CropsTwo-hour Pakundia haat sells Tk 60-70 lakh of betel leaf from 65 hectares of vines
At Pakundia municipal betel market in Kishoreganj, two hours of trading before sunrise on Saturdays and Wednesdays move Tk 60-70 lakh of leaf, topping Tk 1 crore a haat in winter; a good kuri (20 bira of 120 leaves) fetches Tk 4,000-4,500, and the upazila agriculture office counts about 65 hectares