Farmers have blocked Rangpur highway—spreading paddy grain on the road—demanding purchases be made directly from farms, and that crops be sold at a fair price.
Several farmers have protested, heeding a call by Krishak Sangram Parishad (KSP)—a farmers' association in Mahigog Satmatha area of Rangpur—to do so, on Thursday afternoon.
President of KSP, Polash Kanti Nath said: "It costs around Tk700-Tk 800 to produce a maund of paddy but we can only sell it for Tk400. Even buyers are few in number."
Farmer Momtaj Uddin added: "The government has promised to buy paddy directly from farmers, but we do not see that happening here.
"We are not getting a fair price for the paddy, so we are protesting."
