Crops
Jhum Farmers Busy Bringing in Golden Paddy From Green Hills
Jhum farmers in Bandarban are harvesting ripe hill paddy and companion crops after timely rain, with 11,895 hectares under jhum in the district this year.
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Hills
Environment
Losing Food and Water in the Forest, Garo Hills Elephants Move Into Villages
Forest loss, encroachment and climate change have left the Garo Hills unable to feed and water wild elephants, driving them into villages where people and elephants are dying.
Bangladesh
Elephant Injured in Fall From Hill in Teknaf Dies
A wild elephant that was seriously injured after falling from a hill about 300 feet high in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, died under treatment on 12 July.
Environment
Elephant Falls from 300-Foot Hill in Teknaf, Belly Torn
A wild mother elephant was seriously injured and left with a slight tear under her belly after falling from a hill about 300 feet high in Teknaf.
FruitsFrom a Hobby to a 50-Acre Hill Orchard of Foreign Fruits in Mirsarai
An orchard started as a hobby in 2003 on the hills of Mirsarai in Chattogram covered about 50 acres by June 2026, with some 50 kinds of local and foreign fruit trees including avocado, rambutan and cardamom.
Crops
Fruit Output Rises in the Hills, but Exports from Chattogram Face Hurdles
Fruit output is growing in Rangamati, Khagrachhari and Bandarban, but exporters say the lack of cargo flights, costly air freight and unquarantined orchards keep Chattogram's fruit exports small.
CropsMango, cashew and coffee orchards take over jhum land in Bandarban's hills
Hill farmers in Bandarban were cutting back on jhum shifting cultivation for fruit orchards in 2026, drawn by better profits, demand and government support; in Sadar upazila orchards covered 5,302 hectares in 2025-26 against 155 hectares of jhum.
Crops
Mangoes Flood the Hills: Buyers Happy with Low Prices, Growers Lose Out
A good mango harvest in hilly Rangamati has filled markets with cheap fruit late in the season, pleasing buyers but leaving growers counting losses.
Environment
Wild Elephants Enter Teknaf Villages Again, Residents Spend Nights in Fear
Wild elephants in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, are leaving the hills and entering villages in search of food, spreading fear among local people.
Crops
Ghagra Bazar in Rangamati, the Hub of Hill Produce
Ghagra Bazar in Rangamati's Kawkhali upazila has long been the trading heart of the area for fruit, jum crops and other produce grown by hill communities.
Fruits
Antarctica's Blood Falls and the Hills' 'Blood Fruit' Suddenly in the Spotlight
Antarctica's red Blood Falls owe their colour to iron-rich brine, while in Bangladesh a wild hill fruit known as 'blood fruit' has become a social media sensation.
VegetablesKrishnachura, Jarul and Sonalu Bloom Along Bangladesh's Hill Roads
In late May 2026, red krishnachura, purple jarul and yellow sonalu lined the hill roads of Rangamati, Khagrachhari and Bandarban, drawing tourists and photographers.
Crops
Bandarban Farmers Busy Bringing In the Cashew Harvest
Cashew nuts, once left to rot in Bandarban's hill orchards, have become one of the region's most profitable cash crops, and farmers are busy harvesting them.