“Goriber Koshaikhana,” a project of a voluntary organisation, has brought smiles to the faces of the poor and helpless people of Tongibari upazila in Munshiganj by offering 1kg beef only at Tk 10.
To share the joy of Eid, Bikrampur Manab Seba Foundation has organised this exceptional Eid Bazar.
Around 11am on Saturday, 350 low-income families bought 1kg of beef each from Goriber Koshaikhana at the Kamarkhara school ground in the upazila.
Earlier, the organisation arranged Iftar Bazar at the beginning of Ramadan at Tk 10.
Aklima Begum, 35, of Haiyarpar village in Tongibari, said her two sons were crying for beef but she was unable to meet their demand.
"I was sleepless for nights as I told them to buy beef on Eid day. Finally, Allah fulfilled the desires of the little children and I am so happy now," she added.
Sentu Bepari, 48, a rickshaw puller of the Kamarkhara area, said he earned Tk 340 on Friday and bought sugar and vermicelli. He took his rickshaw out this morning to arrange a good meal and finally managed to buy beef only at Tk 10 per kg from Goriber Koshaikhana. “My Eid joy has doubled after getting beef at such a low price,” he said.
Riyadh Hussain, a founding member of the organisation, said they organised it with monthly subscriptions and donations from the members of the organisation. "But our plan was bigger. We will be able to support more families in the future with the cooperation of all," he hoped.
Abu Bakar Siddique Hira, president of the organisation, said, "The price of meat in the market is Tk 750 to Tk 800 per kg, which cannot be bought by the low-income people of society. So we have arranged this to share the joy of Eid with them."
