Thakurgaon, Nov. 12 -- The fields across Thakurgaon are turning golden as farmers harvest early varieties of Aman rice, but the bumper yield has failed to bring them the expected relief.

Despite a good harvest this season, growers are struggling to get fair prices for their paddy, raising fears that higher production will not translate into higher profits.

With harvesting and threshing activities gaining momentum across the district, many farmers are finding that the market price barely covers their production costs, which have increased due to higher prices of fuel, pesticides and agricultural labour.

A visit to different parts of the district found farmers busy harvesting, carrying paddy home and threshing the crop.

While the fields...