AL men get dealerships of Tk10 rice

But it has already proved that this project was undertaken to fatten Awami League’s local leaders, alleged locals. Local people of Parshuram upazila of Feni district alleged that upazila food officer has appointed Awami League leaders and AL-backed members as dealers to line the pockets of them. Sources said Md Lokman Hossain, leader of Boxmahamud union AL unit, Nuruzzaman Bhutto, chairman of Mirzanagar union and general secretary of union AL, members Abul Kalam Azad, Yeasin, have got dear ships. When Nuruzzaman’s brother used to sell rice instead of him. When contacted, these people said that they were appointed as dealers and they are distributing Tk10 rice fairly. Though locals alleged that ruling party men grabbing poor’s rice. Saiful Islam, upazila food officer, said: “I have bound to appoint local AL leaders as dears due to heavy pressure.” Earlier, in September, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the generous food-aid programme for the ultra poor under which a card holder would get rice at Tk10 per kilogram for five months a year during the lean season. The programme – “Sheikh Hasinar Bangladesh, Khudha hobe Niruddesh” – is aimed at making rice available at a very low price for the poor of the country.