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SACRIFICIAL-MEAT-DISTRIBUTION
2,760 flood victims get sacrificial meat in Gaibandha
GAIBANDHA, Aug 14, 2019 (BSS) – A total of 2760 flood affected poor and
distressed families of four unions under Shaghata and Fulchhari upazilas in
the district got sacrificial meat from a local voluntary organization on
Tuesday.
SKS Foundation implemented the meat distribution activity under its Qurbani
programme with the financial support of Islamic Relief Bangladesh.
Meat distribution function was held on the premises of Nutun Kuri
Biddyaniketon at Bharatkhali under Shaghata upazila at noon with chief
executive of SKS Foundation Rasel Ahmed Liton in the chair.
Shaghata upazila chairman M. Zahangir Kabir formally inaugurated the meat
distribution activity to 2760 flood affected poor and distressed families of
Muktinagar, Bharatkhali and Shaghata unions of Shaghata upazila and Gozaria
union of Fulchhari upazila as the chief guest.
Golam Motasin Billah, head of programmes of Islamic Relief Bangladesh, was
present at the event as the special guest.
Each of the poor and the distressed families of the unions got 2-kg of
sacrificial meat to celebrate the Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious
festival of the Muslims, peacefully.
Chief Guest in his speeches thanked the SKS Foundation and Islamic Relief
Bangladesh for standing beside the flood affected poor people of the upazilas
with sacrificial meat to help them celebrate the festival peacefully.
Technical officer of Islamic Relief Bangladesh M. Zakir Hossain, concerned
union parishad chairmen and high officials of SKS Foundation including media
men were present on the occasion.
After getting the meat from the organization, all the poor and the
distressed men were happy and expressed their deep satisfaction and
gratefulness to SKS Foundation and the Islamic Relief Bangladesh.
BSS/CORR/MR/1310 hrs