They used to live at Baliakhora village under Ghior Sadar upazila in Manikganj. Now a good number of lemon traders are visiting the village regularly to buy lemon from the cultivators and supplying those to the different parts of the country. Rahela said normally a big size of lemon is sold at Taka 2 to Taka 3 and middle size lemon is sold at Taka 1.5 to Taka 2. But a big size lemon is being sold at Taka 10 to Taka 12 and a middle size lemon is sold at Taka 3 to Taka 4 adding that it has a great demand in the markets. Shamsuddin, a middle-aged primary school teacher of the village, said, "Now our village is known as Lemon Village."

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha May 30, 2024 08:29 UTC