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HANIF-FANI-REHABILITATION
AL will work to rehabilitate “Fani” victims: Hanif
DHAKA, May 04, 2019 (BSS) – Awami League acting general secretary Mahbub-Ul-Alam
Hanif, MP, today said AL will take part in the rehabilitation works for the cyclone
storm Fani victims side by side with the government efforts.
“We are gathering information about the affected people from across the country . . .
along with the government efforts, AL will work to rehabilitate the cyclone victims,”
he told a press conference at AL President Sheikh Hasina’s Dhanmondi political office.
The senior AL leader added: “Awami League teams will visit different disaster-
affected areas after the cyclone Fani and Al will help the government to rehabilitate
the affected families.
Referring to the successful launching of Bangabandhu Satellite in the space, Hanif
said the government got necessary information about Fani and took preparation resulting
less causality in the cyclone storm.
“Besides, all the government institutions worked in a coordinated way to tackle the
losses due to the cyclone,” he added.
The AL spokesman said Prime Minister and AL president Sheikh Hasina is keeping close
eyes round-the-clock on the latest situation of the cyclone Fani.
Replying to a query, Hanif said in real sense BNP is detached from the politics and
their leaders are involved in intra-party feud. That’s why they are spreading falsehood
against the government over the disaster’s preparedness, he added.
AL joint general secretary and education minister Dr Dipu Moni, Advocate Jahangir
Kabir Nanak, party organizing secretary and Jatiya Sangsad’s whip Abu Sayeed Al-Mahmud
Swapon, organizing secretary and deputy water resources minister AKM Enamul Haque
Shamim, relief and social welfare secretary Sujit Ray Nandi, information and research
secretary Advocate Afzal Hossain, health affairs secretary Dr Rokeya Sultana, forest
and environment secretary Delwar Hossain and deputy office secretary Barrister Biplob
Barua, among others, were present there.
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