Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury said yesterday the government reduced the prices of seeds and fertiliser to help farmers.

"The government has also taken various programmes for the welfare of the people," she said, while distributing relief materials, including food, among tea workers under the support services programme at SurmaTea Garden in Madhabpur.

District Awami League President Mushfiq Hossain Chowdhury, Madhabpur Upazila Chairman Zakir Hossain Chowdhury and Akbar Hossain, a lawyer, also addressed the function. Additional Deputy Commissioner Mohammed Nurunnabi presided over the function.

Social Welfare Minister Enamul Haq Mustafa Shahid was also present.