21,294 distressed people get cash assistance in Cumilla

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CUMILLA, May 10, 2021 (BSS) – A total of 21,294 poor, helpless, jobless and distressed people in 22 unions of Muradnagar upazila of the district received Taka 500 in cash each as a gift from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today.

Cumilla North District Awami League president M. Ruhul Amin distributed the cash Taka at Muradnagar union parishad office this morning.

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Abhishek Das, UP Chairman Akhter Hossain, Union Parishad member Jahangir Alam, among others, were present on the occasion.

Under the programme, each of 10,294 poor and distressed people was given Taka 450 and rest of 11,000 low income people was given Taka 500 as a gift from the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for celebrating the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr festival, Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Abhishek Das told BSS.