Crops
Litchi Festival Opens in Ishwardi Today, Two Ministers to Attend
Ishwardi in Pabna, known as the country's litchi capital, opens its traditional Litchi Festival and Agricultural Trade Fair today, with two ministers due to attend.
Tags
Fruit Farming
Fruits
Ishwardi Litchi Markets Buzz, Growers Happy Despite Low Prices
A record litchi crop in Ishwardi has pushed prices below last year's, but growers say bigger yields and brisk sales leave them satisfied.
Crops
Native Dates Disappearing in Magura
Native date palms that once filled Magura's fields in Jaishtha are being felled as families build houses in the fields, and the local fruit is becoming rare.
Fruits
Lychee Season Brings a Festive Mood to Every Home in Ishwardi
In Ishwardi, Pabna, the lychee harvest brings relatives home and fills villages with a festive mood, boosted this year by a bumper crop.
Crops
Bombai Lychee Rules the Market as Rajshahi Eyes Tk 56 Crore in Trade
A bumper lychee harvest in Rajshahi, led by the popular Bombai variety, could bring in about Tk 56 crore this season if market conditions hold.
Fruits
Ripe Lychees Scorched by Sun in Ishwardi, Farmers Get Low Prices
Drought and fierce sun in Pabna's Ishwardi are scorching the skins of ripe lychees, forcing farmers to sell the discoloured fruit cheaply.
Crops
Lychees Abound in Khagrachhari, Juicy Fruit Sells Cheap
A record lychee harvest in Khagrachhari has brought prices down sharply, delighting buyers but leaving growers unable to get fair prices.
FruitsRecord litchi crop in Ishwardi as branches break under the fruit's weight
In May 2026 growers in Ishwardi, Pabna, reported their biggest litchi crop ever, with trees that once bore 3,000 fruits carrying more than 10,000. The upazila agriculture officer expected three times the previous year's yield and over Tk 700 crore in trade, though prices were a little lower.
FruitsGood lychee prices bring profits for Meherpur growers after a year of losses
After losses the year before, Meherpur's lychee growers and traders reported a strong harvest and satisfactory prices in May 2026, with the Department of Agricultural Extension putting the district's lychee area at about 730 hectares and expected output at about 6,800 tonnes.
CropsRajshahi University Researchers Grow Honey Queen Pineapple From Crown Tissue
Researchers in the University of Rajshahi's agronomy department raised Honey Queen pineapples from crown tissue to ripe fruit, harvesting that year's 21 fruits at the Agro Technology Lab on 19 May 2026.
Crops
Mongolbaria's Juicy Lychees Expected to Fetch Tk 12 Crore; GI Application Planned
The agriculture department expects Tk 10 to 12 crore of Mongolbaria lychees to be sold in Pakundia this season and is working towards a geographical indication application.
FruitsPapaya seedlings: when and how to plant, according to BARI and AIS guidance
Papaya seedlings are best planted in Falgun-Chaitra, and BARI gives February-March for its Shahi papaya. A May 2026 Jagonews24 guide is checked here against BARI, BAMIS and AIS advice.
Crops
Himsagar Mango Prices Fall on First Day in Satkhira as Supply Floods Market
Himsagar mangoes went on sale in Satkhira on 15 May under the district's mango calendar, but a flood of supply cut prices by up to Tk 800 a maund within hours.