Department of Food, Bogura has started its internal paddy, rice procurement at LSD Godown at Chok Suttrapur area in Bogura on Tuesday noon.

Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Bogura and the President of District Food Monitoring and Procurement Committee Md. Saiful Islam inaugurated the paddy and rice procurement campaign.

Department of District Controller (Food) sources said that the department has targeted 7,043 metric tons of paddy and 21,257 metric tons rice in the current session in the district. The price of per Kg paddy will be at Tk. 30 and per Kg of boiled rice at Tk. 44.

District Controller (food) of Bogura Kazi Saifuddin presided over the procurement programme while Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture Extension Motlubur Rahman, UNO of Sadar upazila Firoza Parvin, Food Controller of sadar upazila Monirul Islam, and Officer-in-Charge (LSD sadar) Yusuf Ali were present.

Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Bogura and the President of Food Monitoring and Procurement Committee Md. Saiful Islam said that the food procurement process will be smooth and easy so that the farmers will not be harassed and action will be taken against them for any irregularity in the procurement.

District Controller (food) of Bogura Kazi Saifuddin said that the procurement in 12 upazilas of Bogura will be done through apps with extreme communication till February 28, 2024 and hopeful to reach the target.