Black-market

There is no way to view the recent administrative instability in the Ministry of Food and the severe fertilizer shortage at the field level separately. Although they may appear to belong to different areas on the surface, the roots of both crises are the same. The lack of policy making stability in our political and administrative system is being reflected in the country’s agriculture and food sectors. Recently, farmers broke the door of a government warehouse at Dhaldanga Bazar in Bhurungamari...

Fortified biscuits that are supposed to be distributed free of charge to children at government primary schools, learning centers and Rohingyas to help address nutritional deficiencies are instead being sold on Facebook Marketplace. The packaging clearly states, “Property of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, sale and purchase is a punishable offense” and “Not for Sale or Exchange.” The nutritious food, supplied with funding from the World Health Organization (WHO) and...