Staff Reporter
The Government yesterday requested donors to provide 500,000 tons of food-grains assistance to meet the deficit caused by severe cyclone Sidr and maintain food security in the country.
Food and Disaster Management Adviser Tapan Chowdhury sought the assistance during a meeting with envoys of the donor countries and representatives of international donor agencies yesterday.
“To keep the minimum food stock of one million tons, the Government needs immediate assistance of 500,000 tons,” Tapan Chowdhury told journalists after the meeting. [Read more]