Fruits
Heat Drives Up Demand for Green Coconuts as Mangoes and Litchis Flood Markets
The heatwave has raised demand for green coconuts in Dhaka, while seasonal mangoes and litchis are plentiful and affordable.
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Bandarban Markets Brimming With Mangoes
Bandarban's markets are full of local and foreign mangoes selling at Tk 60 to Tk 300 a kg, though most buyers stick to cheaper local varieties.
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Mango Sales Boom on Vans
Mangoes from various districts are selling briskly from vans on Dhaka's streets and alleys at Tk 80 to 150, depending on quality and size.
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Litchis Are Changing Manikpur's Economy
Commercial litchi orchards on the hillocks of Manikpur village in Chhatak are transforming the economy of the remote village.
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Mangoes Worth Tk 150 Sold for Tk 3.5
Mature mangoes knocked down by a storm in Chapainawabganj's Gomostapur upazila are selling for just Tk 3.5 a kg.
CropsGopalbhog mangoes reach Rajshahi markets before their 22 May date
Rajshahi's mango calendar set 22 May for Gopalbhog, but on 17 May 2025 the variety was already selling in the city's markets at Tk 70-80, and buyers said most of the fruit was unripe. The agriculture department believed it came from outside the district.
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The Market Where Tk 6 Crore of Mangoes Are Sold Every Day
Beltala in Jashore's Sharsha upazila, one of the country's largest mango markets, trades 15,000 to 20,000 maunds of mangoes worth Tk 5 to 6 crore every day.
Fruits
Juicy Fruits Flood Markets, at Affordable Prices
Dhaka's markets are full of seasonal fruit at the start of Jyoishtha, with mangoes and litchis in highest demand and prices mostly within buyers' reach.
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Paddy Arrives by Trawler at Bhairab's Markets, Farmers Frustrated by Low Prices
Farmers bringing new paddy from the haor to Bhairab by trawler are frustrated as prices have fallen by Tk 500 a maund in a month.
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Tax on Fruit Imports Cut
The government has halved the tax collected at source on imports of fresh fruit such as apples, grapes, pears, oranges and malta, from 10 percent to 5 percent.
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A Story of Struggle Mixed with the Smell of Dried Fish
At Nazirartek near Cox's Bazar, the country's largest dried-fish village, thousands of fishing families work from dawn to turn the sea's catch into shutki, with daily trade worth crores of taka.
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Income and Spending Out of Step, City Dwellers Struggle to Get By
With prices of essentials climbing, Dhaka residents are queuing for subsidised goods and cutting meat, fish and fruit from their meals.
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Modern Methods for Pesticide-Free Dried Fish, and How to Recognise It
A guide to making dried fish without toxic pesticides using low-cost net-covered tunnels, salting and spices, and to telling safe dried fish from spoiled or treated fish.