BSS, Gaibandha :
Speakers at a function here on Tuesday underscored the need for creating much awareness among the people of disaster prone areas of the district about early preparedness in a bid to reduce risks of natural calamities.
“As flood has become one of the natural calamities in the district and visits here every year creating untold sufferings to the people, an emphasis should be given to address it properly avoiding huge losses of properties through cordial and united efforts of all”, they said.
The speakers made the comments while addressing an emergency meeting of district disaster management committee organized by district administration here on Tuesday.
With deputy commissioner (DC) Goutam Chandra Pal in the chair, the meeting was also addressed, among others, by chief executive officer of Zila Parisahd AKS Mahbubur Rahman, civil surgeon Dr. Amir Ali, deputy director of DAE AKM Ruhul Amin, executive engineer of Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) Mahbubur Rahman, district livestock officer Dr. Abdul Latif, district fisheries officer Abdud Dayan, district controller of food Amzad Hossain, assistant police super M. Asaduzzaman, district relief and rehabilitation officer AKM Idris and journalist Sarker M. Shahiduzzaman.
DC Goutam Chandra Pal urged the district level officials concerned to be cautious and alert to face the possible flood courageously avoiding huge losses of agri-crops, fishes, roads and other assets and through minimum sufferings of the people.
DC also asked the officials and the employees of Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) to be more vigilant so that none could cut or damage the flood control embankments to create untold sufferings of the people living in the mainland and the towns.
All the members of the committee attended the meeting.
Tk 1.28 crore distributed to deceased expatriates’ relatives
District Employment and Manpower Office (DEMO) under the Ministry of
Expatriates’ Welfare & Overseas Employment distributed Taka 1.28 crore to the relatives of 60 deceased expatriates.
Office sources said a total of 27,180 workers including 2,816 women ones went to different countries from the district till May 2017.
Of the total, some 1,823 workers have done their registration and 191 workers went to Malaysia through government to government process, sources said.
Due to different reasons, as many as 60 expatriate workers died in the foreign countries.
Then, the ministry took initiatives to give their compensation, arrear and insurance money to the victims’ families.
Accordingly, the cheques of Taka 1.28 crore were distributed to the close relatives of the victims.
Each of the victim families got money ranging from Taka 3 lakh to 11 lakh, said M. Nesarul Haque, district manpower and employment officer.
Apart from it, the ministry also distributed Taka 5.20 lakh to 26 children of expatriates as scholarship through the office to help run their academic activities, he said.
Speakers at a function here on Tuesday underscored the need for creating much awareness among the people of disaster prone areas of the district about early preparedness in a bid to reduce risks of natural calamities.
“As flood has become one of the natural calamities in the district and visits here every year creating untold sufferings to the people, an emphasis should be given to address it properly avoiding huge losses of properties through cordial and united efforts of all”, they said.
The speakers made the comments while addressing an emergency meeting of district disaster management committee organized by district administration here on Tuesday.
With deputy commissioner (DC) Goutam Chandra Pal in the chair, the meeting was also addressed, among others, by chief executive officer of Zila Parisahd AKS Mahbubur Rahman, civil surgeon Dr. Amir Ali, deputy director of DAE AKM Ruhul Amin, executive engineer of Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) Mahbubur Rahman, district livestock officer Dr. Abdul Latif, district fisheries officer Abdud Dayan, district controller of food Amzad Hossain, assistant police super M. Asaduzzaman, district relief and rehabilitation officer AKM Idris and journalist Sarker M. Shahiduzzaman.
DC Goutam Chandra Pal urged the district level officials concerned to be cautious and alert to face the possible flood courageously avoiding huge losses of agri-crops, fishes, roads and other assets and through minimum sufferings of the people.
DC also asked the officials and the employees of Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) to be more vigilant so that none could cut or damage the flood control embankments to create untold sufferings of the people living in the mainland and the towns.
All the members of the committee attended the meeting.
Tk 1.28 crore distributed to deceased expatriates’ relatives
District Employment and Manpower Office (DEMO) under the Ministry of
Expatriates’ Welfare & Overseas Employment distributed Taka 1.28 crore to the relatives of 60 deceased expatriates.
Office sources said a total of 27,180 workers including 2,816 women ones went to different countries from the district till May 2017.
Of the total, some 1,823 workers have done their registration and 191 workers went to Malaysia through government to government process, sources said.
Due to different reasons, as many as 60 expatriate workers died in the foreign countries.
Then, the ministry took initiatives to give their compensation, arrear and insurance money to the victims’ families.
Accordingly, the cheques of Taka 1.28 crore were distributed to the close relatives of the victims.
Each of the victim families got money ranging from Taka 3 lakh to 11 lakh, said M. Nesarul Haque, district manpower and employment officer.
Apart from it, the ministry also distributed Taka 5.20 lakh to 26 children of expatriates as scholarship through the office to help run their academic activities, he said.
