United News of Bangladesh

Police recovered the body of a man from a mango orchard in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj on Saturday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Shihab Ali, 28, son of Rafiqul Islam of Sorjon village under Gobratala union in Chapainawabganj Sadar Upazila. Relatives said Shihab left home on Friday night and did not return. Locals found the body on Saturday afternoon and informed police. Two charred bodies recovered in Gazipur Police said the body had multiple injury marks and initially suspected it to be a murder. Empty ampoules and syringes of narcotic injections were seized from the scene, and authorities are investigating whether he was drug-addicted. SM Shakil Hasan, Inspector of Shibganj Police Station, said the body was sent to Chapainawabganj District Hospital morgue for autopsy. Legal action will be taken in this regard, he added.

As summer approaches, mango trees have already bloomed and worn eye-catching looks with huge flowers, spreading a sweet scent in every corner of Chapainawabganj, known as the country’s mango capital. Farmers are taking care of the orchards in the hope of a good yield as the weather has been favorable so far this year. But due to the hike in the prices of various materials used for nurturing orchards, including pesticides, the farmers are struggling to take care of the mango trees. Visiting different areas of the district, the UNB correspondent found mango trees covered in blossoms. And such a scene is now adorning not only the rural areas but also the city, making farmers hopeful of a bumper yield this year. Read: Vegetable cultivation on Teesta shoals a boon for Lalmonirhat farmers Mango farmers said that the weather has been favorable since the beginning of the season. As a result, orchards have been covered with mango blossoms. Abdur Rakib, a mango grower, said, "I have an orchard of Amrapali in Chapainawabganj Sadar Upazila which consists of 1,000 trees. Although the weather has been favourable so far this year, the maintenance cost of the orchard has increased many folds due."

Miscreants have cut down mango trees on a two-bigha plot at Devidaspur in Manirampur upazila on Tuesday night.