State Minister for Water Resources Farhad Hossain Azad announced that the distribution of farmer and family cards will be conducted without any political bias. He made the statement on Tuesday afternoon while attending a farmer card distribution event at Bairati High School field in Paikpir Union of Boda upazila, Panchagarh. The minister said that all eligible citizens, regardless of political affiliation, religion, or ethnicity, will receive government assistance.

As part of a pilot project, 2,000 farmers in Paikpir area have received agricultural cards, while another 1,592 farmers in Kamalapur block of Dhakkamara Union under Sadar upazila were given cards. The minister emphasized that the selection process involved three levels of verification led by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Upazila Executive Officer to ensure fairness. He also mentioned plans to bring four crore families under the family card program, with 50 lakh more cards to be distributed within two to three months.

Local farmers expressed satisfaction after receiving the cards, noting that such assistance had not always been properly distributed in the past.