Dhaka, Aug. 19 -- The government has planned to distribute 36.61 lakh tonnes of food grains in the fiscal year 2025-26 under different social safety net programmes to shield low-income groups from the ongoing inflationary pressure.
According to the Food Ministry, the allocation includes 30.57 lakh tonnes of rice and 6.04 lakh tonnes of wheat. In the last fiscal year, 33.05 lakh tonnes were distributed, comprising 26.30 lakh tonnes of rice and 6.75 lakh tonnes of wheat.
The move comes as inflation rose to 8.55 percent in July, driven by both food and non-food items, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) data shows. The contribution of rice to food inflation alone surged to 51.55 percent in July, up from 40 percent in May, according to the ...