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How the Haribhanga Mango Got Its Name
The Haribhanga mango, now Rangpur's brand, is named after a clay pot that someone smashed on the original tree in Mithapukur.
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National Fruit Fair Opens as Adviser Urges Everyone to Eat Local Fruit
The three-day National Fruit Fair 2025 opened in Dhaka with 75 organisations taking part and a call from the agriculture adviser to eat local fruit.
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The Colourful History Behind the Name of the Amrapali Mango
The Amrapali mango, a Dasheri-Neelum cross released in Bangladesh as BARI Aam-3, takes its name from the famed dancer of ancient Vaishali.
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National Fruit Fair Begins Thursday
The Ministry of Agriculture's three-day National Fruit Fair opens on Thursday, 19 June, at the Krishibid Institution Bangladesh premises in Khamarbari, Dhaka.
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Why Is the Mango Called Langra?
One of Bangladesh's finest mangoes carries the odd name Langra, meaning lame, and the story usually told links it to a fakir with a limp some 200 years ago.
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The 7,000-Year History of the Banana
The banana's journey from a hard, seedy wild fruit in South-east Asia to today's sweet seedless fruit was shaped by ancient farmers, and disease now threatens its future.
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Children Sell Bowls of Litchis Along Dinajpur's Roadsides
Children in Dinajpur are gathering litchis that fall in the orchards and selling them in bowls along the roadsides, helped by their mothers, sisters and grandmothers.
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How to Keep Lychees Fresh for Longer
A few simple steps, from keeping the stems on to avoiding plastic bags, can keep lychees fresh for several days.
VegetablesPapaya yields: what zinc, boron and magnesium do, and what the experts advise
A June 2025 Jagonews24 guide by agriculture and environment specialist Samiran Biswas said zinc, boron and magnesium are key to papaya health and yield, but that the wrong amount can harm the plant. Here is the advice, checked against DAE, research and university sources.
CropsFertiliser and irrigation for bananas: what to apply from planting to flowering
A good banana harvest is set up at planting. Bangladesh's Agriculture Information Service advises 20 kg of cow dung, 400 g of TSP, 300 g of MoP and 650 g of urea per pit in stages, with irrigation every 15 to 20 days in the dry season.
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Kuakata Farmer Isahak Succeeds With Mangoes, Sells Over a Lakh Taka From One Tree
Kuakata farmer Isahak Munshi, inspired by Rajshahi's orchards, has sold more than Tk 1 lakh of mangoes from one tree and now supplies much of his area.
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Foreign Peach Fruit in Young Entrepreneur Sharif's Orchard
Peaches are being grown for the first time in northern Chattogram, on the hills of Mirsarai, by young entrepreneur Md Omar Sharif.
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Helal Wins Big Growing 57 World-Famous Mango Varieties in One Orchard
Entrepreneur Helal Uddin has drawn attention by growing 57 world-famous mango varieties on a disused brick kiln in Chandpur.