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Mokhairul Islam, 40, won a first prize of a colour television for killing some 83,450 rats in the past nine months in Gazipur district near the South Asian country's capital, Dhaka. He collected their tails for proof.
"I am so happy to get this honour," he said after receiving a 14-inch television and a certificate amid cheers at an official ceremony packed with 500 farmers and officials. "I had no idea that the government gives prizes for this."
"This is an exciting moment. I will continue to kill them," he vowed.
The award was also for his work to launch a month-long campaign nationwide to kill millions more, to protect crops and reduce the need for food imports.
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"I am so happy to get this honour," he said after receiving a 14-inch television and a certificate amid cheers at an official ceremony packed with 500 farmers and officials. "I had no idea that the government gives prizes for this."
"This is an exciting moment. I will continue to kill them," he vowed.
The award was also for his work to launch a month-long campaign nationwide to kill millions more, to protect crops and reduce the need for food imports.
Farmer who killed 83,000 rats awarded prize
A Bangladeshi farmer who killed 83,000 rats has been awarded a prize by his Government.
www.telegraph.co.uk
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