DEMAND DRIVEN BY DENGUE: In response to dengue patients' need for hydration, families flock to purchase green coconuts from roadside vendors. Consequently, the tropical fruit's sales surge.

August 26, 2023 00:00:00

DEMAND DRIVEN BY DENGUE: In response to dengue patients' need for hydration, families flock to purchase green coconuts from roadside vendors. Consequently, the tropical fruit's sales surge. Cashing in on the situation, traders raise prices from Tk 80-100 to Tk 200 a piece. In the photo, a retail seller sources coconuts at the Mohammadpur Rayerbazar wholesale market in Dhaka. — FE photo by Shafiqul Alam

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