Bangladesh needs to be self-reliant in food production as there will not be enough food that money can buy if a crisis or famine breaks out as a fallout of Covid-19. 

The prices of different essentials including vegetables jumped sharply in the capital as supply chains have been disrupted due to heavy rain and recent flood across the country.

State Minister for Industries Kamal Ahmed Majumder on Tuesday said that the country has enough reserves of food to face the coronavirus crisis.