Article: Bangladeshi gov't to start selling rice at fair price before Ramadan

Bangladeshi gov't to start selling rice at fair price before Ramadan

DHAKA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- In view of escalating rise of food prices, the Bangladeshi caretaker government decided to sell rice at fair price from Aug. 20 to support the poor and limited income groups before Ramadan which will start at the beginning of September.

Caretaker government finance advisor Mirza Azizul Islam told reporters Tuesday the Open Market Sale (OMS) run by paramilitary Bangladesh Rifles will start from Aug. 20 and continue for two months. One kg of rice will ...

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