FruitsIn June 2026 the Bangladesh embassy in Kathmandu delivered more than 1,750 kg of GI-certified Khirshapat mangoes from Chapainawabganj to over 360 recipients in Nepal, including the President, the Speaker and cabinet members, under its annual "Season's Best Compliments" initiative.
A 10-month-old boy named Ariyan has died of a venomous snakebite in Dashmina upazila of Patuakhali.
CropsThe rain and humidity of Ashar make it a good time to plant new seedlings, Jagonews24 reported on 12 June 2026, naming beli, jui, gandharaj, dolonchampa, hasnahena, rain lily, balsam, sthalpadma and allamanda for gardens and pots.
Jamun is a nutritious summer fruit, but eating too much, or eating it the wrong way, can lower blood pressure and blood sugar and cause digestive and skin problems.
The government's 58-day ban on fishing in the coastal sea off Patuakhali ends at midnight on 11 June, and more than half a lakh fish workers in Kalapara upazila are making final preparations to return to the deep sea.
A programme to plant 25 crore trees across the country over the next five years will create about 3.5 lakh direct and indirect green jobs, the finance minister said in his budget speech.
A hobby nursery on 2 acres 20 decimals of leased land beside the Arial Khan river now earns Madaripur's Kabir Hossain Khan at least Tk 10 lakh from mangoes every season.
The proposed 2026-27 budget would lower the import duty on composite paper used to make fruit bags from 10 per cent to 5 per cent.
A creamy ripe mango smoothie can be made at home in a few minutes with mango, milk or yoghurt, honey or sugar and ice.
Crispy fritters made from the small, nutritious kachki fish, mixed with spices, onion and chilli, go well with hot rice at lunch or with a cup of tea.
Ghagra Bazar in Rangamati's Kawkhali upazila has long been the trading heart of the area for fruit, jum crops and other produce grown by hill communities.
Mangoes in the Rajshahi region will now be bought and sold by the kilogram, ending the long-standing "dhalan" practice under which traders took extra fruit without paying for it.
FruitsFaridpur District Jail handed out 7,000 mangoes and 7,000 lychees on 10 June 2026, when it held 1,142 men and 48 women, a step the authorities said was meant to keep the jail humane and healthy.
