Fertiliser
Sirajganj farmers protest cheating in weight
About eight hundred agitating farmers staged demonstrations and laid a siege to godowns of fertiliser dealers at Shialkhol Bazaar in Sirajganj Sadar upazila yesterday protesting alleged cheating in weighing of the items during distribution.
Police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control after assurance by
Sirajganj Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Mozzaffar Ahmmed and the deputy director of Agriculture Extension Department rushed to the spot with a police team and brought the situation under control.
According to the UNO, fertiliser dealers Nazmul Hakim Ranju and Rafikul Islam Helal arranged a distribution programme in front of their godowns at Shialkhol Bazaar at about 9 am, where about 800 farmers gathered.
Farmers alleged that the dealers were giving 40 kilograms of fertiliser in a 50 kg bag.
Realizing the trick, the farmers brought out a procession in the market and laid a siege to the godowns. The dealers escape.
On of information, UNO Mozaffar Ahmmed and AED DD Khandaker Hasibur Rahman rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control by assuring the farmers of fair distribution.
When contacted the UNO said steps would be taken against the two dealers as they cheated farmers.
On the other hand, the dealers said they distributed the bags they got from Baghabari Ghat.
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