Demand for Fair Price of Paddy
Programmes begin today
Against the backdrop of low price of paddy in the country, some allies of the ruling Awami League led 14-party alliance will jointly hold a series of nationwide blockade and human chain programmes, starting today, to demand a fair price of the crucial food item.
The streets programmes will be organised to urge the government to take immediate steps to ensure fair price of paddy.
The price of paddy is currently Tk 500 - 550 maximum for 40kgs that does not even cover the farmers' production costs, according to farmers of different southern districts.
Jatiya Krishak Jote, an associated body of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, will form a human chain in front of Jatiya Press Club in the capital while Workers' Party of Bangladesh will block the Jessore-Khulna Highway tomorrow and the deputy commissioner's office in Narail on June 13 to press home their demands.
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