, Dec. 8 -- Issuing a warning, Food Adviser Ali Imam Majumder said strict action will be taken against those found involved in any irregularities in the ongoing Aman rice procurement drive.

The procurement programme for the current Aman season has already begun and will continue until February 28. All concerned must meet their assigned targets for collecting paddy and rice, he said.

The adviser came up with the remarks while speaking as chief guest at a views-exchange meeting on Aman procurement and food stock management for fiscal year 2025-26, held at the Cumilla Circuit House auditorium on Monday.

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