As poor returns from potato, paddy and maize squeeze farm incomes, growers across Rangpur, Kurigram and Lalmonirhat are relying on betel nut trees to stay afloat

Over 150 trucks have remained stuck at the port for two months

Shamima Akhter is now pursuing her betel nut cutting business, and she has not only changed her fate, but has also helped three thousand other poor women in Chittagong’s Patiya area.

A bumper production of betel nut and a fair price for the produce have put a big smile on the growers' faces in Ukhia