Continuous heavy rainfall and flash floods have submerged large areas of ripe Boro paddy in the haor regions of Nabiganj upazila in Habiganj district. Farmers in villages such as Fatehpur have seen their nearly harvested crops go underwater as embankments broke under the pressure of rising water. Many farmers, including Haralal Baishnab and Jamal Mia, expressed despair as they could not harvest their crops due to a shortage of laborers and boats.
According to the Department of Agricultural Extension in Nabiganj, around 400 hectares of ripe Boro paddy have been submerged, with 27,355 hectares cultivated in haor areas this season. About 67 percent of the haor paddy had been harvested before the floods. Private sources reported that 40 percent of the total crop had been cut, but 15 percent of that is at risk of rotting due to lack of sunlight. The affected unions include Bara Bhakoir (West and East), Dighalbak, Kargaon, Bausa, and Paniunda.
Farmers who cultivated paddy with loans fear they will be unable to repay their debts, as the sudden floods have destroyed their expected yields.
উপজেলা প্রতিনিধি, নবীগঞ্জ (হবিগঞ্জ) প্রকাশ : ০১ মে ২০২৬, ১৮: ৩৩ নিজের শ্রম আর ঘামে উৎপন্ন করা পাকা ধান চোখের সামনে তলিয়ে যেতে দেখে নির্বাক হয়ে গেছেন নবীগঞ্জ উপজেলার ফতেহপুর গ্রামের কৃষক হরলাল বৈষ্ণব। টানা কয়েক দিনের ভারি বর্ষণ ও পাহাড়ি ঢলে বাঁধ ভাঙা
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