RAJSHAHI, April 5, 2020 (BSS) – Selling of Taka 10 per kilogram rice
began here today aimed at lessening the suffering of the hand-to-mouth
families being caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
“Thirty metric tonnes of rice was sold at 32 points in Rajshahi city
areas through the enlisted dealers simultaneously today benefiting a large
number of low-income group people,” said Raihanul Kabir, Regional Controller
of the Department of Food.
Any of the targeted group people can purchase 20 kilograms of rice, five
kilograms each in three days- Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday- every week from
now on, he added.
Kabir said 108 tonnes of rice will be sold through 54 dealers in all
eight district headquarters including the Rajshahi city in each of the
scheduled dates from 10 am to 3 pm.
He, however, said only the daily wage-earners, rickshaw-pullers, van-
pullers, transport labourers, vendors, tea-stall owners, beggars, vagabonds
and transgender people will get the rice through showing their national
identity cards along with maintaining social distancing.
Kabir added that the government wants to provide food support to the
poor and extreme poor families to cope with the present troubled situation.
District administration and the district controller of food will
supervise the rice selling activities so that only the targeted group of
people can derive total benefits of the initiative, he said.