Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- The government has launched a special Open Market Sale (OMS) programme to sell subsidised rice to garment workers at Tk 30 per kg.

Under the programme, each worker can buy up to 10 kg of rice per month, according to a press statement from the Ministry of Food on Friday.

Initially, rice is being sold through 66 mobile sales points in Dhaka city, Savar, Dhamrai, Gazipur, Narayanganj and different parts of Chattogram district, including Chattogram city.

Each truck carries five tonnes of rice, with a total of 330 tonnes available for sale every Friday. The programme will continue until further notice, the ministry said.

Of the total allocation, 30 tonnes are being sold through six mobile sales points in Dhaka city, 40 to...