Farmers stage demo in Netrokona demanding electricity for irrigation

Farmers stage demo in Netrokona demanding electricity for irrigation

[The Daily Star] - 03/5/2025

Farmers in Kalmakanda upazila of Netrokona staged a demonstration today, demanding the immediate restoration of an electricity connection needed to operate an irrigation pump during the ongoing Boro cultivation season.



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