"Food for Nation" a platform, set up by the “Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship Academy (iDEA) project” of Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) under the ICT Division using the country's information and technology when deadly coronavirus infections are on the rise around the world.
A number of IT-based startup organizations are connected to this platform of iDEA project. The platform takes initiative to collect and supply agricultural products from the farmers of the country from one end to the other at a fair price.
From the very beginning of this activity, many organizations are working including Chaldal, Truck Lagbe, Digital Arotdar.
As part of the ongoing activities, “Digital Arotdar” aims to ensure fair prices to the farmers, It purchased agro-products directly from them today from Shaperchan village under Harirampur Upazila of Manikganj and supplies the country's online marketing shop Chaldal and Supershop Minabazar.
Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Mustafa Jabbar inaugurated 'Krishak Bandhu Postal Service' to deliver agricultural products to the capital free of cost in this lockdown time of Corona situation.
This initiative was inaugurated from Jhitka Bazar in Harirampur Upazila of Manikganj district at 10 am on Saturday 9th May 2020 through video conferencing from his official residence on Bailey Road in Dhaka.
He said that the post division would continue to provide this transport service during the Corona period and at the same time wished them well in taking such initiatives.
Minister said that the Hon'ble Prime Minister has given special importance to the agricultural sector to keep our agricultural production active and vibrant. On behalf of the Post division, we would like to take part in the implementation of this intention.
“We are realizing that the farmers are most at risk with the agricultural products produced by the farmers due to the stoppage of traffic in the lockdown. Farmers are producing products but are not able to market these timely. Vegetable perishable products cannot be kept for long”, he added.
The Secretary of Posts and Telecommunications Division Md. Nur-Ur-Rahman, the Director-General of Postal Directorate of Bangladesh Post Office Sudhangshu Shekhar Bhadra were also present on the occasion online.
Founder Nurun Nahar and co-founder Kamrul Ahsan of "Digital Arotdar" were present on the ground at this event.
