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PM allocates Tk 10cr for Covid-stricken homeless

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02 May 2021 19:25:00 | Update: 02 May 2021 19:25:00
PM allocates Tk 10cr for Covid-stricken homeless
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina launches allocation of Tk 10 crore for the people affected by coronavirus through a videoconference at her official residence Ganabhaban in Dhaka Sunday, May 2. Photo: PID

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday provided Tk 10 crore to two separate funds for helping Covid-hit people and the rehabilitation of landless and homeless people.

She provided the financial assistance from Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Trust.

Of the amount, Tk 5 crore was given to the assistance fund for the corona-hit people, while another Tk 5 crore to Ashrayan Project for the rehabilitation of landless and homeless people.

The Prime Minister has provided Tk 10 crore at her personal initiative, said PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim.

Sheikh Hasina urged the affluent section of society to come forward in aid of the poor and destitute.

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