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No Processing Centre in Mymensingh, Jackfruit Going to Waste
A bumper jackfruit crop in Mymensingh is bringing farmers little because there is no cold storage or processing centre, and unsold fruit is rotting.
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FruitsBangladesh fruit output rises and imports fall, but exports stay flat
Higher home production and higher import duties cut Bangladesh's fruit imports, DAE figures reported by Jagonews24 on 27 June 2026 showed, while exports stayed at a few thousand tonnes and exporters blamed soaring air freight.
FruitsTV Camera Journalists Hold Local Fruit Festival in Chattogram
The TV Camera Journalists Association (TCJA) held a fruit festival at Love Lane in Chattogram on the night of 18 June 2026 to introduce young people to local fruits and healthy eating.
CropsJackfruit Cake and Mushroom Sweets Draw Crowds to Dhaka's National Fruit Fair
About 20 processed jackfruit products at the Department of Agricultural Marketing stall drew strong interest at the three-day National Fruit Fair that opened in Dhaka on 18 June 2026, with 67 stalls taking part.
CookingJackfruit pitha recipe: ripe jackfruit, rice flour and coconut fritters
Jackfruit pitha is a fried sweet of ripe jackfruit pulp, rice flour, coconut and sugar or jaggery. The recipe, published in June 2026 at the height of the jackfruit season, with background on its ingredients, the national fruit and its nutrition.
FruitsAgriculture minister says jackfruit now made into singara, samosa and kebab
Opening the National Fruit Fair 2026 in Dhaka on 18 June 2026, Agriculture Minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid said singara, samosa and kebabs were being made from jackfruit and called them highly nutritious; he also said fruit imports were falling and contacts with China on jackfruit exports were continuing.
FruitsJackfruit Seed Kheer With Jaggery and Coconut Milk: A Recipe
Jackfruit seeds are usually eaten mashed, fried or in curries; a Jagonews24 recipe of June 2026 turned them into a kheer with jaggery, coconut milk, cashews and cardamom.
FruitsJaishtha's Juicy Fruits: Mango, Jackfruit, Jam and Litchi Fill Bangladesh's Markets
A column by Dr Md Forkan Ali in Jagonews24 on 6 June 2026 described the flood of local fruit in Jaishtha, a season in which mango was grown on about 204,000 hectares and Dinajpur's litchi markets were in full swing.
FruitsEating Jackfruit in the Summer Heat: Nutrition Facts and Health Cautions
As the jackfruit season began in June 2026, Jagonews24 set out what to know before eating Bangladesh's national fruit in the heat. Food data and health authorities point to moderation, with medical advice for people with diabetes, kidney disease or a latex allergy.
FruitsAgriculture minister pledges to remove barriers to mango and farm exports
Opening the 2026 mango export season in Dhaka on 21 May 2026, Agriculture Minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid said all barriers to exporting mangoes and other farm produce would be removed, and named high air cargo fares as a main problem.
CookingGreen jackfruit with prawns: a recipe for the start of the jackfruit season
On 18 May 2026 Jagonews24 published a recipe for green jackfruit cooked with prawns, as raw jackfruit, the vegetable many call "poor man's meat", filled the markets at the start of the season.
Fruits
Packaged Jackfruit Arrives Online for a Family Puja
A family in Jhargram, West Bengal, ordered a jackfruit online from a Bengaluru firm because the fruit its puja tradition requires is not sold locally out of season.
Fruits
Tasty Jackfruit Will Now Be Available All Year
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute scientists have released three jackfruit varieties that together can supply the national fruit through most of the year.