Dhaka, April 14 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has arrived in Tangail to distribute "Farmer Cards" among landless, marginal and small-scale farmers as part of a new government support scheme.

He entered the Shaheed Maruf Stadium at 11:20am on Tuesday. On reaching the venue, he went straight to the stage and waved to the farmers gathered there.

Earlier in the morning, the prime minister's motorcade left his Gulshan residence around 9am for Tangail.

The programme is being launched at the stadium, where farmers from the Suruj area of Sadar Upazila are set to receive the cards.

The launch marks another step in the BNP government's efforts to deliver on its election pledges. It has already rolled out the Family Card, Sports Card and cana...