Farmers once cultivated various vegetables, including
potatoes, radishes and eggplants, on the char of the Dhurung River in
Fatikchhari, Chattogram. Now, farmer Mohammad Ikhlas (42), has achieved success
by cultivating rockmelon, a fruit native to desert regions, for the first time
on 40 decimals of land on the river island. Inspired by YouTube videos, he
collected seeds online and started the cultivation.
He has earned Tk 108,000 by selling 1,800 kilograms of rockmelon
in his first attem...
