Govt to provide food to one crore families in need before Eid: Quader

About one crore families in need will get food aid from the government during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha considering their hardship due to coronavirus, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said today.

The aid package is part of the government's initiative to provide financial and food assistance to the working class people who have been affected by the pandemic, Quader said in his regular briefing.

Referring to floods in parts of the country, the Awami League (AL) leader urged his party's members to stand by the affected people with relief and whatever else they need.

He said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has already directed the administration to take early preparations to mitigate the possible damage and sufferings floods may cause.

Quader urged the administration as well as AL leaders and workers in the flood-hit areas to stand by the people.