Shahnaz Begum of DOT
[2] Many international organizations, including the World Bank, blocked agricultural subsidies. Even then, the government has removed all obstacles and made the subsidy money given to the farmers directly, said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Yesterday, she said this while addressing a function organized on the occasion of ‘World Food Day-2021’ at a private hotel in the capital, dainikamadershomoy.com.
[3] Sheikh Hasina said, “We ae giving agricultural inputs assistance cards to about 2 crore 10 lakh farmers.” We have arranged bank accounts for the farmers for only Tk 10.[4] The Prime Minister said, ‘Subsidies to farmers were prohibited from abroad. But we did not listen to them. “The first demand of the people of the country is food,” she said. For this we have to increase production.
If no one lends, I will pay money. ‘[5] The Awami League president also mentioned that Bangladesh, which is self-sufficient in food, is now giving importance to safe and nutritious food. She said not even an inch of land in Bangladesh can be kept uncultivated.
[6] ‘Bangladesh achieved food self-sufficiency in 1998. At that time, Khaleda Zia said, there is no need for self-sufficiency in food.