Fruits
Chuadanga Mangoes to Reach the Market From 13 May
Chuadanga's mangoes will reach the market from 13 May under a harvest calendar agreed at a meeting chaired by deputy commissioner Lutfun Nahar.
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Fruits
When Will Each Rajshahi Mango Reach the Market?
The Rajshahi district administration has published this season's mango calendar and warned of strict action against anyone who picks or sells mangoes before the set dates.
LivestockChattogram bans Eid cattle markets beside roads, highways and railway lines
At the Chattogram district law and order committee meeting on 10 May 2026, Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Zahidul Islam Mia ordered that no Eid-ul-Azha cattle markets be held beside roads, highways or railway lines. The meeting also called for a special drive to recover illegal arms, safe ferry crossings and price control.
Livestock
Banks Told to Set Up Fake-Note Detection Booths at Cattle Markets
Bangladesh Bank has ordered commercial banks to set up counterfeit note detection booths at cattle markets ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
Crops
In Bogura, a Maund of Paddy Cannot Pay One Labourer
Boro farmers in Dhunat, Bogura, say a good yield has been spoiled by low paddy prices that no longer cover a day's harvest wage.
Crops
Magura Farmers Busy Harvesting, but Bumper Yield Brings No Relief
Boro farmers in Magura are enjoying good yields, but low paddy prices and high harvest wages have left them frustrated.
Crops
Why Climate Change Is Speeding Up
In this opinion piece, environmentalist Hasan Zahid argues that wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Iran are adding greenhouse gases and pollution and accelerating climate change.
Agribusiness
Fodder Crisis in the Haor; Many Sell Cattle Before Eid
Flood-hit farmers in Kishoreganj's haor, with their straw rotted and grazing under water, are selling cattle before Eid because they cannot feed them.
CropsBabar says sharecroppers bore the worst of the Netrokona haor crop loss
Visiting Fatunia haor in Madan on 9 May 2026, Netrokona-4 MP Lutfozzaman Babar said sharecroppers were hit hardest and called the administration's list of affected farmers exaggerated, saying it would be rechecked before Eid.
FruitsHow to grow the miracle berry, the West African fruit that makes sour taste sweet
A Jagonews24 guide of 9 May 2026 said the miracle berry, a West African shrub whose fruit makes sour food taste sweet, can be grown in Bangladesh in acidic soil with partial shade and steady watering.
Vegetables
Cook Bottle Gourd With Prawns in Little Time
Bottle gourd cooked with prawns is a quick, simple and nutritious home dish, and here is how to make it.
CropsHaor Boro Flood Losses: A Call for an Integrated Policy to Protect Farmers
After late-April rain and hill runoff drowned boro paddy in the haor wetlands, a 9 May 2026 Jagonews24 column by NCP farmers' wing leader Sayed Uzzal called for embankment repair, direct paddy purchase, easier credit, crop insurance and an integrated, farmer-centred policy.
Crops
Millions in European Farm Subsidies Flowing to UAE's Ruling Family
Companies linked to the Al Nahyan family and the Abu Dhabi fund ADQ received more than €71 million in EU farm subsidies in six years for farmland in Romania, Italy and Spain, an investigation found.