A total of 220 Harijan and Vedic communities poor and distressed people were given food support to make them capable of coping with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic situation.
Each people got 16 kilograms of food aid including rice, pulse and oil.
On behalf of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anjana Khan Majlish handed over the food assistance to distressed people from its disaster management fund at a simple function in Chandpur Stadium this morning.
Rajat Shuvro Sarkar, deputy director of the district social service office, president of the Harijan community Akash, among others, were present at the distribution function.
Speaking on the occasion, DC Anjana Khan Majlish urged the beneficiaries to follow the health safety guidelines for containing the coronavirus infection.
She also said the government has been extending foodstuffs to the hard-hit families amid the Covid-19 pandemic situation to mitigate their sufferings.
