Betel leaf gardens 'torched'

Betel leaves on three bighas of land were gutted after they were allegedly torched by criminals in Kaliganj upazila yesterday morning. The affected farmers claimed that a gang set fire to their gardens, causing damage to betel leaves worth Tk 15 lakh. The incident took place at about 11:30am. On Information, firefighters rushed in and doused the blaze with the help of locals. Affected betel leaf farmer Naran Samaddar said he borrowed Tk 80000 from a local NGO for the cultivation. “How I will repay the loan now”, he posed.