But 2020 is a year of distress for this young flower grower as well as several other flower cultivators of Jessore’s Godkhali. An estimate suggests that flower cultivators and traders in the region have counted losses to the tune of Tk 3,000,000,000 in the past 5 months. According to sources, flowers worth Tk 3,000,000,000 are produced in this region every year. President of Bangladesh Flower Society Abdur Rahim says that 80% of the country’s demand for flowers is met from Jessore. Of this, only Jessore region has suffered a loss of Tk 3,000,000,000,” he claims, adding: “Flower cultivators and traders in the region are in dire straits.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 29, 2020 09:22 UTC