Dhaka, March 15 -- The government plans to bring the beneficiaries of different social security programmes under a single coordinated system, State Minister for Social Welfare Farzana Sharmin has said.

She made the remarks during Sunday's question-answer session in parliament.

Farzana answered on behalf of Social Welfare Minister Abu Zafar Md Zahid Hossain, who was absent from the sitting chaired by Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad.

Responding to a supplementary question from Kushtia-1 MP Reza Ahmed Chowdhury, the state minister said there had been allegations of irregularities in the distribution of social safety net allowances.

"In many cases, bribes are demanded in exchange for allowances. This is definitely corruption," she said.

"We ar...