CropsIndian bay leaf trees on homesteads, field ridges and fallow land have become an extra income source in Bajemoskur village of Kaunia, Rangpur; the upazila grows it on 65 hectares and leaves sell for Tk 108 to 112 a kg.
Daily lifeBay leaves, a lemon and baking soda spray, an onion, garlic and pepper solution and peppermint oil are Ajker Patrika's suggestions for tackling kitchen cockroaches without harmful chemicals.
Bay leaf, long used to flavour cooking, is also said to ease headaches and joint pain, and its traditional oil can be made at home.
AgribusinessJaynuddin Khan of Kadirkol village in Kaliganj, Jhenaidah, began growing bay leaf with 100 saplings in 2008 and had 400 trees by March 2020. He says he spends about Tk 40,000 a year and sells about Tk 5 lakh of leaves.
