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Returnee Migrant Earns Tk 10 Lakh From Longan in Dinajpur
A returnee migrant in Dinajpur's Chirirbandar has sold Tk 10 lakh worth of longan this year from 100 trees on two acres and hopes to earn as much again from saplings.
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CropsAbout 800 Fruit-Laden Papaya Trees Cut Down Overnight in Rangamati
On the night of 30 July 2026, unknown people cut down about 800 fruiting papaya trees on a leased one-acre orchard at Rangapani in Rangamati town, destroying papayas worth several lakh taka.
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Once a Farm Labourer, Sayeed Now Sells 2,000 kg of Dragon Fruit a Day
Sayeed Sarkar of Gourinathpur in Jhenaidah's Maheshpur left a job, laboured on others' land and now trades 1,500 to 2,000 kg of dragon fruit a day.
FruitsPirojpur's floating guava market trades over Tk 20 crore a season, DAE says
At Atghar Kuriana in Pirojpur's Nesarabad upazila, farmers sold guava from small dinghies in late July 2026; the DAE put the district's crop at 710 hectares and 7,210 tonnes and the market's trade at more than Tk 20 crore a season.
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Babar Sheikh Succeeds With Grapes, Now Has 200 Vines in His Orchard
A young farmer in Faridpur's Boalmari has a bumper grape crop from 200 vines of three varieties, selling fruit at Tk 500 a kg and saplings to would-be growers.
Crops1,200 Orange Trees Cut in a Kamalganj Reserved-Forest Eviction; Family Alleges Extortion
A family in Moulvibazar's Kamalganj says the Forest Department destroyed its orchard of about 1,200 orange trees during a 16 July 2026 eviction because it had stopped making monthly payments to a forest official; the department says orchards on reserved forest land are illegal and the drive was lawful.
CropsTangail man turns a rooftop pomegranate garden into a sapling business
Al Amin of Basail in Tangail planted pomegranates in drums on his roof in 2023 to give his cancer-stricken mother safe fruit; by July 2026 he kept 26 varieties and said grafted saplings earned him Tk 60,000-80,000 a month.
Fruits
Grape Revolution in the Mango Capital: Young Growers in Rajshahi Earn Lakhs From Fruit and Saplings
Commercial grape farming is taking root in Rajshahi, with one young engineer harvesting 7,021 kg worth about Tk 21 lakh from 360 vines this season.
EnvironmentMalta and Pineapple Gardens Cleared from Kamalganj Reserved Forest, 5 Acres Recovered
A joint drive in the Adampur beat of the Rajkandi range at Kamalganj, Moulvibazar, recovered about five acres of reserved forest on 16 July 2026. According to the Forest Department and local sources, local influential people had long occupied the land with malta, pineapple, lemon and betel nut gardens.
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The Desert's "Sweet Gold" Now Grows in Hiru's Garden in Pabna
Four years after starting with four saplings, Saifuddin Hiru of Atgharia, Pabna, has bunches of Ajwa, Mariam and other dates hanging in his garden.
CropsNayanpuri Latkan: Bhaluka Farmer Rokonuddin's Success With Grafts
Hafez Rokonuddin, a former imam from Nayanpur village in Mymensingh's Bhaluka, has built two commercial latkan orchards on four bighas and developed a selection known locally as "Nayanpuri latkan". By his own account he earns Tk 7-8 lakh a year from grafted saplings alone.
CropsFruit bags meant to protect mangoes become a costly burden for Chapainawabganj growers
Mango growers in Chapainawabganj alleged in July 2026 that an artificial shortage had doubled the price of fruit bags and that low-quality bags let much of their fruit rot; agriculture department sources put spending on bags at about Tk 180 crore.
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Discouraged by Many, Hamidullah Kept Going and Sold Nearly Tk 2 Lakh of Latkan
A union parishad member in Sherpur's Jhenaigati who was told latkan would not grow in the area earned Tk 1.9 lakh from 51 trees this season.