Family members of 15 government staff, who either died or become physically disabled, were given Taka 1.12 crore as grants aimed at mitigating their financial constraints. Divisional administration distributed bank cheques of the grants among the family members at its conference hall in Rajshahi city on Thursday afternoon.
Each of the deceased family members was given Taka 8 lakh, while Taka four lakh for each of two family members who are physical impaired.
Divisional Commissioner GSM Zafarullah accompanied by Additional Commissioner Dr Ziaul Haque and Deputy Commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police Sazid Hossain handed over the cheques formally.
