FruitsOn 11 May 2026 the first Madrazi litchi of the season was selling in Dinajpur town at Tk 300 to Tk 320 a hundred, although the agriculture office said the sour, half-coloured fruit was not mature and ripe litchi was still 10 to 12 days away.
Sky-high prices have put hilsa, the traditional Pohela Boishakh fish, out of reach of many shoppers in Dhaka's markets.
Broiler and Sonali chicken prices have fallen in Dhaka's markets, but hilsa, the Pohela Boishakh favourite, remains as expensive as before.
Sonali and local chicken are selling at record prices in Dhaka after Eid as disease on farms and higher transport costs cut supply.
Fruit of all kinds is selling at high prices in Mymensingh's markets during Ramadan, with buyers blaming weak monitoring for rises of Tk 50-250 a kg.
FruitsSellers at Banarupa bazar in Rangamati asked Tk 400 a kg for local raw mangoes on 11 March 2026, ahead of the season, though some asked Tk 200 as the morning went on.
AgribusinessLemons and cucumbers became cheaper in Dhaka's Mirpur markets on 6 March 2026, mid-Ramadan, while broiler and sonali chicken, sugar and spices rose. Buyers and sellers complained of short supplies of bottled soybean oil.
Fruit prices in Rajshahi have risen by Tk 20 to Tk 50 a kg in 10 days, and buyers are leaving shops empty-handed despite Ramadan.
FruitsJago News reported on 1 March 2026 that everything but papaya was expensive in Dinajpur's markets and date sales had fallen; one shopper said most people had dropped fruit from iftar.
Green mangoes have reached the market in Teknaf in Cox's Bazar and are selling at Tk 500 to 550 a kg because of high demand.
CropsIn January 2026 latakasturi (musk mallow) plants sold for Tk 200 to Tk 250 a kg at the Kansat jaggery market in Chapainawabganj, bought by sugarcane growers who use them to clear dirt and froth from boiling cane juice.
FruitsOn 26 December 2025 Jagonews24 found Dhaka markets well stocked with local and imported fruit, but kul sold for Tk 250-300 a kg and most imported fruit for Tk 300 or more, and buyers were cutting back about two months before Ramadan.
AgribusinessA Jago News feature of 2 November 2025 said native fish such as shol, taki and magur at Dhaka's Dayaganj market came from drying canals and beels, and that those catching it were unsure their trade would last.
