The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Dhaka

Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed Thursday said Bangladesh army is seting up seedbeds in all cantonments of the country to distribute seedlings among the flood- hit farmers for rehabilitating them quickly.

"A seedbed on 10 acres of land at Savar cantonment has already been set up with which nearly 100 acres of land can be cultivated," he said while receiving donations for the flood- affected people from individuals and various organizations at the Banquet Hall of Army Headquarters officers' mess at Dhaka Cantonment here.

General Moeen said army personnel are distributing different kinds of vegetable and crop seeds as well as fertilizers among the flood affected farmers across the country so that the farmers can recover their losses quickly after recession of floodwaters. "I can assure you all, who donated money and relief goods that every penny will directly go to the flood affected people," he told the donors.

General Moeen expressed thanks and gratitude to people of all strata who have come forward to help the flood-hit people.

A total of Taka 13,095,000 was donated on Thursday to the Bangladesh Army relief fund. So far Taka 14,545,000 have been received for the fund till now, ISPR sources said. The donation included, Exim Bank and NASSA Group Taka 5,000,000, Abul Khair Group Taka 2,000,000, Navana Group Taka 2,000,000, Amin Mohammad Group Taka 1,000,000, Dhaka Club Taka 1,000,000, Sinku A. Zaman Taka 3,00,000, Gulshan Spinning Mills Ltd taka 250,000, Banani DOHS Parishad Taka, 200,000, Probashi Polli project of Inspire Development Ltd Taka 200,000, Bangladesh International School Taka 100,000, Aga Khan School Dhaka Taka 100,000, Friend's Co-operative Society Taka 100,000, Dr Shafiqul Azam Taka 65,000, Bangladesh Publishers and Book Sellers' Association Taka 50,000, Alhaj M Abdur Rahim Taka 50,000, Integrated Security Services Limited Taka 50,000, Bangla Security Service Ltd Taka 50,000 Shakkhor Environment and Education Development Society and Radio Announcers' Club Taka 20,000, film celebrities Omar Sani and Moushumi Taka 160,000, Brig General (retd) Mashuk Ahmed Chowdhury Taka 100,000, Legion Herbal Group Taka 100,000, Hashil Trust Taka 125,000 and Shyamoly Shahi Masjid Commitee Taka 75,000.

Among others, senior Army officers and high officials of donor organizations were present on the occasion.