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Farmers carry bicycles laden with mangoes to sell at a market in Kansat, Chapainawabganj, Bangladesh on June 7, 2023. The use of bicycles reduces transportation costs for them who can carry up to 400 mangoes on each bike. The mangoes are loaded in bicycles and pushed all the way through a forest to the Biggest Mango Market – Kansat. Carrying the load by cycles is laborious as each basket contains about 40kg of mangoes. Bangladesh generally produces about 800,000 metric tons of mangoes on 51,000 hectares of land. Chapainawabganj alone produces almost 200,000 tons of mangoes on 23,282 hectares of land. Mango – the king of fruits in Bangladesh – is one of the most delicious and popular fruits during the sunny summer. Green fruits are often put into curries or 'dal' (pulse soup) for extra taste. A considerable quantity of both ripe and green fruits are used for making jam, jelly, squash, chutney, pickle, and similar other products. (Photo by Joy Saha/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
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