Abul Hashem, 101, rests after travelling 11 kilometres from his village to reach Bagerhat Rampal Upazila Complex on a hot and sunny day. He is waiting to receive old-age allowance. While they are happy with the initiative, those in charge of distribution make the process difficult. Often they have to wait for hours to get their allowance, amounting to Tk 1,500 every three months. They also alleged that the distributors keep Tk 150-200 from them. Hundreds of people congregated here to get their due allowance. Photo: Anisur Rahman
