RAJSHAHI, June 3, 2020 (BSS) – Some 6,848 households of 34 more professional
organizations were given 35,990 kilograms of rice to alleviate their hardships
being caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The jobless and other hard hit people, who have been affected badly by the
pandemic, were given five kilograms of rice each on Tuesday afternoon.
Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) provided the foodstuffs as the gift of Prime
Minister Sheikh Hasina and as a part of the government’s instant humanitarian
support to relieve the livelihood related hardship.
City Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton formally distributed the rice on the City
Bhaban premises as the chief guest, saying such type of humanitarian
assistance will continue to cope with the troubled situation until its end.
RCC Panel Mayor Shariful Islam Babu, Ward Councilors Abdul Momin, Shahidul
Islam and Towhidul Haque, Chief Executive Officer Dr Sharif Uddin and
Secretary Abu Hayat Rahmatullah were present on the occasion.
Earlier on, another 19,934 families of 84 professional bodies were given 112
tonnes of rice to lessen their livelihood related hardship.
Mayor Liton also said the present government under the dynamic leadership of
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been working relentlessly to ensure food
security to the jobless and other hard hit people amidst the present troubled
time.
He said there is no crisis of food as the government has sufficient stock
and urged the recipients not to be panicked in this regard.
As part of the government’s instant humanitarian assistance, the RCC has, so
far, disbursed 378 tonnes of rice, five tonnes of flour, 64 tonnes of pulse,
67 tonnes of potato, 2,000 packets of baby food, 350 tonnes of seasonal
vegetables and 3,950 packets of cooked foods benefiting around 1.40 lakh
jobless and distressed families in the city.
Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton said 7,400 households were given foodstuffs as
the gift of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina very recently.
With initiative and support of the city’s 45,000 affluent families, the city
corporation distributed 223 tonnes of rice, 41 tonnes of pulse and 52 tonnes
of potato among the families in need.
Besides, the city corporation dispensed 513 tonnes of rice among 62,500
hand-to-mouth families from the government allocation in all 30 wards of the
city equally.
“We are distributing the relief materials among the affected families to
tackle the present troubled situation,” Mayor Liton said, adding the
assistance will continue until the troubled situation ends.