Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gave financial assistance of Taka 3.05 crore to 10 individuals and one organisation.
The Prime Minister handed over cheques for the amount to them at her Jatiya Sangsad Office here on Wednesday evening. Sheikh Hasina gave donation of Taka one crore to Towhid Reza Noor, a visiting domestic scholar, Binghamton University, New York, USA, for conducting research on Bangladesh’s liberation war. The premier gave financial assistance of Taka one crore to Mymensingh District Bar Association.
President of the association Advocate Md Jalal Uddin Khan and General Secretary Advocate Badar Uddin Ahmed received a cheque from the Prime Minister in this regard.
Sheikh Hasina gave financial assistance of Taka 10 lakh each to film actors Alamgir Hossain Jacky and Jamilur Rahman.
