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AL stands by destitute, continues support amid COVID-19 situation
DHAKA, May 13, 2020 (BSS) – The ruling Awami League (AL) and its associate bodies have been standing beside destitute people, carrying out relief distribution activities across the country since the very beginning of the outbreak of global pandemic coronavirus in the country.
AL leaders and activists have been reaching people’s doorsteps with food items and different kinds of assistance including masks, hand sanitizers as well as soaps, drawing a huge acclamation from the people of all strata.
According to a party webpost, its leaders and activists reach food items to the doorsteps of the people, who have been jobless due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and returnees from abroad along with others aid to mitigate their sufferings caused by COVID-19 and spray disinfectant to stem the lethal virus.
In Dhaka, on behalf of the party, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal distributed food aid to jobless families in city’s Farmgate area while State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid reached relief assistance to 80,000 people in Keraniganj upazila of Dhaka district in three phases with the help of local AL leaders and activists and he is still providing food to about 50,000 families daily.
AL leaders including local Chhatra League and Jubo League also reached Nasrul Hamid’s grants and assistance to 4,000 families in Konda union of Keraniganj upazila amid coronavirus crisis.
State Minister for Industries and Dhaka-15 constituency Member of Parliament (MP) Kamal Ahmed Mojumder lent relief aid to about 5,500 people in city’s Mirpur area in several phases.
Dhaka-9 constituency lawmaker Saber Hossain Chowdhury distributed relief among the distressed and poor people on Titas Road in Madartek area under Sabujbagh thana through a team comprising former Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders.
Newly elected mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Atiqul Islam provided food assistance to 500 families.
In the wake of COVID-19 outbreak and at the initiative of the DNCC mayor, food aid has been secretly delivered to 40,000 people’s doorsteps when they badly needed it.
Besides, DNCC authority has introduced a hotline aiming to provide food assistance to the jobless people.
Dhaka South unit of AL distributed relief among 500 people including day-laborers and helpless poor families at Lalbagh in the capital.
Local MP of Dhaka-2 Qamrul Islam dispensed relief to about 3,500 jobless people in his constituency during the coronavirus pandemic.
AL relief and social welfare sub-committee continues its efforts to distribute relief amid COVID-19 crisis. As part of it, the AL sub-committee distributed food items among the doctors, nurses, imams, various professional organizations, worshippers, poor and helpless people.
Dhaka South Jubo League has taken initiative to provide food aid to 8,000 people in different areas of south city corporation in the capital.
The central leaders of Awami Jubo League are delivering food items by making a list of distressed people including laborers and daily wage-earners in city’s South Manipur area.
Besides, local AL leaders distributed food aid to 1,500 families in Shuvadda union of Keraniganj Upazila.
The general secretary of Dhaka South unit of Jubo League provided food aid to 5,000 needy families so far.
Leaders of Dhaka South unit of AL reached food stuff including rice, oil, potatoes and pulses to jobless people’s doorsteps in different areas of Wari in the city.
With the help of local thana AL leaders and workers, essential food items were also distributed in city’s Kakrail, Baily Road, Eskaton, west Malibagh, Paltan, Shantinagar, Kafrul and Mohammadpur areas.
Tejgaon Shilpanchal Thana Chattra league delivered food items to around 700/800 helpless and destitute people under the auspices of home minister Asaduzzaman.
Food items were distributed among 6,000 people at Bow Bazar under Shewra Para in the city at the initiative of Kafrul Thana AL general secretary.
The former general secretary of Motijheel Thana Chattra league distributed food aid to 600 families in Kalabagan, Jhikatala, Bangla Motar, Mogbazar, Banasree, Kamlapur, Shahjahanpur, Sepahibagh, Bhuiyapara, Bashabo, Mugdapara, Maniknagar and Goran areas in the capital.
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