Crops
Visitors Carry Off Fruit as Fair Ends, Video Goes Viral
A chaotic scene broke out on the last day of the National Fruit Fair in Dhaka as visitors carried off fruit from stalls and displays, a video of which went viral.
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Crops
Onion Prices Not Even Covering Farmers' Costs in Faridpur
Faridpur onion farmers are selling at Tk 1,500-1,700 a maund, below the Tk 2,000-2,200 they say they need just to cover their costs.
EnvironmentNational Tree Fair opens in Dhaka with a thousand plant species on sale
The Forest Department's month-long National Tree Fair opened in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, on 25 June 2025, with plants priced from Tk 20 to Tk 7 lakh; it was to run until 24 July.
Crops
How the Fazli Mango Got Its Name
Two stories are told of how the large, fragrant Fazli mango got its name, one about a woman of Gaur named Fazli Bibi and one about a sultan's wife.
FruitsRooftop garden in Shariatpur's Jajira grows 60 dragon fruit varieties and passion fruit
In June 2025 Jagonews24 reported that a 26-year-old in Jajira upazila of Shariatpur had planted 60 dragon fruit varieties on his family's roof, at least 30 of them fruiting, alongside passion fruit, and earned Tk 30,000 a month from the garden.
Crops
Crop Production on Fallow Land Stalls for Lack of a Project
Crop production on fallow land at offices, factories and schools in Khulna has fallen from 2.5 to 1.2 hectares, and the DAE says it has no separate project for it.
Crops
Reopening of Pabna Sugar Mill Stuck at Announcement Stage
Seven months after the interim government announced the reopening of Pabna Sugar Mills, no work has started while machinery rusts and cane growers switch crops.
Crops
Crores of Taka in Red Chillies Change Hands at Gaibandha's Fulchhari Market
Dried red chillies worth crores of taka are traded twice a week at a temporary market on the Brahmaputra in Gaibandha's Fulchhari, though farmers complain of low prices this season.
Crops
Seed or Graft: Which Should You Choose for Monsoon Planting?
Trees raised from seed grow deep roots and live long, while grafted saplings bear fruit sooner, so the right choice depends on what the gardener wants.
Livestock
Lessees Take Chougachha Cattle Market at Auction but Don't Pay, Complainants Say
Chougachha municipality in Jashore is owed more than Tk 1.24 crore by four years of cattle market lessees, and complainants accuse a former mayor and political leaders of siphoning off the revenue.
Crops
Fallow Land Shrinks and Cultivation Rises in Barishal
Government incentives of free seed and fertiliser have encouraged Barishal farmers to cultivate fallow land, adding some 3,419 hectares of cropland in a year.
Environment
World Environment Day to Be Observed and Environment Fair Opened on 25 June
Because of the Eid holidays, Bangladesh will observe World Environment Day on 25 June, when the environment fair, tree fair and national tree planting campaign will also open.
Environment
Young Man Dies of Snakebite in Tangail
A 30-year-old man died after a venomous snake bit him from under his bed at his home in Sakhipur municipality, Tangail.