FruitsOpening the 2026 mango export season in Dhaka on 21 May 2026, Agriculture Minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid said all barriers to exporting mangoes and other farm produce would be removed, and named high air cargo fares as a main problem.
FruitsOn 20 May 2026 the Shahid Ziaur Rahman Hall union at Rajshahi University picked mangoes from the hall's trees and delivered an equal share to every resident student, after two other halls had done the same with litchis.
CookingHomemade mango pickle can keep for a year if water is kept out, the pieces stay under oil and clean, dry jars and spoons are used, Jagonews24 advised in May 2026; FAO and food-safety guides explain why.
Ripe mangoes bought in bulk often turn soft and rot within days, even in the fridge, but a few storage rules keep them good for longer.
An 'on year' promises a bigger mango harvest, but exporters fear record air freight costs will price Bangladeshi mangoes out of foreign markets.
Himsagar mangoes went on sale in Satkhira on 15 May under the district's mango calendar, but a flood of supply cut prices by up to Tk 800 a maund within hours.
FruitsIn mid-May 2026 mango growers in Chapainawabganj said fruit bags were scarce just as the fruit had to be bagged, and that where bags were sold they cost almost double; some growers alleged traders were hoarding them. The agriculture office said it would look into the shortage.
Rajshahi growers began picking Guti mangoes on 15 May, the first day of Jaishtha, under the district administration's mango calendar.
Before the main mango season, Gobindobhog, Himsagar and Katimon mangoes from Satkhira, Gazipur and other districts are on sale in Dhaka at relatively high prices.
FruitsChuadanga began its 2026 mango harvest on 13 May with aanti, guti and Bombai mangoes under the district calendar; deputy commissioner Lutfun Nahar said calendar breaches would bring fines and proof of chemicals or formalin strict action.
FruitsChapainawabganj district administration decided on 11 May 2026 to set no mango picking dates again, allowing fruit to be picked once mature while warning of strict action against anyone marketing immature mangoes.
Natore district administration has announced that mango picking will begin on 15 May, starting with gooti varieties, and has promised strict checks on chemical use.
CropsSaikat Raihan Sakin of Barishal Sadar started a small fruit garden with money saved from private tuition during the Covid pandemic. By May 2026 it had become a one-acre nursery and mixed orchard with more than 80 mango varieties, which he told Jagonews earns him Tk 5 lakh to Tk 7 lakh a year.
