Paddy, rice procurement

The official boro paddy and rice procurement drive has begun in Pirganj upazila yesterday noon. Sources said, the government set a target to purchase 1033 metric tones of paddy from the farmers directly and 5803 metric tones of rice from the millers of the upazila during the current boro season. Reazul Haque, upazila food controller inaugurated the procurement drive at the local food godown as the chief guest. Each kilogram paddy from the farmers and rice from 153 millers was being purchased at Tk.18 and Tk. 28 respectively, the sources said.