The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Rangpur

The Bangladesh Army is continuing the Taka 20 lakh post-flood relief and rehabilitation programme under the financial assistance of the Prime Bank Limited (PBL) in five flood-hit districts of greater Rangpur, officials said.

Commanding Officer of the Rangpur Army Camp Lt Col Kaiser launched the programme by distributing goats, crop seeds and cash at Gangachara Upazila in Rangpur on Monday.

Similarly, senior officials of the Army launched the same and are continuing the programme in the other four districts of Kurigram, Gaibandha, Lalmonirhat and Nilphamari in greater Rangpur from the same day.

On Monday, Lt Col Kaiser distributed 41 Black Bengal goats among 41 flood-hit distressed families, 4-kg maize seeds to each of the 72 families, two-kg mustard seeds to each of the 128 families and Taka 60,000 to Taka 1,000 to each of the 60 flood- hit families of Gangachara Upazila in Rangpur.

Major Abu Taher Belal of Rangpur Army camp distributed 50 black Bengal goats among 50 distressed families, Taka 1,000 to each of the 50 families, 4 kg maize seeds among each of the 43 families, 4 kg mug-bean to each of the 21 families and 2 kg mustard seeds to each of the other 60 flood-hit distressed families of Pirgacha Upazila in Rangpur on Thursday.

Pirgacha UNO Gautam Kumar, all UP chairmen of the flood- affected areas in Pirgacha Upazila and Upazila level government officials were present.

Earlier, Chief of the Human Resources Division and Senior Vice- President of the PBL Wing Commander (retd) M Tobarak Hossain Bhuiyan handed over Taka 20 lakh to the Rangpur Area Commander and General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 66 Infantry Division Major General Syed Fatemy Ahmed Roomy at his office in Rangpur recently.

The PBL donated the amount to the Bangladesh Army for rehabilitation of the flood-hit distressed people in greater Rangpur and the Army authorities allocated Taka 4 lakh for each for Rangpur, Kurigram, Gaibandha, Lalmonirhat and Nilphamari districts.

Authorities of the Army Camp in these districts are distributing, coordinating and supervising the post-flood relief and rehabilitation activities using the donation in the flood-hit areas of these districts to assist the flood-affected people and the distribution would be completed very soon, the sources said.