The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Dhaka

The open market sale (OMS) of rice begins across the country tomorrow with per kg rice price being fixed at Taka 28, an official press release said on Tuesday.

Under the programme, one can buy three-kg rice a day and 18- kg a week. OMS shops will remain open for six days a week except Friday.

The OMS of rice will be implemented through 7,141 dealers across the country. Each dealer of six city corporations, Narayanganj, Narsingdi and Gazipur will sell 765-kg rice daily while a dealer in other area will sell 510-kg rice.

In addition to 945 dealers in Dhaka city, the release said, the rice will be sold through 25 trucks. Three metric tons of rice will be sold from each truck every day.