B'baria orange business booms in Covid-19

When all kinds of business in Bangladesh have been badly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, orange business in Brahmanbaria has been booming amid this adversity. Fruit traders in the district say an average of 40,000 to 50,000 kg of oranges (locally familiar as malta) was sold daily in the district before the outbreak of the epidemic, but that has doubled after the outbreak. Doctors are advising Covid-19 patients to eat fruits in addition to normal food to boost the immune system. As orange is rich in Vitamin-C, its demand in the market has increased a lot. So this season, the orange farmers of Bijoynagar upazila of Brahmanbaria are expecting sales worth around Tk10 crore. According to the Upazila Agriculture Department, malta has been cultivated in the hilly areas of Bijoynagar upazila, bordering the Indian state of Tripura, for the past few years. This year, orange is being cultivated on 50 hectares of land in different areas of Paharpur, Harashpur, Singerbil and Bishnupur ...