Dhaka, March 9 -- Boro cultivation in many districts is facing disruption as farmers struggle to collect diesel for irrigation following restrictions on fuel sales and confusion over instructions from the local administration.

Farmers say filling stations have stopped selling diesel in jerrycans and drums due to unclear directives from the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) and monitoring by the district administration.

As a result, irrigation pumps and shallow engines used in both agriculture and river transport are facing fuel shortages during the peak irrigation season.

Boro is the largest rice-growing season, accounting for about 55 per cent of the country's staple supply.

Nearly 90 per cent of Boro cultivation depends on comm...