£250m DFID support for poor

British Department for International Development (DFID) country chief Chris Austin announced yesterday that they would provide 250 million pounds sterling to help out the poor and vulnerable sections of people in Bangladesh, as he said many millions still go hungry.
“We want to help the government and expect to spend Pound 250 million over the next five years,” he said, adding that their focus is on the poorest and most vulnerable groups living in the hoars, costal areas and the northwestern char islands.
Chris Austin was addressing as special guest a daylong conference jointly organised by Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) and the British Department for International Development (DFID) at Sheraton Hotel with BIDS Director General Dr MK Mujeri in the chair.
He said the government should take timely action in achieving food security as it's a big challenge of the country.