Around 3,500 distressed and other marginalized people were given blankets for mitigating their sufferings caused by the sweeping cold weather in the city at present.
Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) and Awami League Presidium Member AHM Khairuzzaman Liton distributed the warm clothes at Green Plaza and Khulipara Eidgah in the city today as the gift of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
At Green Plaza, 1,000 members of Ulema Kalyan Parishad, 400 members of KinderGarten Association and 200 members each of Diner Alo Hizra Sangha, Kishore Football Academy and Bijoy Pratibandhi Sangha received blankets.
Speaking on the occasion, Mayor Liton said they took the humanitarian initiative and their effort is expected to continue in the days to come. He said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been working relentlessly for the development of the public in general, particularly the helpless and poor ones.
Liton urged the cross-section of people, including corporate bodies and volunteer organizations, to extend their helping hands to lessen the sufferings of the cold-hit people.
