DU Correspondent :
The city’s residents continue to rally in support of flood victims, with Dhaka University (DU) emerging as a central hub for relief efforts for the fourth consecutive day on Sunday.
People from all walks of life have been seen flocking to the university to donate food, clothing, and money.
As in the previous three days, private cars, rickshaws, wheelbarrows, and even trucks have been arriving to drop off essential items at DU’s central field.
Additionally, trucks have been continuously loaded and dispatched from TSC and the Ducsu premises, delivering aid to those affected by the floods.
Despite the significant amount of relief that has already been sent from the DU campus since Thursday, the volume of donations has increased as more people have joined the effort.
On Sunday evening, the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement held a press conference at the central field, providing an update on their activities and the funds collected so far.
According to the student platform, a total of Tk 5 crore 23 lakh and 3,603 has been raised through both online and offline contributions.
Of this amount, Tk 4 crore 39 lakh and 1,690 was collected from the booth at TSC, while the remainder was received through the banking system. The funds were accumulated between Tuesday and 5pm on Saturday.
The student platform has so far spent Tk 30 lakh 12 thousand and 970 on purchasing dates, biscuits, sugar, bags, meals for volunteers, and other necessary items.
Additionally, a total of Tk 3 lakh 96 thousand and 500 has been provided as cash assistance to the flood victims.
“A total of 50 trucks have been sent to the flood-affected areas from TSC and Ducsu cafeteria over the past three days.
Each truck was filled with 800 to 1,000 relief packets and 20 to 30 cases of water bottles,” said Rezwan Ahmed Rifat, Coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, while reading out the overall progress.
In addition, approximately 3,000 relief packets have been sent by helicopter, with assistance from the Bangladesh Air Force, to remote flood-affected areas.
Due to a lack of space at TSC, the student platform was forced to halt relief collection there and has since redirected the collection of food, clothing, and other essential items to DU’s central field. Monetary donations are still being accepted at TSC.
Thousands of students have been tirelessly preparing relief packets at TSC and Ducsu cafeteria, while newly collected goods are being stored at the central field.
The student platform is currently struggling to find storage space after filling up TSC, Ducsu cafeteria, the gallery, and the Gymnasium at the central field.
