Fruits of Bangladesh

Bangladesh is a country of fruits. It produces various kinds of fruits. Every season has its special fruits. They differ in size, colour and taste. The mango is the most popular fruit. It is called the king of fruits. The sweet and special varieties like Langra, Heem Shagar, Fazli and Mohonbhog are grown in the districts of Rajshahi, Dinajpur and Bogra.

The jackfruit with its rough and prickly skin is the largest of all fruits. It has soft and sweet juicy cells which are yellow in colour. The banana and the coconut are the common fruits found in all seasons. Water of the green coconut is the most refreshing and most useful drink. Oranges and pine-apples are also juicy fruits grown mainly in Sylhet. The plum of Natore is very tasteful. We get the guava and pine-apple with the beginning of rainy season. The common fruits like lichis, lemons, black-berries, wood-apples, papaws, dates are found everywhere in the country. Water melon which gives us refreshing watery juice is found is suummer. Everybody likes them according to one's taste with the least concern of their food value. Mangoes, oranges, pine-apples, guavas, plums and water melons are everybody's favourite fruits. All like mangoes most. We have the habit of tasting almost all kinds of fruits throughout the year. All fruits are rich in food value. They give us plenty of vitamins and mineral salts which protect us from diseases. The food problem may be greatly solved by growing more fruits in the country. Fruits may also be taken as an important export item to earn foreign exchange.