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BSS, Barisal

Law and Information Adviser Barrister Mainul Hosein yesterday called upon all in the society, with the ability, to come to the aid of the cyclone affected, to supplement the government efforts.

Distributing relief materials, among the affected, at the campus of the Chandpasha UP Secondary School, in Babuganj upazila he called upon them not to lose heart as the government stood by them in their need.

To meet the aftermath of the devastating cyclone, he said, besides the administration, the members of Armed Forces also came to the aid of the affected.

The government would, he assured the affected, provide all possible assistance.

The government's relief activities, he said, would continue to rehabilitate the affected. The government would assist the farmers restart farming, he said, adding, and provide them loans to make up for the crop losses.

Many countries and donor agencies, he said, conveyed their interest to assist Bangladesh in overcoming the losses caused by the cyclone.

Madhabpasha union parishad chairman Sultan Ahmed Khan also spoke at the relief distribution gathering attended by, among others, Deputy Commissioner Manzoour-e-Elahi, Joint Forces Commander Lieutenant Colonel Abu Syed Muhammad Ali, Police Superintendent Taufiq Mahbub Chowdhury.

Earlier, the adviser visited cyclone affected area of West Kaunia, near the Barisal town.