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Native fruits fill Dhaka’s markets

Native fruits are having their moment in Dhaka. Ambarella, pomelo, wood apple and olive are now spilling across the capital’s markets, bringing a seasonal burst of flavour, variety and nutrition to fruit stalls and wholesale depots.

Shipments of native fruits arrive daily at the wholesale depots of Karwan Bazar and Shyambazar, brought in from different parts of the country. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
Shipments of native fruits arrive daily at the wholesale depots of Karwan Bazar and Shyambazar, brought in from different parts of the country. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
Shipments of native fruits arrive daily at the wholesale depots of Karwan Bazar and Shyambazar, brought in from different parts of the country. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
Shipments of native fruits arrive daily at the wholesale depots of Karwan Bazar and Shyambazar, brought in from different parts of the country. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
Shipments of native fruits arrive daily at the wholesale depots of Karwan Bazar and Shyambazar, brought in from different parts of the country. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
Shipments of native fruits arrive daily at the wholesale depots of Karwan Bazar and Shyambazar, brought in from different parts of the country. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
Shoppers crowd a stall for fresh olives at Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
Shoppers crowd a stall for fresh olives at Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
Traders wait for wholesale buyers beside baskets piled high with wood apples at a Shyambazar fruit depot. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
Traders wait for wholesale buyers beside baskets piled high with wood apples at a Shyambazar fruit depot. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
Traders wait for wholesale buyers beside baskets piled high with wood apples at a Shyambazar fruit depot. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
Traders wait for wholesale buyers beside baskets piled high with wood apples at a Shyambazar fruit depot. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
Large consignments of pomelos arrive in Dhaka daily via the Buriganga from southern Bangladesh and other districts, where retail traders buy them wholesale. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
Large consignments of pomelos arrive in Dhaka daily via the Buriganga from southern Bangladesh and other districts, where retail traders buy them wholesale. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
Wholesalers and workers arrange baskets of ambarella from across the country for sale at a Shyambazar fruit depot. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
Wholesalers and workers arrange baskets of ambarella from across the country for sale at a Shyambazar fruit depot. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
A trader arranges baskets of seasonal wood apples at Karwan Bazar, waiting for buyers. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon
A trader arranges baskets of seasonal wood apples at Karwan Bazar, waiting for buyers. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

bdnews24.com News Service

Published : 08 Oct 2026, 06:36 PM

Updated : 08 Oct 2026, 06:36 PM

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