FruitsTraders at Gourinathpur bazar in Maheshpur, Jhenaidah, said in July 2026 that Tk 1 crore to Tk 1.5 crore worth of dragon fruit changed hands there on an average day, at more than a hundred wholesale depots.
FruitsAbdullah, 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.
FisheriesPabda farming in Maheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah grew from two farmers in 2016 to 30 by September 2020, with output of more than 150 tonnes in the previous season.
AgribusinessFifteen farmers raising pabda on 25 hectares in Maheshpur, Jhenaidah, said they sold more than Tk 5 crore of the fish to India the year before, with Indian traders paying Tk 360 a kg at the pond, and more farmers were joining them.
