Bangladesh’s haor regions suffered rice losses of around 3.39 lakh tonnes, approximately 1.25 lakh tonnes higher than the estimate of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), according to a report by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).

The government decides to buy Boro rice and paddy at Tk 38 and Tk 26 a kilogramme.

For the first time in recent years, Bangladesh is set to experience a less productive rice season owing to a huge loss of Boro crops. Back-to-back disasters -- flashfloods, intense rainfall and fungal disease blast attacks -- have come as a blow to Boro, the biggest of the country's three rice seasons. The other two seasons are Aus and Aman.