3 lakh pieces of blankets distributed in Rangpur division
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RANGPUR, Jan 6, 2021 (BSS) – The government already distributed three lakh pieces of blankets among cold-stricken poor, distressed, disabled and transgender people in Rangpur division.
Officials said the blankets and other warm clothes are being distributed in brief functions arranged abiding by the health directives in the division in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
So far, the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund has allocated over 2.76 lakh pieces of blankets for distribution among cold-hit people of all eight districts in Rangpur division.
Besides, the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief has allocated Taka 5-lakh for each district administration and Taka 6-lakh for each upazila administration in addition to allocations for municipalities to purchase blankets and warm clothes for the purpose.
Pandemic and Disaster - Life of women and girls in climate-vulnerable areas
The Daily Star and Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) jointly organised an online discussion titled “Pandemic and Disaster - Life of women and girls in climate-vulnerable areas” on November 29, 2020. Here we publish a summary of the discussion. Speakers’ serial has been maintained as per the flow of the discussion.
Banasree Mitra Neogi,
Gender Advisor, Manusher Jonno Foundation
This particular study was conducted to observe the collective effects of the pandemic and the climate crisis on women in Bangladesh, especially the ones living in disaster-prone areas. Today s discussion has two main objectives: to showcase the study findings and to find a way to tackle the challenges.
Head of Programme, World Food Programme (WFP) Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, we are implementing a five-year country strategic plan which will end in December 2020 and then be extended for another year. In this five-year country strategic plan, WFP has worked in areas where humanitarian help is necessary and in other areas with the help of different government agencies. By providing technical assistance we improved the systems for designing the safety net programmes. WFP also carries out some innovative works such as development of systems that can improve the delivery of social protection programmes.
Through the country strategic plan, WFP also intends to find ways to help the vulnerable communities in adopting healthy coping strategies so that they do not resort to negative coping mechanisms after experiencing any shock. Our initiatives include forecasting their financing through which we find ways of reaching out to beneficiaries particularly for flood-affected groups. This initiativ
Cent percent people in flood affected districts get cash support: CPD
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DHAKA, Dec 13, 2020 (BSS) – Around 80.6 percent people of the flood affected districts in this year got GR rice as food assistance while cent percent people of those flood affected districts received cash support, said a research of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).
The research findings were revealed at a virtual dialogue titled “Relief Programme to face COVID-19, Flood and Agriculture Stimulus: Effectiveness of Government Services” held today organized jointly by the CPD, Oxfam in Bangladesh and European Union (EU).
During the virtual dialogue, an initial evaluation report was highlighted featuring the relief programme to face COVID-19, Flood in the haor region including in Netrakona and the effectives of government services towards distributing agriculture stimulus.
Religion being misused as a tool to confuse people: Nuruzzaman
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RANGPUR, Dec 13, 2020 (BSSA) – Social Welfare Minister Nuruzzaman Ahmed has said some vested quarters are trying to confuse the common people by misinterpreting and misusing religion.
Some people of the Jamaat-BNP clique are trying to pollute politics and put the common people in danger by misinterpreting religion through Waz mehfils, he said.
The minister made the remarks while laying the foundation stone of a flood shelter virtually at Bhotmari SC High School in Kaliganj upazila of Lalmonirhat district on Saturday afternoon as the chief guest.
The Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief is extending financial assistance to construct the flood shelter at a cost of over Taka three crore under the ‘Construction of Flood Shelters in the Flood-Prone and River Erosion Areas (Phase-3)’ project.