Power office besieged
Over 200 farmers of Mohonpur upazila yesterday laid a siege to local power office at Naohata demanding adequate power supply for irrigating their boro fields. Witnesses said the agitating farmers thronged Mohonpur Upazila Parishad premises at about 10:00am and demanded smooth power supply for boro irrigation. Later, the farmers riding motorcycles went to Mohonpur branch of Palli Bidyut office at Naohata, 14 kilometres away from the upazila headquarters, and laid a siege to the power office. Ali Azam Mollah, vice chairman of Mohonpur upazila, said the officials assured the farmers of ensuing power supply up to 14 hours in Mohonpur area for boro cultivation.
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