In late May, as mercury levels rise and monsoon clouds loom over the parched plains and verdant hills of Bangladesh, the mango harvest quietly gets underway, ushering in a season of sweetness just as ...

NAOGAON, Bangladesh (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Kalamoti Kujur used to make good money as a labourer in the paddy fields near her home in northwest Bangladesh. But five years ago, in response to ...

As the demand for mangoes surges during Ramadan, an enterprising farmer in Chapainawabganj is capitalising on the opportunity with off-season cultivation. Rubel Hossain, a 34-year-old agricultural ...

Bangladesh is set to export mangoes to China for the first time, with the inaugural consignment to be dispatched this week, a government official says. The first shipment to the new export market will ...

For the last five to six years, mango growers in Rajshahi have been failing to get fair prices for their produce. As production costs have continued to rise each year, farmers get disappointed with ...

Naogaon, a district historically renowned for rice cultivation, has emerged over the past decade as a leading mango producer, bringing prosperity to thousands. Yet, this success is now under threat ...

The landless Oraon minority of northwest Bangladesh have traditionally earned a living labouring in local paddy fields, but are struggling as that work dries up due to water shortages NAOGAON, ...