725 Maunds of Mangoes Rot With Couriers
Mangoes booked with couriers in Naogaon's Sapahar on 17 and 18 July rotted on the road during the quota movement's complete shutdown, a loss estimated at Tk 14-15 lakh.
Mangoes booked with couriers in Naogaon's Sapahar on 17 and 18 July rotted on the road during the quota movement's complete shutdown, a loss estimated at Tk 14-15 lakh.
Fewer mangoes reached Naogaon's Sapahar market during the quota reform movement and curfew, and prices rose by up to Tk 1,200 a maund in a week.
With transport halted by the student movement and curfew, large quantities of mangoes ripened and rotted on the trees in the Rajshahi region at the end of the season.
Three homemade face packs using ripe mango, with milk and oatmeal, honey and lemon, or gram flour, for common summer skin problems.
Ripe mangoes spoil quickly at room temperature, but cut, bagged and frozen the right way they can be kept for up to six months.
The Bangladesh government has sent 140 kg of mangoes to Kolkata by bus as a gift for the Indian prime minister.
A class six student died in Naldanga, Natore, after touching a high-voltage power line while picking mangoes from a tree.
A fruit-laden Thai Chiang Mai mango sapling priced at Tk 50,000 has become the talk of the tree fair in Faridpur.
A short rhyme by Shahanaj Shiuli in praise of the mango, its nutrients and the rewards of growing it.
Mahmudul Hasan Ruman, a 30-year-old English graduate, has built a 12-acre mango orchard on fallow land in Dewanganj, Jamalpur, instead of looking for a job.
A Sitakunda farmer who planted 30 mango varieties on abandoned land at the foot of the hills is making good money this season.
A 64-year-old day labourer in Bogura's Adamdighi upazila was killed with a sharp weapon after going out at night to gather fallen mangoes.
Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdus Shahid said during a visit to mango orchards in Chapainawabganj's Nachole that the government is working to increase mango exports.