United News of Bangladesh

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will inaugurate the pre-piloting activities of  ‘Farmer Card’ distribution programme on April 14 (Tuesday) at Shaheed Maruf Stadium in Tangail Sadar. The pre-pilot phase of the Farmer Card distribution will be launched simultaneously in 10 upazilas across the country, said PID handout. The selected upazilas are Shibganj, Panchagarh Sadar, Boda, Islampur, Shailkupa, Nesarabad, Juri, Cumilla Adarsha Sadar, Goalanda and Teknaf. Govt opens first ‘Farmers’ Market’ in Sylhet to cut middlemen, ensure fair prices The programme is being introduced as part of initial implementation efforts ahead of a wider rollout of the Farmer Card initiative, according to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.