Farmers in Kawadighi haor, Rajnagar, have complained to the upazila nirbahi officer that local representatives and a sub-assistant agriculture officer left real flood victims off the government aid list.
EnvironmentAt dawn on 30 June 2026 a fisherman in Harirampur, Manikganj, found a live Russell's viper in his net on the Padma and brought it ashore unharmed; the upazila forest officer moved to hand it to the Forest Department.
CropsA Jagonews24 article published on 30 June 2026 warned that falling soil organic matter, excess chemical fertiliser and indiscriminate pesticide use were weakening Bangladesh's agriculture, and called for soil test-based fertilising and integrated pest management.
FruitsIn Gopalpur, Tangail, a trader invited one friend to a mango and jackfruit feast in late June 2026, but the friend turned up with around 100 guests; the delighted host fed them all.
FruitsIn a column on 30 June 2026, Jago News deputy editor Dr Harun Rashid argued that Bangladesh has proved it can grow fruit but loses a large share for want of processing, and that value addition, storage and export readiness must come next.
FisheriesA two-kilogram "king hilsa" caught in the Meghna was auctioned for Tk 9,300 at Monpura's Ramnewaj fish ghat in Bhola on 29 June 2026, Jagonews24 reported. The buyer, wholesaler Momin Talukder, supports Brazil at the football World Cup.
FruitsVapour heat treatment is required to export mangoes but was still in limited use in Bangladesh, adding time and cost for exporters, fruit expert Dr. Md. Mehedi Masud said at a Jagonews24 roundtable on 27 June 2026.
CropsAt a Jago News round table in Dhaka on 27 June 2026, agricultural economist Dr Jahangir Alam Khan said only a tiny share of Bangladesh's fruit is exported and called on the country's embassies to work harder to find new markets.
Building at least 10 skilled SMEs in each of Bangladesh's 64 districts, along with cold chain expansion, easy finance and public-private partnership, could transform agro processing within a decade, speakers said.
Not every mango is equally good for juice; the best are fibreless, sweet and have thick pulp, and a handful of varieties dominate juice-making at home and abroad.
CropsAt a June 2026 roundtable in Dhaka, fruit expert Dr Md Mehedi Masud said farmers' fruit was once destroyed 'in the name of formalin' and demanded that those responsible face justice and that the affected farmers be compensated.
AgribusinessOn 29 June 2026, Dhaka North City Corporation administrator Md Shafiqul Islam Khan said 29 canals under the corporation, including Muslim Bazar canal, would be freed from illegal occupation in phases on the Prime Minister's instructions. He announced it while opening a tree-planting drive that is part of a five-lakh-tree programme.
A python has been rescued from a hardware shop at Nildumur Bazar next to the Sundarbans in Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira.
