Over 10m families to get free rice before Eid
The government will distribute 100,330 metric tonnes of rice for free to more than 10 million “ultra-poor and destitute families” ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
The food aid will be given to 10 million vulnerable group feeding (VGF) cardholders across the country to mitigate the consequences of recent disasters like floods.
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Of the card holders, around 8.7 million are from 492 upazilas and more than 1.2 million from 329 municipalities.
The disaster management and relief ministry Sunday issued a statement about the allocation.
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