Dhaka, July 9 -- The US embassy along with World Food Programme or WFP launched the life-saving assistance funding at a virtual event in Dhaka on Wednesday, according to a statement.

The US government will fund the programme through the United States Agency for International Development or USAID while the WFP will implement it in collaboration with BRAC.

The food assistance programme will provide the aid to 50,000 low-income people in Kalyanpur and Sattala slums by delivering food packages to families who have been quarantined due to a member infected with the virus.

Additionally, the beneficiaries will receive cash-based transfers for free or low-cost vegetables from Bangladeshi farmers and other nutritious foods from local vendors at...