Tk 12 crore goes to sugarcane farmers' bank accounts with one click by PM
PM Tarique Rahman presses a button to distribute incentive money to Rajshahi sugarcane farmers.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has inaugurated the program of sending incentive funds to sugarcane farmers' bank accounts by pressing a button on a computer. He inaugurated the program at 3:38 pm on Tuesday from a public rally at the historic Madrasa Ground, in Rajshahi.
At that time, the Prime Minister announced that the government has allocated a total of Tk 12 crore for 38,970 sugarcane farmers in 15 sugar mills zones across the country. This money is being remitted directly to the farmers' bank accounts.
Before the inauguration, the Prime Minister told the crowd that within a few minutes of pressing the button on the computer in front of him, the government assistance money would reach the sugarcane farmers' accounts. He then called on everyone to say "Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim" together. The crowd chanted along with him. He then pressed the button to inaugurate the fund distribution program.
At that time, the Prime Minister asked the sugarcane farmers present to look at their mobile phones. Saying that messages would reach their phones, he said the information about the money being deposited would be available within a few minutes. He then chanted "Alhamdulillah" together with the people present.
After inaugurating the digital fund distribution program at the event, the Prime Minister distributed cheques among 15 sugarcane farmers. They were called to the stage one after another to receive their cheques. At the first sugarcane farmer Md. Abu Sayeed Chand of Rajshahi Sugar Mill zone was invited to receive his cheque.
It is hoped that this government assistance will help sugarcane farmers manage production costs and encourage sugarcane cultivation.
Accompanying the Prime Minister on his visit to Rajshahi were BNP Standing Committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Minister of Women and Children Affairs Professor A Z M Zahid Hossain, BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Cultural Affairs Minister Nital Roy Chowdhury, Minister of Disaster Management and Relief Asadul Habib Dulu, State Minister of Water Resources Farhad Hossain Azad, State Minister of Local Government Mir Shahe Alam, and Dhaka District BNP President Nipun Roy Chowdhury, along with senior government officials.
Earlier, at around 3 pm on Tuesday, the Prime Minister landed at Shah Makhdum Airport in Rajshahi on a military aircraft. He then reached the public rally at the historic Madrasa Ground at 3:20 pm.
After the public rally program, he was scheduled to stay for a while at the Circuit House and then visit the puja mandap at the city's Dharmasabha Temple on the occasion of the Sharadiya Durga Puja. Following the visit, he was scheduled to fly to Chattogram and visit the puja mandap at JM Sen Hall in Rahmatganj, and return to Dhaka in the evening.
During his one-day visit, he is visiting puja mandaps in three divisions and exchanging greetings with followers of the Sanatan religion.
