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Mango Special Train Runs Today Despite Mounting Losses
The Mango Special train resumes from Rohanpur in Chapainawabganj, though its costs have been more than double its earnings over the past four years.
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Bitten Farmer Takes Russell's Viper to Hospital
A farmer bitten by a Russell's viper while harvesting paddy in Charghat, Rajshahi, killed the snake and took it in a sack to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.
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135 Mango Varieties on Show at Agricultural Technology Fair in Rajshahi
A three-day agricultural technology fair on the Bagha upazila premises in Rajshahi is showing 135 varieties of mango.
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Mango Prices Double, but Rajshahi Market Yet to Pick Up
Baneshwar in Rajshahi, the biggest mango market in the north, has yet to get busy because of a shortage of mangoes, even as prices have nearly doubled.
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Mangoes Sell for Tk 7 a Kg in Rajshahi
Mangoes knocked down in the storm caused by Cyclone Remal are selling at Tk 7 a kg in Rajshahi.
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Litchis Cracking on the Trees, Dashing Growers' Hopes
Sudden rain after a prolonged heatwave is ruining litchis on the trees in Rajshahi, turning them dark and splitting them open.
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Mangoes Still Missing From Markets After Set Date as Fruit Is Immature
Although the mango calendar allowed guti mangoes to be picked from 15 May, the fruit is not yet mature and is still missing from Rajshahi's markets.
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Stay Alert to Syndicates Over Mangoes, Says Agriculture Minister
The agriculture minister warned that a smaller mango crop in Rajshahi will push up prices and that syndicates must be watched.
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Harvest of All Guti Mangoes Begins Today in Rajshahi
Rajshahi's mango picking and marketing season opened on 15 May with guti mangoes, though the main Baneshwar market is expected to stay quiet until 25 May.
Fruits
Mango Special Train Makes Losses Over Four Years While Couriers Profit
The Mango Special Train returns on 10 June despite four years of losses, while courier services that carry Rajshahi's mangoes door to door keep profiting.
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Rajshahi Mangoes to Reach Market From 15 May
Rajshahi's district administration has fixed this season's mango picking dates, allowing growers and traders to start bringing down mangoes from 15 May.
Fruits
We Are Working to Heal an Ailing Railway: Railway Minister
Railway Minister Zillul Hakim says work is under way on the prime minister's instructions to revive an ailing railway, including better arrangements for carrying mangoes.
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Mango Special Train to Start on 10 June
The railways ministry will run the Mango Special Train from 10 June and wants rail to become an alternative to couriers for carrying mangoes.