Naogaon, June 12 -- In the mango orchards of Sapahar, Naogaon, where summer usually hums with the sweet scent of ripening fruit, an uneasy calm now lingers.

Not the silence of calm, but of despair!

A once-promising mango season has turned sour for hundreds of growers and traders, as Eid holidays, scorching heat and administrative delays combine in a perfect storm, leaving prized Amropali mangoes to rot both on trees and in crates.

Each morning, Sakhawat Hossain walks through his 400-bigha orchard with a heavy heart.

"I had hoped this would be our best season yet," he said, eyes fixed on the unsold crates. "Instead, I'm throwing away nearly 30 to 35 maunds of fruit every day."

That is close to a tonne of mangoes spoiling daily-unsold ...