Khaer

Khaer

A worker boiling boiling the bark of catechu trees to produce red catechu in Rajhshahi factory. The extract from the boiled barks is locally known as Khaer and is usually consumed with betel leafs. The photo was taken recently. Photo: TBS

Traditional Khaer industry dying

The industry started its journey in Charghat, Rajshahi in 1952 and flourished in the fifties by the Bihari people coming from India