In Tangail, around 292 hectares of paddy fields including Boro and Ayush varieties have been flooded by heavy rainfall in the last few days, causing loss to farmers. Farm labour is also demanding high wages to harvest the flooded paddy, increasing production costs, said farmers. Another farmer, Rupchan Miah of the area, said labourers want high wages to harvest paddy in knee deep water. Tangail Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) Deputy Director Ismail Hossain said authorities were helping farmers to harvest paddy inundated by flash floods. Farmers are in trouble with the paddy flooded.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 01, 2020 15:45 UTC