For those who don’t know, the Areca nut is a seed of the Betel Palm (Areca catechu), which is an evergreen tree that grows in tropical areas such as India, Bangladesh, Ceylon, Malaya ...

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has called upon BFIDC to develop eco-friendly products ...

A draft act to regulate the use and sale of betel nuts would be put on hold, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said yesterday amid strong resistance from the nation’s betel nut industry. The draft ...

Hundreds of millions of people worldwide are addicted to a tropical palm-tree seed that provides a caffeine-like buzz—yet many users don’t know it puts them at grave risk for cancer. Oral cancers ...