Pabna, July 29 -- Dairy farmers on Monday staged demonstrations in Bhangura upazila dumping milk on the road in protest against the suspension of milk collection by different companies in compliance with a High Court order.

A number of farmers with placards took position at Bhangura bus stand in the afternoon and staged demonstrations by pouring milk on the road.

The demonstrators said some 2.5 lakh litres of milk are produced from dairy farms in Bhangura, Faridpur, Bera, Santhia and Sujanagar upazilas of Pabna district and adjoining Shahjadpur and Ullapara of Sirajganj.

The farmers used to supply milk to four companies, including state-run Milk Vita.

Following the High Court's Sunday order, the pasteurised milk-producing companies re...