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Relief goods handed over to poor families in Habiganj


Published : 30 Mar 2020 09:44 PM | Updated : 05 Sep 2020 07:28 PM

Relief goods including rice, potato and pulse have been distributed among 1, 480 non-solvent people under Mass Consciousness programme at Habiganj sadar and Lakhai upazilas on Monday morning.  

According to sources, Advocate Abu Zahir, Member of Parliament of Habiganj-3 constituency and President of district Awami League kicked off the programme by handing over 10 kgs. of rice, two kgs. of potato and one kg. of pulse each to distressed family members at Richie union of sadar upazila. Later on 600 packages of food were distributed among 600 families of six unions of Lakhai upazila and 880 packages among families of eight unions of Habiganj sadar upazila. 

The food distribution programme was attended, among others, by Chairman of Lakhai Upazila Parisahd Advocate Mushfiul Alam Azad,  Sadar upazila Nirbahi Officer Shakhawat Hasan Rubel, Lakhai Upazila Nirbahi Officer Sancheeta Karmaker, all UP chairmen, UP members and AL leaders. 

During inauguration of the food distribution programme MP Abu Zahir requested all to stay at homes and to maintain a safe livelihood. He also directed all concerns to ensure home quarantine for the foreign returnees and their neighbours. Armed forces members and local police were also present during the programme.