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his crop around 4:30pm and was later taken to a hospital. Doctors declared him dead in the evening, she said.

Family members said he had cultivated Boro paddy on three acres of land, much of which was inundated due to continuous rainfall. Although some paddy had been harvested, he could not transport it home due to logistical constraints.

His cousin Mansur Ali said Akhter had taken loans of about Tk 150,000 for cultivation and was under severe mental distress after the crop was damaged.

According to the Department of Agricultural Extension, vast low-lying haor areas in Kishoreganj have been flooded due to continuous rainfall, submerging thousands of hectares of ripe paddy and leaving farmers struggling to salvage their harvest.