The price of flowers is slightly higher this year and thanks to three important occasions that fall within a week, flower traders are expecting the monthly revenues in their sector to cross Tk300 crore from selling different kinds of flowers in February, the peak season of flower trading. Growers and traders said that they sold a remarkable volume of flowers on February 14 this year - marking the first day of the Bengali month of Falgun, and Valentine's Day. Now with Amor Ekushey, International Mother Language Day on Tuesday 21 February is International Mother Language Day, another potentially big day for flower sales Visiting some of the flower shops in Shahbagh, esp. a sufficient supply of flowers in the market on the day.

Godkhali flower market in Jhikargachha, Jessore, was buzzing ahead of Pahela Falgun, the first day of Spring, and Valentine's Day.The prices of all kinds of flowers went up ahead of these festivals.Flower grower Mahbubur Rahman said that each rose, depending on its quality, is being sold for Tk 15 to 20, which was only Tk 1 to 3 a month ago. Gerberas are being sold at Tk 8 to 12 while a thousand Marigolds are fetching up to Tk 700 which was earlier Tk 200-300 only.After two years of Covid-19, the flower market has been revived ahead of Valentine's Day and Pahela Falgun. Also read: Godkhali flower traders fret over declining prices It will help us to make up for the partial losses incurred in the last two years by selling flowers this year, Mahbubur added.