A total of 300 blankets from the Prime Minister's Relief and Welfare Fund were distributed among the cold-affected poor and helpless people living in Radhaganj union under Kotalipara Upazila of Gopalganj district on Saturday.
Former Secretary Shahid Ullah Khandakar handed over the blankets as the chief guest at a function organised by Radhaganj union parishad on its premises this morning with Chairman of Radhaganj Union Parishad Bhim Chandra Bagchi in the chair.
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Ferdous Wahid, Radhaganj Union Awami League President Sarbananda Baidya and Upazila Chhatra League General Secretary Rafiqul Islam, among others, spoke at the function.
Shahid Ullah Khandakar urged the rich people to stand by the cold affected poor people to mitigate their sufferings.
