CropsMagura sap collectors ready date palms for winter as trees dwindle
Date palm sap collectors in Magura are cleaning and scraping trees ahead of the winter season, but say brick kilns burning the palms as fuel have left them fewer trees to tap.
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HealthDengue cases climb at Magura hospital, but patients leave their nets unused
Magura's 250-bed district hospital admitted 23 dengue patients in August and 83 in September, then 34 in just two days on 14-15 October; nets are provided but patients do not use them, and other patients are being kept on the dengue ward.
FruitsKinnow oranges hang in clusters on 240 trees in Magura
Magura nursery owner Harunur Rashid has grown an orchard of about 240 Pakistani Kinnow orange trees from grafted saplings; most bore fruit for the first time this year.
Homestead farmingPumpkin flowers from the yard earn Tk 500-600 a day in Magura
Outside Magura's government college, Zaheda Begum sells male flowers picked from the pumpkin vines in her yard; as townspeople buy them for fritters, some farmers now grow pumpkin for the flowers.
FruitsMagura's Simakhali market sends jackfruit to 30-35 districts
Simakhali bazaar in Magura's Shalikha upazila is one of Bangladesh's largest wholesale jackfruit markets, supplying 30-35 districts each season. In 2026 the district grew jackfruit on 752 hectares, and farmers and traders reported a good crop and good prices.
EnvironmentMagura villagers feared a tiger; forest officials identified a fishing cat
A video of a wild animal in Jagdal union of Magura Sadar spread fear of a tiger in June 2026; the district forest department identified it from the footage as an endangered fishing cat.
Fruits
Local Jamun Floods Magura Markets, Drawing Crowds of Buyers
Local jamun is plentiful in Magura's markets this season, and buyers are crowding fruit stalls for its taste, nutrition and comparatively low price.
Agribusiness
Crowds Grow at Magura Cattle Markets but Sales Slow; Medium Cows in Demand
Crowds are growing at Magura's sacrificial animal markets ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, but sales have yet to pick up fully, with buyers mostly after medium cows.
Livestock
Cattle Markets Busier, Demand Highest for Medium-Sized Animals
Magura's Ramnagar cattle market is getting busier before Eid-ul-Azha, with more animals than buyers and demand strongest for medium and small cattle.
Crops
Magura Farmers Busy Harvesting, but Bumper Yield Brings No Relief
Boro farmers in Magura are enjoying good yields, but low paddy prices and high harvest wages have left them frustrated.
FisheriesMagura fish farmer Indrajit hopes to sell Tk 80 lakh of fish from leased ponds
Indrajit Kumar Biswas of Shatkhali union, Magura, told Jagonews24 in April 2026 that he had leased seven acres of ponds and hoped to sell about Tk 80 lakh of fish, including pabda raised with support from ADI and PKSF.
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Magura Youth Dreams of Changing His Fortunes Through Beekeeping
An educated young man in Magura Sadar hopes to overcome his family's hardship through beekeeping, targeting 35 maunds of honey this litchi season.
Crops
Farmers in Magura's Sreepur Busy Harvesting Onions
Onion cultivation in Sreepur, Magura, has exceeded its target and yields are good, but farmers fear losses because of costly seed and low market prices.