41 lakh families to receive 'Family Cards' this fiscal year, PM in Barishal

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has announced that 4crore families across Bangladesh will receive family cards in the current fiscal year as part of the government's social welfare programme.

Speaking at a meeting with Family Card beneficiaries in Gournadi, the prime minister said the initiative fulfills a key election pledge.

"Before the election, we promised that a BNP government would provide family ards to 40 million families across the country. In line with that commitment, we have already begun distributing the cards."

The prime minister added that funding for the programme has been allocated in the 2026-27 national budget to support the distribution of fmily cards to 4.1 million families during the current fiscal year.

He also said that in every upazila, 7,000 women from eligible families will receive family cards under the programme.

At the outset, he personally asked several women present at the programme, "Have you received a Family Card? How has this card benefited you?"

At that time, Parul Akhtar, a Family Card beneficiary, came onto the stage and said, "Receiving this card has helped me a great deal. It has eased the financial hardship of my family. I hope the Hon'ble Prime Minister will continue to support us in the future and stand by us in times of need."