RANGPUR, April 17, 2022 (BSS) - The Department of Agricultural Extension
(DAE) today distributed special agriculture incentives including seeds and
fertilisers among 350 farmers of Phulbari upazila in Dinajpur district.
The incentives were distributed in a function held on Phulbari Upazila
Agriculture Office premises to assist the small and marginal farmers in
cultivating Aush paddy this season.
Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Primary
and Mass Education and heroic freedom fighter Mostafizur Rahman Fizar MP
distributed the incentives in the function as the chief guest.
With Assistant Commissioner (Land) of Phulbari Upazila Shameem Aklhatewr
Jahan in the chair, Upazila Primary Education Officer Hasina Bhuiyan
moderated the function.
Phulbari Upazila Parishad Chairman Md. Ataur Rahman Milton, its Vice-chiarmen
Monju Roy Chowdhury and Niru Shamsun Nahar and Upazila Social Service Officer
Md. Akhteruzzman attended the function as special guests.
Each of the beneficiary 350 farmers of the upazila received five kgs of high
yielding variety seeds of Aush rice, 10-kg of Muriate of Potash and 20-kg Di-
ammonium Phosphate fertilisers free of costs to cultivate Aush rice on 50
decimals of land each.