In the recent Corona epidemic, people from almost all levels of society are struggling to cope with the increased pressure in various fields including the stagnant economy. Currently, rising commodity prices is having a negative impact on the food security issue, especially on the marginalized and low income people, which is gradually becoming a matter of concern. In order to overcome this situation, market monitoring, low-cost food supply through TCB, etc. initiatives from the government side is insufficient. Common people are not able to keep pace with inflation.
In this context, on April 10, 2022, a webinar was organized under the initiative of ‘Right to Food Bangladesh’ network on ‘Urban-Rural Poverty Situation and Price Increase of Food Products’. Chairman of Right to Food Bangladesh network and PKSF Dr. Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad chaired by General Secretary of Right to Food Bangladesh network & Executive Director of WAVE Foundation Mohsin Ali presented the keynote. Spoke as an honorary speaker in the webinar Dr. S.M. Zulfiqar Ali, Senior Research Fellow, BIDS; Dr Khondaker Golam Moazzem, Research Director, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Dr. Sayema Haque Bidisha, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka & Research Director Research – SANEM and AKM Khorshed Alam Khan, President, Bangladesh Auto Rice Mill Owners’ Association.
In everyone’s discussion, the marginal and working people of rural and urban areas are in livelihoods; An opportunity to increase their income while keeping commodity prices stable; In order to continue the supply of food, immediately breaking dams in Haor region and preventing natural calamities across the country, increasing production in all areas and ensuring advance import arrangements where applicable, To avoid political bias in the 1 core family cards announced by the government and to ensure strict supervision to enforce transparency in the process of preparation of the beneficiary list. Emphasis is placed on.
