Agriculture Minister Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said there is no chance of famine right now as the government has sufficient stock of rice.
"Famine used to take place this time of the year but we've overcome it. Aman harvest will begin after two months. We have 15 lakhs tonnes of rice in stock which is enough for the period," he said at a press briefing at the Agriculture Ministry at the secretariat today.
Forty-four individuals and organisations have won Bangabandhu Jatiya Krishi Awards 2018 and 2019 for their contribution to the agriculture sector, the minister said.
Veterinary surgeon of the Department of Livestock of Bogura Dr Md Raihan, Upazila Agriculture Officer Shafiqul Islam and a farmer of Pabna Amirul Islam, have won gold medals, he added.
Raihan was selected for creating public awareness and encouraging farmers through publicity and publication.
Shafiqul won for inventing environment-friendly technology for agriculture and Amirul for success in farming cattle and poultry commercially.
