Erosion affected families get help in Rajshahi

Some 177 families, who were affected badly by the Padma River erosion, received assistance in Bagha Upazila of Rajshahi district on Wednesday afternoon. Each of the beneficiary families got 30 kilograms of rice and Tk 500 in cash provided by the Ministry of Relief and Disaster Management. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, MP, distributed the cash and kinds among them at Chalk Rajapur High School ground. Speaking on the occasion, Shahriar Alam said the government is pledged bound to help the affected people to lessen their sufferings. He, however, urged the beneficiaries to face the natural calamities with courage. Upazila Nirbahi Officer Badal Chandra Halder, Project Implementation Officer Nurul Islam and Youth Development Officer Shakhawat Hossain, among others, were present, according to a news agency.