Tk 2,500 Arrives via bKash for Each Farmer Card; 1,255 Farmers in Kotalipara Smile with Relief

Direct financial assistance has added to the joy surrounding the 'Farmer Card'. On Thursday (October 1) around 4:30 PM, Tk 2,500 arrived in the bKash account of Suma Baroi, a resident of Tarakando village in Kotalipara’s Kandi Union. This unexpected sum has brought relief to her face amidst the financial struggles of her household. It was not just Suma; at the same time, this money reached the mobile banking accounts of 1,255 farmers across Wards 1, 2, and 3 of Kandi Union in Kotalipara. This initiative was launched on Thursday as part of the 'Farmer Card and Agricultural Input Assistance...

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Direct financial assistance has added to the joy surrounding the ‘Farmer Card’.

On Thursday (October 1) around 4:30 PM, Tk 2,500 arrived in the bKash account of Suma Baroi, a resident of Tarakando village in Kotalipara’s Kandi Union. This unexpected sum has brought relief to her face amidst the financial struggles of her household.

It was not just Suma; at the same time, this money reached the mobile banking accounts of 1,255 farmers across Wards 1, 2, and 3 of Kandi Union in Kotalipara.

This initiative was launched on Thursday as part of the ‘Farmer Card and Agricultural Input Assistance Distribution Program-2026’. Farmers and people from various walks of life in Kotalipara joined the main event—held at the Fulgazi Government Pilot High School grounds in Feni district—virtually. Officials, farmer representatives, leaders and activists from the BNP and its associate organizations, and representatives from various professions participated in the event from the Kotalipara Upazila Parishad hall room.

Following the inauguration of the Farmer Card distribution program by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, Tk 2,500 was sent to the mobile banking accounts of the designated farmers in Kandi Union, Kotalipara.

Kotalipara Upazila Agriculture Officer Dolon Chandra Roy stated that after the Prime Minister’s inauguration, 1,255 farmers from Wards 1, 2, and 3 of Kandi Union each received Tk 2,500 via mobile banking as the financial benefit of the card.

Suma Baroi of Tarakando village said, “Tk 2,500 arrived in my bKash account around 4:30 PM. I am very happy. My husband works as a carpenter’s assistant. We face financial hardship at home. This money will be of great help to us.”

Gopalganj Deputy Commissioner Md. [Name] was present at the virtual event held in the Kotalipara Upazila Parishad hall room.  Attendees included Arif-uz-Zaman; Superintendent of Police Md. Habibullah; District Council Administrator and heroic freedom fighter Sharif Rafiquzzaman; Dr. Md. Mamunur Rahman, Deputy Director of the Department of Agricultural Extension (Gopalganj); Upazila Nirbahi Officer Saif-ul-Arefin; Senior Upazila Fisheries Officer SM Shahjahan Siraj; Upazila Agriculture Officer Dolon Chandra Roy; Upazila LGED Engineer Shafiul Azam; Upazila BNP President SM Mohiuddin and General Secretary Abul Bashar Howlader; Municipal BNP President Yusuf Ali Daria; and Kotalipara Police Station OC Md. Riad Hossain. Also present were heroic freedom fighter Abul Kalam Azad, along with officials and staff from various administrative departments and the agriculture sector, farmer representatives, journalist leaders, and people from diverse walks of life.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, there is a plan to gradually issue ‘Farmer Cards’ to 4.3 million farmers across the country. Through this initiative, farmers will gain access to various government services, including agricultural inputs, government incentives, irrigation facilities, and agricultural loans.