The small, marginal and landless farmers together account for around 70 to 80 per cent of the country s food production, said agricultural analysts.
Of them, small farmers who own between 1 to 2.5 acres of land operate around 40 per cent of the total farmland and contribute 50 per cent to the food production, said Prof Abdul Bayes, former director of the Research and Evaluation Division of Brac.
And marginal farmers who own on an average of 50 decimals of land operate nearly 7 per cent of land.
Meanwhile, a section of marginal farmers also grow food by leasing land. So, together with marginal farmers, both landless and marginal farmers operate around 20 per cent of the total cultivable land through leases, according to Bayes.
People working in different districts are trying to return home, causing traffic jam on the Aricha-Kazirhat ferry ghat on the Jamuna river over the last couple of days. Aricha-Kazirhat ferry ghat is mostly used for movement of goods-laden trucks but a lot of vehicles are seen stranded on both sides of Aricha and Kazirhat due to the added pressure of private cars and microbuses
Mahabub assisted Apan in the rape and later both escaped, leaving the victim, the SI said.
The victim s mother filed a case in this connection, he said.
Following the case, they were arrested from Nunertek area during a drive conducted from last night till this morning, the official added.
Araihazar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Nazrul Islam said the accused were produced before the court today. We will seek seven-day remand for them, he added.
The girl was sent to Narayanganj General Hospital for examination, he informed.
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