FruitsOn 26 April 2026 Satkhira's district administration announced its mango picking calendar: local varieties from 5 May, Himsagar and Khirsapat from 15 May, Langra from 27 May and Amrapali from 5 June.
FruitsA joint force in Kaliganj, Satkhira, seized 3,360 kg of mangoes from a Dhaka-bound pickup on 23 April 2026 and a mobile court had them crushed; officials said the fruit was immature and ripened with ethylene, but did not say whether it had been tested.
FruitsIn the first week of Ramadan 2026, local and imported fruit in Satkhira's markets rose by Tk 20 to 80 a kg in seven days, and many shoppers who used to buy by the kilogram were buying half a kilo or 250 grams.
CropsFarmers in Pratapnagar and Tentulia, in Satkhira's Assasuni upazila, alleged in February 2026 that influential shrimp enclosure owners were using a drainage sluice gate to let salt water into a beel, which they said put boro paddy on 80 to 100 bigha at risk. Officials said they would act if misuse was proved.
Boroi farming on 846 hectares in coastal Satkhira is expected to generate more than Tk 160 crore, though growers lack storage and a local wholesale market.
CropsOn 21 September 2025 farmers in Chhonka, Satkhira Sadar, began cutting the salinity- and submergence-tolerant BINA dhan23 at a BINA field day. Scientists said the variety tolerates 8 dS/m salinity and 15 days under water, and was ready in 112 days.
Rising salinity is making farmland in coastal Satkhira unusable, pushing farmers out of agriculture while experts urge salt-tolerant varieties and better water management.
Satkhira Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Nasim Faruk Khan Mithu says the district needs processing zones for mango and shrimp, plus better ports, transport and power.
Under the slogan "Sabuje Sajai Bangladesh", a Satkhira nature club gave every student at a girls' school two free saplings.
A BARCIK field survey in Shyamnagar found that careless pesticide use is making farmers ill, killing livestock and fish, and costing families up to about a lakh taka in treatment.
Villagers in Shyamnagar, Satkhira, pulled a spotted deer from a pond after it fled the Sundarbans, and forest officials released it back into the forest.
A nine-year-old boy, Ariful Islam, died of a venomous snakebite in Shyamnagar, Satkhira, after being taken first to a local ojha.
A good mango harvest in Satkhira has brought losses rather than profit, as prices have fallen below what farmers spent to grow the fruit.
