, July 30 -- The potato farmers in Naogaon district staged a demonstration in front of Sadar Upazila Parishad on Wedesday after dumping potatoes on a road demanding that the price of potatoes be fixed by the government.

The farmers under the banner of 'Naogaon, Bogura and Joypurhat Farmers Family', formed a human chain around 11:30 am.

Farmers and potato traders from Naogaon, Bogura, and Joypurhat districts joined the protest.

Munshiganj's potato farmers grapple with low prices despite bumper harvest

Farmers said the current market prices of potatoes are less than half of the production cost and they are incurring a loss of Tk 17-18 per kg.

Many took out loans from banks and NGOs to cultivate potatoes and are now unable to repay them...