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Bazaar

Higher import tariffs drive up fruit prices

Traders say high prices have led to decreased sales

Red guavas of Barabkunda. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Barabkunda farmers losing interest in red guava cultivation, despite high demand

With a deft touch, artisans transform everyday fruits and vegetables like apples, pineapples, watermelons, radishes etc into edible artpieces like peacocks, fish, ducks, and what not. Photos: Courtesy
Panorama

The blossoming art of fruit carving

Watermelons were cultivated on 7,605 hectares of land in Dacope last year. The coverage was 3,407 hectares and 1,535 hectares in 2021 and 2020 respectively. Photo: TBS
Panorama

For Dacope's watermelon farmers, harvest doesn't always hit the sweet spot

Fresh fruit imports fall 50% in four months on tightened rules
Economy

Fresh fruit imports fall 50% in four months on tightened rules

A Bagerhat local, Faisal Ahmed, turns to shamam fruit (cantaloupe) grower, leaving behind his salaried job of Tk45,000. Now he earns around Tk15 lakh a year. Photo: TBS
Economy

Bagerhat engineer sees success in shamam fruit farming

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Bazaar

A banana for Tk15!

Researchers at Khulshi Agricultural Research Centre in Chattogram cultivate dragon fruits on a 300-square-feet land using electric bulbs as an alternative to daylight. Photo: TBS
Economy

Dragon fruit can be now cultivated out of season – using light bulbs!

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Economy

Sylhet primed to resume citrus fruit exports after 15 year wait

Health benefits of Mango
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Health benefits of Mango

Taste the summer with So Baked
Food

Taste the summer with So Baked

Fruit vendors organise mango baskets in a wholesale market at Badamtoli in Dhaka. The photo was taken on Friday. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed
Bazaar

Seasonal fruit markets bustle with buyers

Suma's fruit business does not always guarantee a profit. Photo: Faijullah Wasif 
Panorama

Living by selling half-rotten fruits