Farmers Form Human Chain in Burichang to Protect Farmland

Farmers staged a human chain in Haripur, Ward No. 6, of Burichang municipality in Cumilla on Sunday to protest attempts to occupy their farmland.

Organised by local residents, the demonstration was held under the slogan, “Protect Farmers’ Farmland — It Must Be Done.”

Participants told journalists that attempts to occupy agricultural land in the name of Burichang Polytechnic School and College must be stopped. Local residents joined the protest spontaneously, with both male and female farmers taking part.

Some farmers stood at the site carrying ploughs and yokes on their shoulders, highlighting their traditional agricultural heritage.

Those who spoke on behalf of the farmers included Harun Mia, Riaz, Hashem, Abu Taher, Jashna, Rony, Yunus and Alamgir.

Landowners who attended included Idris Mia, Md. Yunus, Md. Azgar, Abdul Rob, Farid, Nazu Moktar, Abu Taher, Harun Mia, Bacchu, Majid, Solaiman, Abdul Khalek, Akram, Alamgir, Emran, Rabban, Adud, Jewel and Abu Kalam, among others.