Dhaka, May 9 -- Cent percent harvesting of Boro paddy has been completed in the haor areas and 53 per cent in non-haor areas in the Sylhet region.

This season witnessed a bumper yield of paddy as the weather was favourable for harvesting.

Additional Director of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Sylhet Region, Md Mosharraf Hossain said farmers had started paddy harvesting in this region this year with the fear of floods.

"However, they (farmers) have been able to safely harvest their crops overcoming the fear of that natural calamity. The yield of the paddy in the haors this year has also been comparatively higher than last year," he said.

Besides, 53 per cent of paddy in the non-haor (plain land) area has so far been har...