City Desk :
Slamming the government for inadequate allocation of money and relief materials for the flood victims, BNP on Sunday called upon the government to concentrate on easing the suffering of the disaster-affected people by stopping the grand opening of Padma Bridge.
“Hundreds of crores of taka are being allocated for the grand celebration of Padma Bridge opening. But the allocation for nearly one crore flood-hit people in the country’s Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrokona and northern districts is totally inadequate,” said party senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, reports UNB.
He said the government has so far provided 100 tonnes of rice, Tk 30 lakh and dry food worth Tk 5,000 for the flood victims. “They also assured of allocating Tk 60 lakh. It means onlyTk1.5 is per person.”
Speaking at a press conference at BNP’s Nayapaltan central office, Rizvi bemoaned that the flood victims did not get even one-tenth of the cost of installing 500 temporary toilets at the public meeting place for the inauguration of Padma Bridge.
