Dhaka, March 1 -- A college student Manjurul Ahsan of Jashore's Sharsha Upazila has achieved great success by cultivating foreign vegetable squash. With the help of the Upazila Agriculture Department, he has found it very profitable by growing squash in his 20 decimals land along with winter vegetables.

Farmer Manjurul Ahsan, son of Monsur Ahsan, is a resident of Shikarpur village of Laxkonpur union of Sharsha upazila. He is a second year student of Govt Birshrestha Noor Mohammad Degree College.

Manjurul Ahsan said, for several years, I was cultivating various kinds of vegetables and fruits including mango, plum, tomato, cucumber, cabbage and cauliflower. I collected squash seeds advice of the Agriculture Department of Sharsha Upazila a...