Dhaka, May 5 -- Agricultural Minister Abdur Razzaque underscored the latest development in an online media briefing at the Secretariat on Tuesday.

Boro paddy was cultivated across 454,399 hectares of wetlands this year, with 400,906 hectares yielding harvests, said Razzaque.

Moreover, 25 percent of the Boro paddy cultivated across the country has been harvested, the minister noted.

"We are hoping the country's flat land paddy harvesting will be completed by mid-June," said Razzaque.

"Paddy is being harvested in a very festive atmosphere. The weather has been favourable this time."

The agriculture minister also said 350,000 farmers have been tasked with harvesting paddy in the Haor regions.

According to the Department of Agricultural...