Staff Reporter, Rangpur :
Cricketer Arifa Jahan Bithi has distributed sacrificial meat among helpless people in this critical period of Corona. Under the current situation, she went from house to house on the day of Eid and delivered meat to 700 families. Bithi has done this humanitarian work by sacrificing three cows and three Khasi with the help of different people.
From noon to night on Wednesday, she distributed packets of sacrificial meat to helpless, destitute, jobless, destitute and middle class families in various places of Rangpur city including densely populated Nurpur, Mahadevpur, Lalbagh Railway Station, New Adarshapara and Mandalpara areas. Many have expressed their gratitude to Bithi for this humanitarian initiative.
It is learned that on July 14, Bithi posted a status on her own Facebook ID asking for help in making Eid sacrifices for the needy. It read, “If you cooperate, this Qurbani will be organized on Eid for 400 helpless, middle class families.” And insha’Allah I will deliver that meat to everyone myself. ‘
After seeing this humane post of Bithi on social media Facebook, many people assured cooperation. In just seven days, at least 60 people from home and abroad came to the rescue. That money was used to buy three cows and three goats for sacrifice.
Bithi then searched the houses of the victims and made a draft list. The number of victims reached 400 to 600 as they could buy one more cow than planned. The list includes thirty night watchmen, day laborers, rickshaw pullers, laborers and helpless destitute.
Cows and goats are sacrificed on the morning of Eid. After that, a group of teenagers from her own Women’s Dreamer Cricket Academy helped Bithi to cut and pack the meat. Several young people from her own area rushed to take part in this humanitarian initiative of Bithi. After looking at the list from noon to midnight, they distributed meat in the neighborhood.
At noon on Thursday (July 22), Bithi posted another post on social media Facebook, thanking everyone for extending a helping hand to her initiative.
Earlier, on October 26, 2019, Bithi officially set up a training academy for women called Women’s Dreamer Cricket Academy at the Rangpur District Stadium. There are 250 women taking free cricket training.
Arifa Jahan Bithi played in Dhaka Premier League, First Division Cricket from 2010 to 2016 from Orient Sporting Club of Dhaka, Kalabagan, Rayerbazar cricket team and used to bat in the opening. She had to give up his professional cricket career in 2016 on the advice of a doctor due to illness.
