Immature Litchis Fill Ishwardi Markets at High Prices
Immature local litchis are being sold at high prices in Ishwardi as growers report one of the worst litchi yields they have seen.
Immature local litchis are being sold at high prices in Ishwardi as growers report one of the worst litchi yields they have seen.
Rajshahi district administration has announced this season's mango calendar, allowing growers and traders to start picking on 15 May.
The Nak Fazli mango has received geographical indication status as 'Naogaon's Nak Fazli Mango', strengthening the district's tie to the fruit.
Green coconuts from Nesarabad in Pirojpur fetch three times as much in Dhaka as growers are paid, as middlemen take a cut at every step.
A mother in Burichang, Cumilla, grew strawberries on a trial plot so her child could eat them, and has already sold part of the harvest.
Satkhira's deputy commissioner opened the district's mango harvest on 5 May under a calendar set by the administration.
Litchi orchards in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj have produced a bumper crop, and owners are counting on good profits as sales begin.
After failing in cattle, contracting and stone trading, Sirajul Islam Rekhon of Fenchuganj built a fruit orchard that now earns him about Tk 1.5 crore a year.
Barishal's famous seasonal fruit amra has received registration as a geographical indication (GI) product.
Low demand and falling prices have left Gurudaspur's bangi growers unable to cover picking and transport costs, and much of the crop is rotting in the fields.
Satkhira mango growers and traders say the district's harvest calendar ignores local differences in ripening and costs them money, while officials defend it.
FruitsRafiqul Islam of Rajarampur in Gomastapur, Chapainawabganj, began year-round mango farming in 2012 and told Jago News in April 2025 that his orchards had grown to about 800 bighas.
The khoi or jilapi fruit, a sweet, twisted pod loved by village children, is becoming rarer in Bangladesh and needs cultivation if the tree is to survive.