Phulbari, Kurigram, that is drawing visitors and new growers.
FruitsKamruzzaman Pradhania, a young entrepreneur in Chandpur Sadar upazila, began growing grapes on a rooftop during the Covid years and by April 2026 had three vineyard plots with, he said, about 85 varieties from 18 countries.
Hopper attacks are making young mangoes fall in orchards across Chuadanga, and growers fear heavy losses this season.
EnvironmentUnder the World Bank-supported GIRSAR programme, a livestock aqueduct in southern Córdoba has brought 50,000 hectares back into production and a modernised irrigation system in the lower Río Negro valley has expanded production across 4,000 hectares, the World Bank reported on 10 April 2026.
A hailstorm at the start of the season has left mango growers in Chapainawabganj, especially in Shibganj, fearing heavy losses to young fruit.
FruitsIn early April 2026 rosko, the wild blood fruit of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (Haematocarpus validus), sold for Tk 400 to 500 a kg in Rangamati, more than imported apples at Tk 300 to 350.
Heavy rain that began on 31 March has damaged about 20 per cent of the 750 hectares of watermelon grown in Mirsarai, Chattogram.
FruitsCanker, a bacterial disease spread by wind-driven rain and worsened by the citrus leafminer, is one of the most damaging diseases of lemon; a guide published on 29 March 2026 set out how to recognise it and keep it in check.
FruitsIn a guide published by Jagonews24 on 27 March 2026, agriculture and environment specialist Samiran Biswas urged banana growers to prevent Panama disease, a soil-borne fungal wilt that is hard to control once it reaches a field.
