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Govt to start sale of rice at Tk 10 per kg in Dhaka

| Updated: April 05, 2020 16:55:12


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The government will sell subsidised rice at Tk 10 per kg in Dhaka from Sunday with a view to helping the poor during the shutdown due to the coronavirus outbreak, reports bdnews24.com.

The special open market sale (OMS) will begin in Mirpur's Rupnagar Jheelpar slum and Mohakhali's Shattola slum, the food ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

Under the programme, the staple will be sold from 10 am to 3 pm

The ministry said that each consumer with a valid NID card can buy up to five kilograms of rice once a week.

The scheme will later be expanded to upazilas, according to food officials.

The programme will be overseen by the district administration, local city councillors, law-enforcement personnel and food officials.

The Dhaka Rationing Office of the food directorate will distribute the rice among OMS dealers.

 

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