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Paddy on Nearly Half a Lakh Hectares Under Water, Output Fears Grow
Heavy rain, flash floods and breached embankments have submerged paddy on nearly half a lakh hectares in seven haor districts.
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Another 1,000 Hectares of Paddy Under Water in Kishoreganj
Continuous rain and upstream water submerged more than 1,000 further hectares of boro in Kishoreganj, taking the total to 10,050 hectares and affecting about 36,000 farmers.
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Modern Machinery Turns Moulvibazar's Fallow Land Into Year-Round Farmland
Mechanisation has helped bring about 5,000 hectares of fallow land in Moulvibazar under cultivation in five years and turned single-crop fields into year-round farmland.
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Paddy Procurement Drive Begins in Kishoreganj as Farmers' Crops Float in Water
The government began buying paddy in Kishoreganj at Tk 36 a kg on 3 May, but farmers whose fields are flooded and grain wet say they cannot meet the warehouse's dryness condition.
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'I Console Myself That Allah Gave the Crop, and He Has Taken It'
In Habiganj's haors, farmers who borrowed to grow boro watch cut paddy rot unsold on the drying yards as rain and rising water swallow more fields.
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Haor Farmers Hit by Floods to Get Three Months of Food Aid: Relief Minister
Disaster management and relief minister Asadul Habib Dulu said the government will give food aid for three months to haor farmers hit by sudden heavy rain and flash floods.
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Rain Stops in Kishoreganj, but Farmers' Fears Remain
Rain paused in Kishoreganj on 3 May, but with river levels mixed and skies overcast, haor farmers still fear losing more boro paddy.
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Where Is the Farmer's Fair Price Disappearing?
In an opinion piece, Rajshahi College student Bushra Azmi argues that rising costs, forced sales and middlemen leave paddy farmers with the smallest share of the value they create.
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Farmer Dies After Seeing His Ripe Paddy Under Water in Austagram Haor
A 60-year-old Austagram farmer who had borrowed about Tk 1.5 lakh to grow boro paddy died after seeing his ripe crop under water.
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Relentless rain drowns ripe boro in the haors; 18,000 hectares under water in Sunamganj
Submerged paddy is spreading daily across Sunamganj, Kishoreganj and Netrokona, harvested grain is rotting for lack of sun, and the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre warns the haor flooding may worsen.
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Another 2,000 Hectares of Paddy Go Under Water in Kishoreganj
Rain and upstream runoff have submerged another 2,000 hectares of Boro paddy in Kishoreganj, bringing the total affected land to 9,045 hectares.
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Haor Residents Demand Scientific Research on Crop Protection Embankments
Haor residents at a human chain in front of the National Press Club alleged widespread irregularities and corruption in crop protection embankments and called for scientific research.
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Litchi Prices Sky-High in Rajshahi at the Start of the Season
Early-season litchis in Rajshahi are selling at Tk 5 to 6 each, beyond the reach of many buyers, as drought and heat have cut supply.