FruitsOn 4 May 2026, with mature Haribhanga mangoes about six weeks from market, people in Rangpur's mango trade said the season could bring more than Tk 200 crore of business if the weather held; officials called it an "on year" with heavy fruiting.
AgribusinessAkij Agro Feed Limited, the feed company of Akij Resource, honoured 34 of its top business partners at a ceremony in Banani, Dhaka, on 11 April 2026. The company says it began operating in January 2025 and now sells 67 feed products.
AgribusinessFor four months, marginal poultry farmers in Bangladesh say they have sold eggs at Tk 6.5 to 7 against a production cost of Tk 9.5 to 10, and many small farms are closing as a result.
Betel leaf prices in Shariatpur keep falling, leaving growers unable to recover production costs and calling for government incentives.
Known for guava, Pirojpur now also leads Barishal division in amra, with busy wholesale markets in Nesarabad and farmers pleased with prices despite a smaller crop.
The interim government has formed the Bangladesh Dairy Development Board and declared the 2023 law behind it effective from 1 September.
Satkhira Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Nasim Faruk Khan Mithu says the district needs processing zones for mango and shrimp, plus better ports, transport and power.
Prices of almost all fruits in Dhaka rose within about ten days, with sellers accusing a syndicate of exploiting rising cases of fever in the capital.
A betel leaf market in Gournadi, Barishal, comes alive after dark five days a week, with trade worth crores of taka each day.
Dried red chillies worth crores of taka are traded twice a week at a temporary market on the Brahmaputra in Gaibandha's Fulchhari, though farmers complain of low prices this season.
Online mango traders in Chapainawabganj say delivery delays by Steadfast Courier during days of rain have left hundreds of maunds of mangoes rotting on the road.
With exports held back by certification, cargo and packing problems, most of the Rajshahi region's export-grade mangoes end up in local supershops.
Extreme heat ripened most mango varieties at once while the long Eid holiday cut demand, forcing growers to sell at Tk 10-15 a kg less than last year even as exports rise.
