Business Desk :
Information and communications technology (ICT) equipment and solutions provider company Huawei, provides relief materials to flood-affected people living in several areas of Natore district on Saturday.
An event has been organized with presence of the chief guests, State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak. Among others George Lin, President, Enterprise Business Group, Huawei Bangladesh; M. M. Samirul Islam, UNO of Singra, Natore; Sonjoy Kumar Shaha, acting Mayor of Singra Pourasabha, Natore; and other high officials of Huawei were also present at the event. The relief materials were handed over to ‘Pallishri Unnayan Sangstha’ for distributing the items to the people, said a press release.
Owing to increasing water levels and sudden onrush of water, around 70,000 people have already been affected by flood this year in different regions of Natore district, namely Gurudaspur, Singra, Naldanga, and Baraigram Upazila. Due to such sudden flash floods, new char areas, croplands, and houses have been inundated, putting the lives and livelihood of thousands in jeopardy. Against such a backdrop, Huawei has stepped in with handouts for the flood-stricken people living in these areas. Under this relief initiative, around 2,000 families will be getting food packs including rice, red lentils, potatoes, salt, sugar, oral saline etc.
Zunaid Ahmed Palak says, “Pandemic has distressed individuals and business organizations. On top of that the recent flood has pushed the remote people into sorrow. And realizing the fact, even in challenges due to pandemic, a responsible company, Huawei Bangladesh, has come forward to aid the people in need.”
He added, “Previously the relief didn’t come to this area. And as I belong to Natore, I felt the suffering of my people. So from govt. end we also tried to ensure support them. For today’s event, I want to express my thanks to Huawei on behalf of the beneficiaries not as an MP but as an inhabitant of this area. Not only this.
