National Desk :
Some 27 hand-to-mouth people were given van carts aimed at making them income generating to mitigate their present economic hardship being caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Ladies Organisation for Social Welfare (LOFS) distributed the carts under the project of income generation for extreme poor people with financial support of Bangladesh NGO Foundation to mark the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Ayen Uddin, MP, addressed the distribution ceremony as the chief guest held at Paba Upazila Parishad Complex premises on Sunday.
Upazila Chairman Yeasin Ali, Vice-chairmen Wazed Ali and Arzia Begum, Upazila Nirbahi Officer Shimul Akter and Harian Union Parishad Chairman Mofidul Islam also spoke with LOFS Executive Director Shahnaz Parveen in the chair.
Lawmaker Ayen Uddin urged the recipients to improve their living and livelihood condition through the best uses of the carts.
He also said many other development and volunteer organisations and rich-class people should come forward and work together to help the less-income people to overcome the pandemic situation.
Ayen Uddin mentioned that the present government under the dynamic and visionary leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been working relentlessly to mitigate the present crisis situation through adopting diversified programmes.
