Long queues to pick up food staples after price hike in Bangladesh | Video

Dhaka (Bangladesh), Mar 20 (EFE/EPA) - (Camera: Monirul Alam) The Bangladesh government on Sunday launched a campaign to give 10 million families (about 50 million people) access to staple foods at subsidized prices. The initiative comes amid high inflation in a country already hard hit by the pandemic.

The state-owned Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB), which operates under the Ministry of Commerce, reported that families across the country, some already registered in the government's covid-19 relief program, have been receiving new cards to purchase food at prices subsidized by the authorities.

FOOTAGE OF PEOPLE QUEUING UP TO BUY ESSENTIAL GOODS SUBSIDIZED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH AT A TRUCK SALE IN DHAKA (BANGLADESH).

Metadata

Date: 20/03/2022 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EPA
Topic: Social issue » Poverty
Social issue
Economy, business and finance » Macro economics
Economy, business and finance
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 138 seconds
Reference: 7001152852
Relevance: Normal