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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the government will import 1.5 million (15 lakh) metric tonnes of food grains, if necessary, for ensuring the food security of people.
"We'll distribute food free of cost among the extreme poor who are unable to buy it. Our plan is to ensure that until the next crops are harvested ... not a single person will suffer from hunger," she said while distributing relief materials and seedlings among flood victims on Gobindaganj Upazila Parishad premises on Saturday.
The PM also said the seeds of different types of cereals, pulses and species will be given to the small and marginal farmers who want to cultivate others crops except paddy. – agencies