PM reviews progress of ‘Farmer Card’ scheme

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman presided over a meeting on the ‘Farmer Card’ programme on Sunday.

The meeting took place at 11:00 am at the Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat, according to the prime minister's additional press secretary, Atikur Rahman Ruman.

Agriculture Minister Mohammed Aminur Rashid and State Minister Sultan Salauddin Tuku were among those present.

Also attending were the prime minister's adviser for finance and planning, Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir; adviser on posts, telecommunications, information technology and science and technology, Rehan Asif Asad; and state minister for LGRD and cooperatives, Mir Shahe Alam, among others.

Ruman said that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will formally inaugurate the ‘Farmer Card’ distribution programme on 14 April, on the occasion of Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bengali calendar.