Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhury today said there will be no
poverty in the country as it is now self-sufficient in food grains.
“Bangladesh is now self-sufficient in food grains. There will be no
poverty in Bangladesh. None will remain homeless in Bangabandhu’s
Bangladesh,” she told a food and clothes distribution ceremony at
Foyjur Rahman Ideal Institute ground at Banasree, Rampura in the city.
Lions Club of Dhaka Lawyers arranged the ceremony on the occasion
of Eid-ul-Fitr.
alleviation programme in the country. She urged the affluent people
and social organizations to come forward to make their efforts in
extending cooperation to poor people.