Natore’s medicinal plant village yields Tk 100cr in herbal products | Others

NATORE, Oct 21, 2025 (BSS) - The country’s only herbal village has now become a proud heritage of Natore.Visitors come to see it almost every day and become amazed. The village alone produces about 15,000 tons of aloe vera annually, along with 140 other types of medicinal herbs including Shimul root and Ashwagandha. The total market value of these herbal products is expected to be over Tk 100 crore. The herbal village is spread across 15 cluster areas under Laxmipur-Kholabaria Union in Natore Sadar Upazila. Located along the main union road, the herbal fields create a picturesque landscape. According to local sources, in the year 1995, Afaz Pagla of Kholabaria began cultivating medicinal plants for his own herbal medicine practice....