Once a familiar sight in the rural landscapes of Cox’s Bazar, farmers threshing rice with bullocks is now a fading memory. The relentless march of time and the advent of modern technology have pushed this age-old agricultural tradition toward near extinction.
Twenty years ago, hardworking farmers would harness bullocks to plow and thresh their paddy fields—a labor-intensive process symbolizing rural resilience.
Modern machinery drives the agricultural fields of Cox’s Bazar today. Automatic machines now power every step, from planting and harvesting to threshing and processing rice into grains.
This technological shift has saved time, reduced manual labor, and significantly increased productivity. Thanks to these modern innovations, farmers can complete their tasks faster and more efficiently.
The familiar scene of farmers steering bullocks through muddy fields has disappeared, replaced by the mechanical hum of auto threshers.
While this transformation marks a significant leap toward agricultural modernization, it also signals the gradual fading of a traditional rural way of life.
Modern agricultural machinery has brought about a new era of efficiency and progress for farmers in Cox’s Bazar, despite the lingering memories of bullock-powered threshing.
By Rajin Saleh
Photo: Rajin Saleh
