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Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday said the government will distribute Family Cards to four crore families in phases, prioritising vulnerable households, arguing that the programme will not place significant pressure on the national budget.

“No government in the world can do this all at once. Data must be collected from everyone,” he said.

He added that the government would proceed step by step, aligning budgetary allocations “Will

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