As directed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) provided food and grocery packs to 6000 less fortunate families by opting out of their regular iftar party during the month of Ramadan.
"We have already made 6,000 packs, which included food and groceries. We also have already started distributing those packs to the needy people," BCB President Nazmul Hassan Papon said on Monday at the Academy Ground of BCB, where he also distributed food and grocery packs to the needy people.
"Our honourable prime minister directed our party Awami League and its other wings to distribute food to the less fortunate, rather than arranging iftar party. It is really important to help the underprivileged instead of spending huge money for lavish iftar party. From BCB, we also used to arrange iftar party every year but this year after the direction of PM, we decided to opt out.
"Today we just inaugurated the programme. The packets will be distributed in and outside of some venues in Dhaka," Papon said.
