The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) decided to distribute 20,000 packets of food among the people, severely affected by the COVID-19, reports BSS. Initially, BCB had taken a decision to confine their activities in Dhaka region only, but later they deiced that they would try to reach people throughout the country.
When they would start distribution of the food is still undecided but the activities will go on throughout the month, said BCB media and communication committee chairman Jalal Younus.
“Each packet will contain the essential items, which people need in their everyday life. Since we have taken the decision, the food distribution activities will start very soon. The area where food is badly needed, will get the priority,” he told reporters.
Besides, the BCB has also taken the decision to give one-time monetary support worth Taka 10,000 of the players of the Wheel Cricket Association. “They have applied for the help since the condition of most of the players are not good. BCB president, however, gave us the permission to give them monetary support,” he added.
BCB earlier gave the one-time monetary support of the 91 non-contracted players worth Taka 30,000 and also gave the female cricketers worth Taka 20,000. AS the lethal virus spreading in Bangladesh, the cricketers engaged them in reaching out the poor to help them as they became jobless due to the countrywide unofficial lockdown. The unofficial lockdown began on March 26 and recently the government extended it till April 25.
