Govt trims food distribution plan for FY25 amid high inflation

The Bangladesh government has cut the food grain distribution target for the upcoming fiscal year 2024-25, reducing it by 10 percent compared to the current year’s revised target. Economists have criticized the decision as illogical, given the high food inflation rate above 10 percent and the need to provide aid to the poor. The government plans to distribute 30.3 million tonnes of rice and wheat among the low-income population, down from the current year’s revised target.