Some 6,848 households of 34 more professional organizations were given 35,990 kilograms of rice to alleviate their hardships being caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, reports BSS.
The jobless and other hard hit people, who have been affected badly by the pandemic, were given five kilograms of rice each on Tuesday afternoon. Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) provided the foodstuffs as the gift of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and as a part of the government’s instant humanitarian support to relieve the livelihood related hardship.
City Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton formally distributed the rice on the City Bhaban premises as the chief guest, saying such type of humanitarian assistance will continue to cope with the troubled situation until its end.
RCC Panel Mayor Shariful Islam Babu, Ward Councilors Abdul Momin, Shahidul Islam and Towhidul Haque, Chief Executive Officer Dr Sharif Uddin and Secretary Abu Hayat Rahmatullah were present on the occasion.
Earlier on, another 19,934 families of 84 professional bodies were given 112 tonnes of rice to lessen their livelihood related hardship.
Mayor Liton also said the present government under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been working relentlessly to ensure food security to the jobless and other hard hit people amidst the present troubled time.
He said there is no crisis of food as the government has sufficient stock and urged the recipients not to be panicked in this regard.
As part of the government’s instant humanitarian assistance, the RCC has, so far, disbursed 378 tonnes of rice, five tonnes of flour, 64 tonnes of pulse, 67 tonnes of potato, 2,000 packets of baby food, 350 tonnes of seasonal vegetables and 3,950 packets of cooked foods benefiting around 1.40 lakh jobless and distressed families in the city.
