Crops
Big, Old Trees Are Disappearing From Villages
The giant shade trees that were once at the heart of village life in Bangladesh are vanishing, cut for houses and roads and not replaced by trees that give the same shade.
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Crops
Green Revolution in Dhaka North, a 'Barren Desert' in the South
Trees planted by Dhaka North City Corporation now shade roads, footpaths and canal banks, while Dhaka South has done little greening and has cut down many trees.
Crops
Crates Eat Into Mango Profits in Satkhira
Satkhira's mango growers have a good crop but little profit, as crates, sacks, paper and transport now cost nearly as much as the fruit fetches.
Fruits
Recipe: Jackfruit Seed Bharta
Jackfruit seed bharta, a traditional mash made with mustard oil, chillies and onion, is easy to prepare in the jackfruit season and goes well with hot rice.
Environment
Young People Take the Environmental Movement Online
Young environmental activists describe how online campaigns are turning into tree planting, clean-up drives and biodiversity work, and why online support does not always show up in the field.
Environment
Tree Planting in Dhaka to Mark World Environment Day
Environmental group Green Concern's Foundation planted neem saplings on a road divider in Tejgaon, Dhaka, to mark World Environment Day.
Environment
No Alternative to Protecting the Environment for a Green Bangladesh
A public health researcher argues that pollution, deforestation and climate change make environmental protection a question of health, economy and national development for Bangladesh.
Crops
Litchi Festival Opens in Ishwardi Today, Two Ministers to Attend
Ishwardi in Pabna, known as the country's litchi capital, opens its traditional Litchi Festival and Agricultural Trade Fair today, with two ministers due to attend.
FruitsMangoes drive the north's economy and support lakhs of livelihoods
Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj, Naogaon and Natore had a target of about 12.55 lakh tonnes of mangoes in 2026, and traders estimated Tk 10,000 crore of activity around the crop, though growers said middlemen and a 54 kg maund cut their profits.
Crops
PRAN Group to Present Bangladesh Agro-Industry Media Awards on Saturday
PRAN Group will honour journalists who report on agriculture and agro-processing with the Bangladesh Agro-Industry Media Award on Saturday.
FruitsBangladesh's Tk 13,000 crore mango market exports less than Tk 100 crore
Bangladesh's domestic mango market was estimated at Tk 13,000 crore, yet the country exported only 2,194 tonnes in 2025, earning under Tk 100 crore. In June 2026 exporters blamed steep air freight and gaps in quality production.
EnvironmentKhan Jahan Ali shrine pond in Bagerhat left without a crocodile after child's death
On 3 June 2026 the Forest Department took the last crocodile from the pond beside Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali's shrine in Bagerhat to a rescue centre in Khulna after it killed an eight-year-old girl. Caretakers, who say crocodiles had lived there for 600 years, demanded its return with safety fencing.
Fruits
85-Year-Old Man Drowns in Pond While 'Gathering Mangoes'
An 85-year-old man drowned in a pond in Dupchanchia, Bogura, apparently after slipping while gathering fallen mangoes at night.