The special open market sale or OMS will begin in Mirpur's Rupnagar Jheelpar slum and Mohakhali's Shattola slum, the food ministry said in a statement on Saturday. Each consumer with a valid NID card can buy up to 5kg of rice once a week, the ministry said. The scheme will later be expanded to Upazilas, according to food officials. The programme will be overseen by the district administration, local city councillors, law-enforcement personnel and food officials. The Dhaka Rationing Office of the food directorate will distribute the rice among OMS dealers.

Source: bd News24 April 04, 2020 09:56 UTC