Marico Bangladesh Limited, in collaboration with Gazipur local administration, has provided a second cycle of providing food support to 1,000 underprivileged and low-income families.
Gazipur local administration had earlier distributed relief to more than 3400 low-income households, said a press release.
On behalf of Marico Bangladesh Limited, Md Saiful Alam, director of manufacturing and Christabel Randolph, director of legal & corporate affairs handed over the food aid at the Gazipur Deputy Commissioner's Office.
SM Tariqul Islam, deputy commissioner, Gazipur; Md Mustafa Abdullah Al-Noor, assistant commissioner (Nezarat Branch, Business and Commerce Branch, District Relief and Rehabilitation Officer), Gazipur and other concerned officials of Gazipur district administration were present at the occasion.
Commending the partnership Gazipur Deputy Commissioner, S M Tariqul Islam said, “We welcome Marico Bangladesh's efforts to stand by the people of Gazipur. Thousands of workers live in the Gazipur industrial area.”
“In this crisis of coronavirus outbreak, the government, as well as private sector organizations like Marico, are coming forward to help the underprivileged, low-income households which is commendable. I firmly believe that if everyone cooperates like this, we will be able to successfully deal with this extremely adverse situation,” he added.
Commenting on the initiative, Ashish Goupal, managing director and CEO of Marico Bangladesh, said, “We are committed in providing the necessary support to our workers, consumers and society in tackling the ongoing crisis. Having run factories in Sreepur and Kaliakair for a long time, we have a direct relationship with and responsibility towards the surrounding community. In line with this social responsibility, we have provided the second cycle of food support in cooperation with the local administration.”
Marico Bangladesh Limited has recently also contributed Tk 2.2 crore to the Bangladesh Workers Welfare Foundation Fund under the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
Earlier, the company had provided a grant of Tk 50 lakh to the Prime Minister's Relief and Welfare Fund and also provided food support to 5000 low-income families in Gazipur district.
Additionally, Marico has launched the Medicare SafeLife brand of hand sanitizers and hand-washes under its international hygiene range with the promise of zero profit to meet the hygiene demands of the pandemic.
