Madhupur

Madhupur

The tragedy of the Koch identity is tied to the land laws of the mid-20th century. During the Pakistan era and into the early years of independent Bangladesh, Koch was a label that invited dispossession. Photo: Authors

How the Koch people of Madhupur lost their land and language

In Madhupur, the bananas are sweet and the pineapples are plentiful. The roads are paved, and the markets are full. But if you sit with the elders, you realise that the price of this ‘progress’ was...

More than 100 trucks of pineapples are sold from Madhupur every day, each carrying 3,000 to 10,000 pineapples. Photo: TBS

The bitter aftertaste of Madhupur's sweet pineapples

Madhupur is a key region for pineapple cultivation in the country. Photo: Collected

Pineapples of Madhupur recognised as GI product

Bscic scraps plan of industrial park in Madhupur reserve forest

Bscic scraps plan of industrial park in Madhupur reserve forest

BSCIC Industrial Park in Madhupur forest

A reserve forest and an industrial park at war

Eminent citizens protest felling of Garo woman’s banana orchard in Madhupur

Eminent citizens protest felling of Garo woman’s banana orchard in Madhupur