Fruits
Buyers Struggle to Afford Even Guava, Jujube, Pineapple and Sapodilla
Fruit prices in Jhenaidah have risen sharply since the start of Ramadan, with local fruit nearly doubling in price.
Tags
Jhenaidah
CropsHill Jhum Paddy Grown on Plain Land in Jhenaidah Yields Well at Low Cost
A farmer in Ramnagar village of Jhenaidah Sadar grew the hill paddy Sentu Pajam 21 on high fallow land in the 2025 aman season, and said it needed under a tenth of aman's irrigation and cost Tk 7,000 to 8,000 a bigha.
CropsMulching and Trellises Open a Prospect for Summer Watermelon in Jhenaidah
A farmer in the Holidhani block of Jhenaidah Sadar grew a trial crop of summer watermelon on 52 decimals with mulching and trellises and set more than 2,000 fruits; an agriculture ministry team visited the field on 6 November 2025.
Crops
Jhenaidah's Date Palm Tappers Get Busy Ahead of Winter
With winter approaching, tappers across Jhenaidah are preparing date palms for sap and gur, even as the number of trees and tappers declines.
Environment
College Student Dies of Snakebite in Jhenaidah
An 18-year-old college student died after being bitten by a snake while asleep at home in Shailkupa, Jhenaidah.
Crops
Rot Spreads in Transplanted Aman Fields in Jhenaidah, Farmers Worried
Rot disease has spread in transplanted aman fields across Jhenaidah and pesticides are not stopping it, farmers say, though the agriculture department says infestation has not risen much.
FruitsYoung Jhenaidah grower succeeds with Bhagwa pomegranates in Maheshpur
Abdullah, a 25-year-old Dawrah-e-Hadith student in Maheshpur, Jhenaidah, planted Indian Bhagwa pomegranates on one bigha in late 2022 instead of chasing a job; two years on every tree was bearing, and he said the fruit sold at 300 to 350 taka a kilogram.
Crops
Villagers Beat Injured Fishing Cat to Death
Villagers in Shailkupa, Jhenaidah, beat to death a fishing cat cub that had been injured by a combine harvester cutting paddy.
Crops
Miscreants Destroy Farmer's Papaya Trees on Three Bighas
Miscreants poisoned a Shailkupa farmer's three-bigha papaya orchard, killing 800 of his 1,500 trees so far.
Environment
College Student Dies After Snakebite While Asleep
A 19-year-old college student in Shailkupa, Jhenaidah, died after being bitten by a snake while asleep and first being taken to a snake charmer.
CropsFarmer's 150 Malta and Guava Trees Allegedly Cut Down
A Jhenaidah farmer alleges that an army member cut down 150 fruit-bearing malta and guava trees on land he had leased for five years; the accused says the land is his.
FruitsJhenaidah farmers turn to avocado, longan and grapes after trial harvests
Farmers in Jhenaidah who planted avocado, longan and grapes as an experiment were moving towards commercial cultivation in July 2025 after good harvests. The DAE counted 2.25 hectares of grapes, 2 of avocado and 1 of rambutan in the district in 2024-25.
Environment
Teenager Dies After Snakebite While Playing With Snake in Jhenaidah
A 16-year-old boy in Jhenaidah Sadar upazila died after being bitten by a snake he had caught from a palm tree and was playing with.