Rice sale at fair price
Sale of rice through fair price card will begin from Monday or Tuesday in Khulna city. Each card holder will get 20 kilograms of rice a month at the rate of Tk 22 per kg under this programme. Though many city dwellers are yet to get their fair price cards, I have been asked by higher authorities to take necessary preparations in this respect, said District Controller of Food Md. Monirul Islam. Five dealers would be appointed in every ward for this purpose, he said ruling out possibility of any crisis of rice and politicisation in appointment of dealers. The appointment of new dealers would be completed by Sunday, he said. There are 33,400 metric tons of rice in stock in two central food godowns in Khulna. He said that two foreign ships reached Mongla Port last Monday carrying 6,380 metric tonnes of rice imported from Pakistan.
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