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.
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.
AgribusinessOn 21 May 2026, buyers at Rajshahi's City Haat crowded around medium cattle priced at Tk 80,000 to Tk 1 lakh, while the district had about 92,000 more sacrificial animals than it needed.
Heat-struck visitors to Rajshahi's City Hat are paying nearly double for green coconuts ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
Rajshahi has about 92,000 more sacrificial animals than it needs this Eid, and farmers fear they will not recover their rising costs.
Rajshahi growers began picking Guti mangoes on 15 May, the first day of Jaishtha, under the district administration's mango calendar.
The Rajshahi district administration has published this season's mango calendar and warned of strict action against anyone who picks or sells mangoes before the set dates.
FruitsOrchards across the Rajshahi region blossomed heavily early in the 2026 season, but in early May growers said drought, erratic weather and pests were making young mangoes drop and the expected yield was not coming.
Early-season litchis in Rajshahi are selling at Tk 5 to 6 each, beyond the reach of many buyers, as drought and heat have cut supply.
FruitsOn 1 May 2026 about 5,000 litchis picked from the trees of Bijoy-24 Hall at Rajshahi University were shared equally among 135 rooms, including the PhD block, and the hall's staff, with 25 to 30 fruits for each room.
FruitsIn a notice on 20 April 2026, Rajshahi University barred the picking of unripe mangoes, lychees, jackfruit and other campus fruit, and said the ripe harvest would be shared equally through a "Madhuphal Utsab" fruit festival.
EnvironmentBangladesh Meteorological Department records kept since 1947 put the country's highest temperature at 45.1 degrees Celsius in Rajshahi on 18 May 1972. In April 2026 meteorologists explained why Rajshahi, Chuadanga, Jashore, Bogura and Ishwardi keep topping the list, and why the highest reading is not always the hardest heat to bear.
Intense heat and sudden changes in humidity are causing litchis to crack on the trees in Rajshahi, leaving farmers worried.
