Indonesian Ambassador Opens PRAN's Mango Collection Drive
Indonesia's ambassador to Bangladesh opened PRAN's mango collection and pulping operation at its Barind Industrial Park in Godagari, Rajshahi.
Indonesia's ambassador to Bangladesh opened PRAN's mango collection and pulping operation at its Barind Industrial Park in Godagari, Rajshahi.
Farmers at the Kansat mango market in Shibganj, Chapainawabganj, accuse wholesalers of buying mangoes at 54-55kg to the maund instead of the standard 40kg.
Kansat mango market in Chapainawabganj is busy as the season starts, but growers are frustrated that prices have not kept up with rising costs.
Hundreds of people gathered in San Francisco to taste famous Indian mango varieties for free at an annual mango celebration.
FruitsA two-member team from Malaysia's Department of Agriculture was to inspect Bangladesh's mango orchards, packing and storage facilities from 7 to 13 June 2026, the Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur said on 2 June, raising hopes of fresh mango exports to Malaysia that season.
CookingA layered chilled dessert of ripe mango, soaked basil seeds, sago, noodles, jelly and thickened sweet milk, made at home with everyday ingredients, as Jagonews24 published it on 1 June 2026.
FruitsOn Sunday 31 May 2026 a brother and sister, Asif and Sathi Akter, drowned in a pond next to their home at Kekupara in Chaklahat union of Panchagarh Sadar upazila. Locals believed they fell in while picking mangoes from a tree on the bank.
VegetablesOn 31 May 2026, the last day of the Eid-ul-Azha holiday, trade at Dhaka's Jatrabari kitchen market and fish depot had not picked up; vegetables were a little cheaper, fish was dear because of short supply, and fruit shops saw some buyers.
CropsA 55-year-old farmer, Shahidul Islam, died on the morning of 30 May 2026 in Bhangbaria village of Alamdanga upazila, Chuadanga, after a mango stone lodged in his windpipe while he was eating a mango. Police confirmed the death.
Japan has again banned mango imports from India, nearly two decades after lifting its last ban, after finding flaws in Indian pest control earlier this year.
Malihabad, a small town near Lucknow famed for the Dasheri mango, is affectionately known as the world's mango capital.
CookingA recipe published by Jagonews24's lifestyle desk on 27 May 2026: masoor or mung dal pressure-cooked with green mango, turmeric and salt, then finished with a tempering of ghee, cumin and dried chillies and served with hot rice.
FruitsIn the 2026 season, sharp day-night temperature swings in winter and extra heat in April and May wrecked the 'King of Mangoes' in India's Maharashtra; a government-backed survey seen by Reuters put losses in Devgad at 85-90%, while the Iran war cut exports to the Gulf.