Demonstration for fertiliser in Jessore
Over five hundred farmers of Darajhat union under Bagharpara upazila in Jessore district demonstrated in front of Upazila Nirbahi Officer's (UNO) office protesting severe crisis of urea fertiliser on Sunday.
Police later dispersed the protesters.
The farmers brought out a procession yesterday noon to press home their demand for fertiliser. They also faced interference by police.
Farmers are suffering from want of urea in the Boro season while there are allegations that a section of dealers are selling the fertiliser in the black market by creating artificial crisis in connivance with a section of staff of Upazila Agriculture Office.
Meanwhile, over a thousand farmers went to dealer Shadhan Kundu at Baniakhali Bazaar in Dumuria upazila on Sunday for urea. But a tense situation was created as the dealer could not meet their demand. Later, security forces tackled the situation.
Dumuria UNO Md Shahjahan Ali said 3,500 tonnes of urea fertiliser are needed for the farmers of the upazila in this season but he has so far got only 456 tonnes.
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