New Desk :
The government has allocated Tk 230 million in humanitarian assistance for the poor and unemployed to help them get through the lockdown designed to curb the COVID-19 spread.
The allocation has been made for people affected by the pandemic in all 64 districts, the disaster management and relief ministry said on Monday, reports bdnews24.com.
The deputy commissioners of all the districts have been directed to distribute the relief. The fund will be used to provide food assistance to the people who will call the national helpline, 333, for aid. The aid includes products like rice, lentils, salt, oil and potatoes.
The government launched the national helpline, 333, for citizens struggling to cope with the impacts of the shutdown imposed in Bangladesh on Mar 26 last year over the coronavirus outbreak.
As part of the initiative, the administration officials deliver food to people’s homes upon receiving calls on the hotline.
