PHOTO: KM HABIBUR RAHMAN

Unable to sell paddy through the government procurement programme, farmers in Sreeramkathi village of Nazirpur upazila in Pirojpur are being forced to sell their harvest to wholesale traders at lower prices. Farmers allege that politically connected individuals are supplying paddy to the government instead. Inset, farmers gather at the local UNO office to protest their exclusion from the programme. The photos were taken recently.