'Buy rice from farmers'
Speakers at a human chain yesterday urged the government to purchase rice directly from farmers at a minimum rate of Tk 20 per kg to protect their interest.
Framers have seen a bumper harvest of rice this year for the government's farmers-friendly policy, they said.
But farmers do not get just price and therefore the government should take necessary steps to ensure the just price, observed the speakers.
The human chain was jointly organised by Karmojibi Nari, Campaign for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods (CSRL), and Online Knowledge Centre in front of the Jatiya Press Club in the city, says a press release.
Karmojibi Nari executive director Rokeya Rafiq, Online Knowledge Centre moderator Prodip Kumar Roy, among others, spoke at the function.
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