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PROFESSIONAL-FOOD-SUPPORT (with picture)
RCC provides foodstuffs to 5,980 more deserving people
RAJSHAHI, July 23, 2020 (BSS) – Some 5,980 members of 30 more professional organizations were given 44,740 kilograms of rice to mitigate their hardships being caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The daily wage earning and other hand-to-mouth members, who have been affected badly by the pandemic, were given five kilograms of rice each on Wednesday 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.
On behalf of City Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton, the RCC high officials formally distributed the rice on the City Bhaban premises, saying such type of humanitarian assistance will continue to cope with the troubled situation until its end.
RCC Chief Executive Officer Dr Sharif Uddin, Secretary Abu Hayat Rahmatullah and Ward Councilors Kamal Hossain and Rabiul Islam were present on the occasion.
Another 31,335 members of 157 professional bodies were given 234.14 tonnes of rice to lessen their livelihood related hardship earlier in seven phases earlier.
Dr Sharif Uddin said the present government under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been working relentlessly to ensure food security to the jobless 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, distributed 1,394.85 tonnes of rice, Taka 48.12 lakh in cash and 145 cartons of baby food among the badly affected families as part of the government humanitarian assistance to handle the present troubled situation.
It has also distributed various types of foodstuffs like 325.33 tonnes of rice, 58.68 tonnes of pulse, 58.45 tonnes of potato, 15.08 tonnes of flour, 17 tonnes of fine and aromatic rice, 11.2 tonnes of sugar, 11,250 packets of vermicelli, 39 tonnes of pumpkin and 4.52 tonnes of spinach to tackle the pandemic situation.
The city corporation has been distributing the relief materials among the affected families to tackle the present troubled situation and the assistance will continue until the troubled situation ends.
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