The New Nation - Internet Edition

Kazi Harun-ar-Rashed, Director of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has been propelling a relief team of the bank to carry on a wide range of relief distribution efforts in the devastating super cyclone affected regions. Recently this team set out its journey by the ship M.V. Shella of BIWTC with a good quantities of relief goods. The relief team conducted relief distribution work in the southern parts of the country viz. Barisal, Jhalakathi and Pirojpur through the branches of the areas.

The team consists of top Executives and officers along with Director AK.M.S. Islam, Deputy Executive President Md. Shamsul Haque and Assistant Vice President Mahbub Alam,. A medical team together with the relief team has provided with medical service in the affected places.

On behalf of the relief team, two thousand blankets, six hundred chadars, six hundred sweaters, four hundred curtains and hard cash for four hundred families were handed at Tafalbari, Rayenda and Morelganj in Bagerhat districts; two thousand and four hundred blankets, seven thousand chadars, seven hundred sweaters, four hundred curtains, food items and hard cash for five hundred families were distributed at Sadar Upazilla, Mathbaria and Bhandaria of Pirojpur; six hundred blankets, four thousand chadars, one hundred curtains and food items and hard cash for four hundred families were given at Moulavihat, Sagardi and Gouriarpar of Barisal Sadar Upazilla, Patarhat, Muladi Upazilla and Sarufkathi of Miarhat; five hundred blankets and two thousand and five hundred chadars and two hundreds curtains and hard cash for one hundred families were distributed at Nalsiti, Rajapur and lhalakathi Sadar Upazilla. Besides, the members of relief team, members of joint forces, branch managers and local dignitaries were present at the time of relief distribution.

Earlier, the relief distribution committee handed six hundred blankets, one hundred curtains, food items and hard cash for four hundred families to Faizul Kabir, Vice President of Barisal Branch. Five hundred blankets, two thousand five hundred chadars, two hundred curtains and hard cash for one hundred families were handed to Mohammad Shahidul Islam, Manager of .Jhalakathi Branch at Jhalakathi Launch Terminal by the relief committee.

The relief distribution committee handed two thousand four hundred blankets, seven thousand chadars, seven thousand sweaters, four hundred curtains, food items and hard cash for five hundred families to S.M. Abdullah, Manager of Pirojpur Branch.