The New Nation - Internet Edition

Chief Adviser, Caretaker Government Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed and Chief of Army Moeen U Ahmed have called upon the NGOs to write off the loan or to put off the collection of payment of loan installment from the cyclone affected people for a period of four months on humanitarian ground.

Unfortunately unpleasant reports continue to pour in from various cyclone affected areas that some field employees of NGOs are putting pressure on the cyclone victims for payment of their loan installment by hook or by crook.

We understand that NGOs' field employees draw their salaries from the amount collected from payment of loan installment. If they fail to collect the loan installment they (NGOs employees) are deprived of their salaries and are unable to maintain themselves and their family members.

We therefore feel that our government may in coordination with the NGOs' headquarters ensure payment of salaries of the NGOs field employees and make the noble and goodwill call of the Chief Adviser and the Chief of Army prosperous and successful.

O. H. Kabir

Dhaka