VGF rice distributed among fishermen in Pangsha
S,K Paul Shamir, Pangsha (Rajbari)
VGF rice has been distributed under the special food assistance program to fishermen who have refrained from harvesting jatka in Pangsha, Rajbari.
This rice was distributed on Sunday in Habaspur and Bahadurpur unions of the upazila by the Upazila Fisheries Department.
Present during the rice distribution were Upazila Executive Officer S.M. Abu Darda, Habaspur UP Chairman Md. Al-Mamun Khan, Bahadurpur UP Chairman Md. Sajib Hossain, Upazila Fisheries Officer Sayeed Ahmed, Habaspur Tag Officer Upazila Youth Development Officer Dewan Muh. Jahangir Alam, Bahadurpur Tag Officer Upazila Primary Education Officer (Acting) Syed Modachher Hossain, Habaspur Union Parishad Administrative Officer Md. Zakir Hossain, Bahadurpur Union Parishad Administrative Officer Indrajit Kumar Sarkar.
It is learned that in the 2024-2025 financial year, the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock is distributing a total of 80 kg of VGF rice to fishermen at the rate of 40 kg per family in each February-March cycle under the special food assistance program for fishermen who have refrained from harvesting jatka. Under this program, allocated rice has been distributed among 140 card-holding fishermen in Habaspur Union and 124 card-holding fishermen in Bahadurpur Union of the upazila.
