DHAKA, Feb 24, 2026 (BSS) - The government today said that any financial transaction through brokers or other intermediaries to obtain the Family Card is illegal.

The Family Card is a priority programme of the present government and it is firmly committed to implementing the initiative. 

The information was disclosed in a press release of the Ministry of Social Welfare, a PID handout said today. 

According to the release, a Family Card will be issued in the name of the female head of every family, irrespective of religion, caste or ethnicity. 

The card will be distributed free of cost under government arrangements.

The government urged people not to make any payment to middlemen or through any other channel for receiving the card.

It also requested all to inform law enforcement agencies if anyone is found involved in such illegal activities.