Fruits
Buyers Turn to Local Fruit as Imported Fruit Prices Rise in Khulna
Steep prices for imported fruit are driving shoppers in Khulna to cheaper local fruit such as papaya, banana, watermelon, local malta, dragon fruit, pineapple and sugarcane.
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CropsKhulna grows 80,000 tonnes of fruit a year but lacks storage and markets
Khulna district produced more than 80,000 tonnes of fruit on about 25,000 hectares in 2024-25, yet by June 2026 it had no cold storage, processing or organised fruit market, and no fruit had been exported from the district.
Crops
Late in the Season, Khulna's Small Watermelons Win on Taste but Cost More
At the end of the season Dhaka's markets are selling mostly small, sweet watermelons from Khulna, but falling supply has pushed prices up.
CropsSunflowers Put Khulna's Fallow Saline Land Back to Work
Most of Bangladesh's edible oil is imported. To cut that bill, farmers across the Khulna region are growing sunflowers under the government's PARTNER project on saline land that used to lie fallow after the aman rice harvest.
Environment
Tiger Caught in Sundarbans Snare Under Treatment, Regaining Its Wildness
A tiger rescued from a poachers' snare in the Sundarbans on 4 January is recovering at a wildlife rescue centre in Khulna and may soon return to the forest.
Vegetables
Winter Vegetable Prices Rise in Khulna
After a spell of low prices, winter vegetables in Khulna's markets have risen by Tk 5-10 a kg this week.
VegetablesWinter Vegetable Supply Rises in Khulna as Vegetable and Chicken Prices Fall
Prices of all vegetables in Khulna's markets fell by Tk 10-15 and chicken by up to Tk 20 a kilogram in early November 2025 as winter vegetables began to arrive, Jagonews24 reported.
CropsKhulna farmers return to fish farming by raising several species in one gher
Under an FAO and Department of Fisheries climate-resilient fisheries project, community groups in Khulna's Dumuria and Dakop farmed bagda shrimp with carp and brackish-water fish in the same enclosure. In August 2025 members said many who had quit after losses were back.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh's Only Liger Spends Its Days Resting at Khulna Cantonment Zoo
A six-year-old liger, rescued from smugglers as a sick cub, is drawing visitors to Ban Bilas Zoo in Khulna Cantonment.
Fruits
Khulna Divisional Journalists Forum Dhaka Holds Fruit Festival
The Khulna Divisional Journalists Forum held a fruit festival in Dhaka to promote local seasonal fruit and health awareness.
Crops
Crop Production on Fallow Land Stalls for Lack of a Project
Crop production on fallow land at offices, factories and schools in Khulna has fallen from 2.5 to 1.2 hectares, and the DAE says it has no separate project for it.
Crops
Relief on Vegetable Prices in Khulna Markets
Vegetable prices in Khulna's markets have fallen by Tk 5 to Tk 10 a kg on the week, and trade has picked up after the long Eid holidays.
Livestock
Khulna's Cattle Markets Yet to Pick Up
Trade at Khulna's cattle markets has yet to pick up, with more visitors than buyers, though traders hope sales will rise in the last days before Eid.