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AL-RELIEF-DESTITUTE-TWO-LAST-DHAKA
Narayanganj:
Narayanganj-4 constituency MP gave a grant of around Taka 1 crore for the jobless people of his areas.
Food assistance is being distributed to 9,000 families in Fatullah in Narayanganj Sadar Upazila. In Rupganj upazila, local AL leaders distributed food items among 12,200 poor and jobless families.
Sonargaon Upazila Chhatra League distributed food items among 200 helpless poor families in Kachpur.
Rest of the country out of Dhaka and Narayanganj:
Outside Dhaka, Chattogram-1 MP and AL presidium member Engineer Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain provided food assistance to 12,000 jobless and helpless families in Mirsharai upazila.
Under the direction of Information Minister and Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud, relief items (both government and personal) are being distributed among 50,000 families at Rangunia upazila.
Besides, the leaders and workers of Chhatra League and Krishak League helped farmers cut their paddy under the instruction of Information Minister during the coronavirus situation.
Chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on Ministry of Railway ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhury, MP, distributed 20,000 masks.
He also distributed food to 30,000 families and 112 village policemen in 14 unions and 1 municipality of Raozan upazila.
At the initiative of Chattogram-3 (Sandwip) MP Mahfuzur Rahman Mita, relief was distributed to 12,000 families.
He also delivered relief items to 4132 more people’s doorsteps.
Government relief materials are being distributed among listed poor and distressed families of 41 wards under Chattogram City Corporation. Deputy Minister for Education Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury distributed relief among jobless families in different areas including GEC, Agrabad and Jamal Khan of the Chattogram city and he also introduced ‘Emergency Service Number 01318326016’ to help hesitant people to want aid.
In different parts of Bayezid Bostami area of the city, the AL leaders and workers delivered relief to the distressed people of the area on behalf of AL central committee office secretary Barrister Biplob Barua.
He delivered relief materials to 3100 jobless and helpless people in Satkania and Lohagara.
Central AL deputy publicity secretary Aminul Islam Amin delivered Iftar items to 4,000 families in Satkania.
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader distributed food and iftar items to 2,200 families in Noakhali’s Kompaniganj while identical relief was distributed to 4,000 poor families of Kabirhat upazila.
Under the initiative of Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni, boots, rubber gloves, clothes, masks and goggles have been distributed among 180 cleaning workers in Chandpur municipal area to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Food aids were distributed among 2,000 poor families by the Education Minister.
Food assistance has been provided to 1,400 jobless families in Chandpur-2 constituency.
In Cumilla-10 constituency, food aid was provided to 10,000 families at Sadar Dakshin, Lalmai and Nangalkot upazilas from the personal fund of Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal.
Kushtia-3 MP and AL Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif distributed food items among 1,000 families in Kushtia. Deputy Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Md Fazle Rabbi Miah provided food items to 8,500 helpless poor families and ‘baby food’ to 6,000 children at 17 unions of Saghata-Fulchhari upazilas of Gaibandha district at his personal initiative.
State Minister for Sports Zahid Ahsan Russel distributed food items to 50,000 families in Gazipur Sadar Upazila.
Gopalganj-2 MP Sheikh Selim distributed food items to 13,500 jobless families.
He also provided food aid to about 19,000 helpless and poor families in different wards of the municipal area while his son provided assistance to another 6,000 people.
State Minister for Information Dr Murad Hassan delivered relief aid to 40,000 jobless people in Jamalpur’s Sarishabari upazila.
Awami League Advisory Council member Amir Hossain Amu distributed iftar items to 2,000 families in Jhalokati.
Agriculture Minister Dr. Muhammad Abdur Razzaque handed over food items to about 3,000 families at Madhupur and Dhanbari Upazilas in Tangail district while food aid was distributed to more 25,000 families in collaboration with the local administration.
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury provided food assistance to 20,000 jobless families in Dinajpur.
Besides, relief distribution is underway in Naogaon, Narsingdi, Narail, Natore, Nilphamari, Netrokona, Pabna, Patuakhali, Pirojpur, Faridpur, Feni, Bogura and other districts with the cordial help of AL and its associated bodies in the wake of coronavirus situation.
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