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PM expresses satisfaction over standard of rice at govt warehouses
DHAKA, Oct 6, 2020 (BSS) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed her satisfaction over the standard of the rice stored in the public storage depots.
The premier examined the Siddha (boiled) and Atap rice collected from the Central Storage Depot (CSD) and Local Storage Depot (LSD) across the country from her official Ganabhaban residence here this morning.
The government procured the rice from the farmers during the Boro and Aman seasons, said an official release of PM’s press wing.
The prime minister asked the authorities concerned to keep the rice of lower portion on the top and the rice of upper portion in the bottom in every Bhadra (a Bangla month) if the rice procured earlier could be distributed first.
She also directed to distribute the rice procured in 2019 on priority basis.
The Prime Minister, however, asked the concerned authorities to construct modern warehouses at different parts of the country like the godown built at Santahar in Naogaon as more food grains could be stored for a longer period.
She directed to properly preserve the information, regarding the rice stored in all the godowns across the country, through a database.
Planning Minister MA Mannan, PM’s Principal Secretary Dr Ahmad Kaikaus, PMO Secretary Md Tofazzel Hossain Mian and other high officials of the Prime Minister’s Office were present on the occasion.
BSS/AHJ/ARS/2023 hrs