EnvironmentThe Kushiyara was flowing 4 cm above danger level at Fenchuganj on 28 June 2026, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre said, warning of short-term flooding in riverside low-lying areas of Sylhet, Mymensingh and Rangpur divisions.
CropsAccording to the FAO's latest global database, China is the world's largest processor of fruit and crops, followed by Brazil and India, and more than half of the top 10 countries are in Asia.
FruitsThe Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture has released BINA Sofeda-1, a sapodilla variety developed with gamma rays and registered by the National Seed Board in 2023, whose fruits weigh 250 to 450 grams.
CropsAccording to Department of Agricultural Extension data, Amrapali, the BARI Aam-3 variety, has passed Fazli, Himsagar, Langra and Gopalbhog to become the single most widely grown mango in Bangladesh and the leader in exports. This June 2026 report traces the variety's rise.
FruitsIn June 2026 BARI's Fruit Research Station at Binodpur, Rajshahi, was conserving all 18 BARI mango varieties and foreign germplasm and trialling grapes, pomegranate and other fruits; its varieties include the coloured BARI Mango-14 and BARI Falsa-1, though officials said a staff shortage limited its work.
Abdur Razzak, 55, was killed in a clash between two sides over a family dispute and the picking of mangoes in Mohanpur upazila of Rajshahi.
Instead of chasing a job, Zahidul Mahmud Sumon of Pirojpur took up integrated farming after watching YouTube, and now earns Tk 10 to 15 lakh a year from papaya, fruit and fish.
CropsIn June 2026 BARI's Regional Horticulture Research Centre at Lebukhali, Patuakhali, was breeding new bean, pumpkin, brinjal, cucumber and okra varieties; its BARI Brinjal-12 and two BARI watermelons had become popular with farmers.
CropsMango, jackfruit, pineapple and dragon-fruit output is rising in Rangamati, Khagrachhari and Bandarban, but exporters and agriculture officials say no cargo flights, high air freight and unquarantined orchards keep Chattogram's fresh-fruit exports small.
CropsIn June 2026 fruit expert Dr Md Mehedi Masud wrote that pruning, forcing new shoots and bagging now let Bangladeshi farmers grow Thai guava all year; on the figures he cited, national guava output passed 6.64 lakh tonnes in 2024-25.
Watermelon is by far the biggest fruit crop in Barishal division, followed by betel nut, coconut, banana and mango, according to 2024-25 production data.
A 16-year-old boy has died of snakebite in Boalmari, Faridpur, after his family tried to cure him with a faith healer instead of taking him to hospital in time.
CropsIn June 2026, Department of Agricultural Extension data showed about 34 kinds of foreign fruit grown in Bangladesh, a dozen of them commercially successful. Dragon fruit and malta led, and home-grown dragon fruit had been exported to Sweden.
