50 lakh people to receive Family Cards within a year: PM

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said the upcoming budget will include a significantly larger allocation for the Family Card programme, with plans to distribute the cards to 50 lakh mothers and women within the next year.

While speaking this afternoon (16 May) at a roadside rally held in Laksam, Cumilla, en route to a gathering in Chandpur, he said, "Before the election, we spoke about re-excavating canals. As part of that commitment, I am visiting Chandpur today.

"We made many promises to the people. We will implement all promises step by step, Inshallah."

The prime minister is also scheduled to address another roadside rally later in the day in the Lakshmipur area under Barura upazila of the district.