This year, Chapainawabganj district administration has not set a specific timeframe for mango harvesting and marketing.

However, mangoes can be harvested when they ripen and can be marketed accordingly. Strict actions will be taken against anyone attempting to sell under-ripe mangoes.

The decisions were taken at a meeting held at the district collectorate building on Thursday.

The meeting focused on establishing a mango calendar, ensuring safe and chemical-free mango production, and discussing its marketing and commercialization.

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The meeting agreed that no chemicals should be used to aid mango ripening.

The district administration will monitor the process to ensure safe, chemical-free mangoes are sold, with mobile courts deployed to enforce the rules.

Moreover, the "Mango Special Train" will continue operating this year to facilitate the quick and cost-effective transportation of mangoes.

According to the agricultural department, there are 37,504 hectares of mango orchards in the district this time, with a production target of 386,000 metric tons of mangoes.

Chaired by district deputy commissioner Abdus Samad, Afaz Uddin, executive officer of the Chapainawabganj Zilla Parishad, Dr. Yasin Ali, deputy director of the Department of Agricultural Extension; Mosharraf Hossain, senior scientific officer of the Regional Horticultural Research Centre; Manjure Maula, deputy director of the Kalyanpur Horticulture Centre; Anwar Hossain, DGM (Commercial) of the Western Railway; Abdul Wahid, president of Chapainawabganj Chamber of Commerce, and mango farmers and traders, attended the meeting.