Thu Sep 17, 2020 12:00 AM Last update on: Thu Sep 17, 2020 01:10 AM
One of four Thai year-round watermelon varieties grown by a couple at Ajimpur village in Barishal’s Mehendiganj upazila. PHOTO: TITU DAS
Primary school headmasters Hasan Mahmud Sayed and Mosammat Tahmina Begum have been growing foreign fruits on four acres of land for the past 24 years. This year for the first time they grew 250 watermelon saplings from two packets of seeds purchased for Tk 1,040. The fruits were ready for plucking within two and a half months, each weighing anywhere between two to six kilogrammes and selling in markets in Dhaka and Barishal for Tk 60-Tk 80 per kg. Earning Tk 2 lakh against an investment of Tk 35,000, the couple insist that making a profit was not their aim. It was rather the pleasure of bringing to life such visual treats. PHOTO: TITU DAS
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