Fakhruddin visits cyclone-ravaged coastal area
Tuesday, 20 November 2007
Chief adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed Monday called on every able person to assist in the rescue and rehabilitation of cyclone-ravaged people of the south, reports bdnews24.com.
The CA could not hold back tears as he visited Majherchar in the coastal district of Barguna.
"I understand and appreciate the indomitable courage of our coastal people. The loss of lives and property has, therefore, been reduced because the locals faced it boldly," he later said to reporters at Barguna Circuit House.
He said the government had already allocated Tk 13.8 million for the cyclone-hit people of Barguna district and that they would get another Tk 15 million in the next phase of rehabilitation.
The CA could not hold back tears as he visited Majherchar in the coastal district of Barguna.
"I understand and appreciate the indomitable courage of our coastal people. The loss of lives and property has, therefore, been reduced because the locals faced it boldly," he later said to reporters at Barguna Circuit House.
He said the government had already allocated Tk 13.8 million for the cyclone-hit people of Barguna district and that they would get another Tk 15 million in the next phase of rehabilitation.