Warm clothes sent for cold-hit people

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The government dispatched 150,000 blankets and two other consignments of warm clothes for cold- stricken people across the country, particularly in the north, reports UNB.
Of the blankets, 140,000 pieces have been allocated from the Ministry of Food and Disaster Management. The ministry also sent 16 cartons of warmwears to different parts of the country.
From the Prime Minister's Relief Fund, another 10,000 blankets were sent to different parts of the northern region along with 8,000 pieces of warm clothes.
More blankets and warm clothes are in the pipeline for sending to various regions of the country from the food and disaster management ministry and the Prime Minister's Relief Fund to help out the cold-stricken poor people, officials said.
The country has been in the grip of severe cold for last couple of days and the northern districts being close to the Himalayas are worst hit.
Assistant Press Secretary to the Prime Minister Mahbubul Huq Shakil briefed reporters describing various government initiatives to help the cold-hit poor.