The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

A Bangladeshi staying in Qatar on Sunday announced that he would build 100 houses for the cyclone victims.

Addressing a press conference at Jatiya Press Club expatriate Alamgir Noor Hossain said he would build 100 houses at Banoripara upazila in Barisal district at a cost of Tk 15 lakh.

"I have already started contacting with the local officials asking to help him," said Alamgir, General Manager of Doha-based Khalid Trading Establishment. He said he would provide the entire fund from his own.

"As a Bangladeshi I had been very shocked to hear about the devastating cyclone that left more than 3,500 people dead and millions homeless," Alamgir said.

He informed that one of his friends living in Qatar has planed to build another 100 houses for the victims.

He said he has selected Banoripara since adequate relief has not reached there.