Assb (Bangladesh)

The emergency relief and rehabilitation program for Kurigram district

Introduction:
There are many rivers in Bangladesh. This year we had heavy rainfall. Moreover on rush of flood water from neighboring country from upstream through all most all the river of Bangladesh has caused severe flood in most areas of Bangladesh. In northern Bangladesh situation of flood is bad in Kurigram, Rangpur.

Relief work:
Aloha Social Services Bangladesh (ASSB), Ali Manzil, Balubari, Dinajpur took part in emergency relief program with the financial assistance from Shanti Germany and local donation from ASSB & owner of Rahim Engineering Works Ltd. Of Dhaka including their friends for Ulipur Thana, Bhog Dangga and Jatrapur union under the Kurigram Sadar District. For immediate address to the crisis, Aloha social services Bangladesh (ASSB) distributed items were like Rice, Potato and Medicine etc to the seriously flood affected 1520 families. The relief materials are 10 kg Rice, 5 kg Potato and some essential medicine to each to face the crisis moment. Mr. Shaid Kutub, Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Kurigram. Mr. Nurul Moyeen Minu, Vice chairman of ASSB. Mrs Meherun Nessa Chhabi, Chief Advisor of ASSB, Mrs. Minara Begum, Director of ASSB, Mr. Shaiful Islam, Chairman of Bhog dangga Union perished and Respective members of Union parishad, Local elite person and the officer staffs of Aloha Social services Bangladesh (ASSB) were present during the distribution of relief materials.

The following items has been distributed to the affected people including some medicine:
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Sl. No. Name of the Union Total family Particulars no.family Rice Potato
1. Bhog dangga 800 8,000kg 4,000kg
2. Jatrapur 700 7,000kg 3,500kg
3 Ulipur 220 2,200kg 1,100kg
Total 1720 15,200kg 8,600kg


Out of 1720 families, 1300 nos. from the assistance of Shanti, Germany, 200 nos. from contribution of ASSB and 220 nos. from the contribution of owners of Rahim Engineering Works Ltd., Dhaka