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ENAMUR-DISASTER-MANAGEMENT (with picture)
None will suffer from cold-related miseries: Enamur
RANGPUR, Jan 4, 2020 (BSS) – State Minister for Disaster Management and
Relief Dr. Md. Enamur Rahman today said none will suffer from cold-related
miseries as the government is distributing warm clothes and relief goods
among the affected people.
“We have already distributed around 40 lakh pieces of double-layered
quality blankets among cold-hit people,” he said, adding that cash money has
also been allocated to purchase and distribute warm clothes, dry foods and
baby foods.
Enamur said this at a views-exchange meeting of the district disaster
management committee with officials, public representatives, political
leaders and journalists at the conference room of the Deputy Commissioner as
the chief guest.
Senior Secretary to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief Md.
Shah Kamal, its Additional Secretary (Relief) Md. Akram Hossain and Director
General Md. Mohsin addressed the event as special guests with Deputy
Commissioner Md. Asib Ahsan in the chair.
The State Minister said Bangladesh is advancing fast toward a middle
income nation on way to become a developed country.
He said the present government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is
firmly committed to conduct all development, disaster management,
rehabilitation and relief works utilising the best quality materials.
“Bangladesh is not a poor but a developing country now. We are providing
best quality blankets with double layers for distribution among cold-stricken
poor and distressed people in cold-affected areas across the country,” he
said.
Enamur said Taka 10 lakh has been allocated to each of the eight
district administrations putting emphasis on reaching blankets and relief
goods to every cold-hit citizen in remote and distant areas at grassroots
levels of Rangpur division.
“A positive change has taken place in the mentality and thoughts of
people under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and our goal is
to mitigate the suffering of every cold-hit citizen,” he said.
He directed the authorities concerned to conduct regular meetings of
disaster management committees at ward, union, upazila and district levels
for early preparedness on disaster management to maintain the role model
status of Bangladesh in the field.
General Secretary of district Awami League Advocate Rezaul Karim Raju, a
number of upazila chairmen and journalists addressed expressing satisfaction
over ongoing disaster management process to mitigate sufferings of the cold-
hit people.
Later, the State Minister distributed 2,000 pieces of blankets, 200
packets of dry foods, 50 sets of baby clothes and 50 packets of baby foods
among cold-hit people and babies at a function held on Kolkond union parishad
premises in Gangachara upazila.
BSS/MI/FI/ 1500 hrs