Sunamganj: Agriculture and Home Adviser Lieutenant General (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury announced that the government will begin purchasing paddy starting April 24. He made these remarks while speaking to reporters after inaugurating the paddy harvest in the field of farmer Ali Hossain in Gobindupur village under Sunamganj Sadar Upazila.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the adviser addressed several infrastructure improvements to support local farmers. He stated that in response to farmers' demands, a paved road will be constructed inside Dekhar Haor to facilitate easier transportation of harvested and threshed paddy. Additionally, sluice gates and two power pumps will be installed at suitable locations across the haor to resolve water-logging issues.
He further instructed the relevant authorities to repair the Gazaria rubber dam to protect the Boro paddy of Karchar Haor from early flooding. The event was attended by several officials, including Sylhet Divisional Commissioner Khan Md Reza-un-Nabi, Additional Director of the Sylhet Department of Agricultural Extension Bimal Chandra Som, Sunamganj Deputy Commissioner Dr. Mohammad Ilias Miah, Superintendent of Police Tofail Ahmed, and Deputy Director of the Sunamganj Department of Agricultural Extension Mustafa Iqbal Azad. Earlier, the adviser visited Shantiganj Police Station.