ORGANISATION SNIPPETS

Bangladesh Red Crescent Society
Distribution of relief materials among 3,000 flood-affected families of Mithapukur and Pirganj upazilas organised by Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS), Rangpur Unit was held recently. “We distributed the relief goods at two separate functions with assistance of Grameen Phone to mitigate sufferings of the flood-affected people,” Shah Md Nabi Ullah Panna, Rangpur unit Secretary of BDRCS told. Under the programme, each of the 3,000 flood-hit families of different villages under the two upazilas received 15-kilogram rice, two-kilogram lentil, one-litre soybean oil and one-kilogram salt, one kg sugar and one-kilogram ‘shuji’, Panna added. Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Administration Ministry HN Ashiqur Rahman, distributed relief goods among 1,500 flood-hit families of Mithapukur upazila at a function held on Milanpur Union Parishad office premises as chief guest. Member of the board of management of BDRCS and its Vice-President for Rangpur unit Rehana Ashequr Rahman presided over the function. At another function held on Chatra Union Parisahd office premises, Pirganj Upazila Nirbahi Officer Kamal Kumar Ghosh distributed the relief materials among 1,500 flood-hit families of Pirganj upazila as the chief guest.
31st BCS Cadre Association
The 31st BCS Cadre Association provided assistance to the flood victims in Jamalpur district. In the first phase, they distributed cash to the marginal farmers and destitute people at Awna Union in Sarishabari Upazila of the district. Aminur Rahman, Ahsan Khan and Hossain M Al Junayed on behalf of the association operated the activities in presence of the Prime Minister’s Protocol Official S M Khurshid Alam.Alongside the duties of the government service, the association has been conducting different social and cultural activities.