Farmers of catchment areas selling sugarcane to govt peacefully

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BSS, Dhaka :
Farmers are selling sugarcane, produced in the catchment areas of six suspended sugar mills, to the government in a peaceful environment.
As sugarcane threshing is in progress at present, the purchased sugarcane is being supplied to the nearby sugar mills.
This was disclosed on Monday at a virtual discussion of Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC), said a press release.
Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun presided over the meeting while State Minister for Industries Kamal Ahmed Mojumder, lawmakers of the concerned areas, Prime Minister’s Principal Secretary Dr Ahmad Kaikaus, BSFIC Chairman Md Arifur Rahman Apu and former Chairman Sanat Kumar Shah, among others, joined the discussion.
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