The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Bangladesh Communist Party (CPB) yesterday demanded immediate restoration of road communication for supplying relief items speedily to the cyclone affected people in the southern region of the country.

Speaking at a discussion meeting CPB President Manzurul Ahsan Khan said the Government should supply fertilisers and seeds among the cyclone hit-farmers free of cost.

CPB organised a discussion meeting on cyclone affected people at its office in the city.

CPB president also demanded housing materials for the poor free of cost, interest-free bank loans for the victims, water purifying tablets, baby food and distribution of VGF cards among the poor. CPB General Secretary Mozahidul Islam Salim said the Government should ensure ferry communication, repair roads and the educational institutions immediately, distribute educational materials and build multi-purpose shelter centres in the coastal region.

He said the NGOs should exempt the poor from their loan interest and refrain from collecting of installment.

Mahbub Alam, Ahsan Habib Lablu and Ruhul Amin Rasel, among others, were present in the discussion meeting.