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The foreign rambutan grows on Khagrachhari hills

Agricultural entrepreneur and Upazila Health Complex doctor Akeipru Chowdhury planted rambutan saplings as a hobby on some land in Bihar Tila village in Khagrachhari’s Mohalchhari Upazila. He collected 220 saplings from different countries in 2021. The trees are now showing promising signs.

Agricultural entrepreneur Akeipru Chowdhury's garden showcases five different varieties of rambutan – the Indonesian Binjai, the Thai Rongrien, the Philippine Quezon, the Malaysian School Boy (or Anak Sekola) and the Indian N-18. Photo: Samir Mallick
Agricultural entrepreneur Akeipru Chowdhury's garden showcases five different varieties of rambutan – the Indonesian Binjai, the Thai Rongrien, the Philippine Quezon, the Malaysian School Boy (or Anak Sekola) and the Indian N-18. Photo: Samir Mallick
Akeipru Chowdhury, a doctor at the Mohalchhari Upazila Health Complex, has cultivated five species of rambutan on some land in Bihar Tila village in Khagrachhari’s Mohalchhari Upazila. Photo: Samir Mallick
Akeipru Chowdhury, a doctor at the Mohalchhari Upazila Health Complex, has cultivated five species of rambutan on some land in Bihar Tila village in Khagrachhari’s Mohalchhari Upazila. Photo: Samir Mallick
Akeipru Chowdhury, a doctor at the Mohalchhari Upazila Health Complex, has cultivated five species of rambutan on some land in Bihar Tila village in Khagrachhari’s Mohalchhari Upazila. Photo: Samir Mallick
Akeipru Chowdhury, a doctor at the Mohalchhari Upazila Health Complex, has cultivated five species of rambutan on some land in Bihar Tila village in Khagrachhari’s Mohalchhari Upazila. Photo: Samir Mallick
The exotic rambutan fruit is growing in the garden of agricultural entrepreneur Akeipru Chowdhury in Bihar Tila village in Khagrachhari’s Mohalchhari Upazila. The fruit is green when unripe. Photo: Samir Mallick
The exotic rambutan fruit is growing in the garden of agricultural entrepreneur Akeipru Chowdhury in Bihar Tila village in Khagrachhari’s Mohalchhari Upazila. The fruit is green when unripe. Photo: Samir Mallick
The exotic rambutan fruit is growing in the garden of agricultural entrepreneur Akeipru Chowdhury in Bihar Tila village in Khagrachhari’s Mohalchhari Upazila. The fruit is green when unripe. Photo: Samir Mallick
The exotic rambutan fruit is growing in the garden of agricultural entrepreneur Akeipru Chowdhury in Bihar Tila village in Khagrachhari’s Mohalchhari Upazila. The fruit is green when unripe. Photo: Samir Mallick
Out of 220 rambutan trees agricultural entrepreneur Akeipru Chowdhury planted in his garden in Khagrachhari’s Mahalchhari four years ago, 180 have yielded fruit, which turns red when ripe. Photo: Samir Mallik
Out of 220 rambutan trees agricultural entrepreneur Akeipru Chowdhury planted in his garden in Khagrachhari’s Mahalchhari four years ago, 180 have yielded fruit, which turns red when ripe. Photo: Samir Mallik

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Published : 24 Jun 2025, 10:51 PM

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