EnvironmentA wild boar injured four people in two attacks in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj on 2 April 2026; residents said it had come from India, and the agriculture officer said boars crossing after dark were damaging border crops.
FruitsIn a Facebook post on 1 April 2026, Amjanatar Dal member secretary Md Tarek Rahman wrote that about one in ten of his cash-on-delivery mango orders had been fake, and alleged that Jamaat-e-Islami supporters placed many of them to harass him.
Khagrachhari's hills are covered in mango blossom, but growers fear heat and a lack of rain will make the buds drop because the slopes have no irrigation.
A hailstorm on the night of 18 March has left Pabna's litchi and mango growers fearing for their blossom and young fruit, though farmers say other crops need the rain.
Record blossom points to a strong mango season in Bangladesh, but exports remain tiny next to production, held back by quality, cold chain and certification gaps.
FruitsA heavy shower around 10pm on Sunday, 15 March 2026, fell on Chapainawabganj's mango orchards at full blossom. Growers told Jagonews24 they feared the rain would ruin blossom and young fruit; the district agriculture office said farmers had been alerted.
Careful attention at every stage, from blossoming to harvest and after, keeps mango trees healthy and raises the yield.
FruitsOn 14 March 2026, Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed and Deputy Speaker Kayser Kamal each planted a mango sapling in the rose garden of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban complex in Dhaka, two days after their election at the first sitting of the 13th parliament.
Early blossom in Satkhira's mango orchards has the agriculture department hoping for a bumper crop this year, with more than 50,000 people directly involved in mango growing.
Raw mangoes have appeared in Rangamati's market ahead of the season, with sellers asking Tk 400 a kg.
FruitsIn March 2026 Meherpur's mango orchards were in full bloom and growers expected a bumper crop, but they said a missing export market and the official picking timetable could cost them, while the district agriculture office said it was working on both.
CropsDepartment of Agricultural Extension figures reported on 6 March 2026 showed mango orchards shrinking in Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj, where farmers and officials said orchards and paddy land were being dug into fish ponds.
Mango trees across Chapainawabganj are covered in blossom and farmers are busy tending orchards in hope of a good harvest.
