CropsVisiting two jute mills in Palash, Narsingdi, on 21 April 2026, State Minister for Textiles and Jute Md Shariful Alam said closed mills would be restarted through leases to public-private partnerships or private investors, with almost all general posts filled locally.
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.
A long-ill male Asian wild elephant, about 65 years old, has died in Longadu, Rangamati, with a female elephant standing beside its body.
An early flood warning over forecast very heavy rain in Cherrapunji and Meghalaya has left thousands of boro farmers in Sunamganj's haors anxious about bringing in their crop.
A flash-flood forecast has spread fear among Netrokona's haor farmers, who are rushing to cut half-ripe boro paddy despite diesel and labour shortages.
FruitsA long heatwave and drought in April 2026 were shedding litchi fruitlets in Ishwardi, Pabna, after a record bloom, with the local Mozaffarpuri variety worst hit. Officials urged regular irrigation.
About 70 'cattle hotels', known locally as khatals, have grown up around the Satmail cattle market in Sharsha, Jashore, housing traders' animals for a daily fee.
In mid-Baishakh, blood-red krishnachura and jarul flowers have brightened Moulvibazar's towns, villages and haor areas.
The sourness of green mango and the sweetness of pudding combine in an easy chilled dessert for hot summer days.
A journalist's mother in Rowmari, Kurigram, narrowly escaped when she found a venomous cobra in the middle of the bed while sweeping it before sleep.
CropsFarmers in Rajibpur upazila of Kurigram alleged in April 2026 that smoke from a brick kiln ruined paddy on about 40 bighas, affecting at least 45 farmers; the kiln owner denied it and blamed hot wind.
Sunamganj's district administration opened a control room on Saturday night to handle disasters and reduce the risk of flash floods in the district.
CropsA Jagonews24 report of 25 April 2026 said SAU Perilla-1, the first perilla variety registered in Bangladesh, could help meet edible oil demand, of which home-grown oilseeds supplied only about a tenth, and might later be exported.
