Once farmers of Pirojpur used to cultivate more than 50 varieties of paddy during Aman season. But currently, only five to six varieties exist as the rests appeared to have vanished, according to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE).

Three people are sued over the use of bamboo sticks instead of iron rod in the construction of a building of Department of Agriculture Extension in Darshana upazila of Chuadanga.