People`s representative-administrative officer cut paddy!

Boro paddy cutting festival has been organized by Agriculture Department to encourage the farmers in Hakaluki Haor of Baralekha Upazila of Moulvibazar. People's representatives, administration officials, agriculture department officials, political leaders participated in the farmers' paddy harvesting festival.

Yesterday Monday (April 17) at noon, a paddy harvesting festival was held in Srirampur area of Talimpur Union of Hakaluki Haor in the land of farmer Srivas Das.

Baralekha Upazila Parishad Chairman Swaib Ahmad inaugurated the paddy cutting festival as the chief guest under the supervision of Deputy Assistant Agriculture Officer Palash Dutta.

After the inauguration, Upazila Chairman Swaib Ahmad, Baralekha Upazila Executive Officer (UNO) Sunjit Kumar Chand, Baralekha Upazila Agriculture Officer cut paddy with the farmers. Manowar Hossain, President of Baralekha Upazila Krishak League Abdul Latif, General Secretary Iqbal Hossain Swapan, Farmer Shribas Das etc.

According to the sources of the Upazila Agriculture Department, the target of boro cultivation in Baralekha this season was 5 thousand 143 hectares. Boro rice has been cultivated in 5 thousand 373 hectares of land.

Baralekha Upazila Agriculture Officer. Manowar Hossain said, 'Paddy harvesting has started in the lower area of Haor. The yield has also been good. To encourage the farmers, we held a harvest festival in the Hakaluki Haor area. Upazila chairman, UNO, politicians cut paddy in the land with farmers. Farmers are happy with it. This time the rice production target has been fixed at 35 thousand metric tons. It is expected that the production of rice will exceed the target.

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