Our Correspondent, April 11 -- A huge quantity of standing Boro paddy cultivated on 442.6 hectors of lands was badly damaged in the nine Upazilas of Bagerhat district when heat-stretch swept over the (Boro) paddy fields recently, according to reports received here. The standing paddy looks fair from the distant places. But whenever one goes to the affected paddy fields it is found that the grains of paddy were dried up and containing no substance. In some cases the sticks of the standing paddy were lying on the grounds due to squally wind swept over them. As a result, the farmers who cultivated Boro paddy after borrowing loans from the banks or private sectors are badly affected in the midist of Covid-19 pandemic. Due to the damage of Bor...