AL to work for Fani victims: Hanif

Awami League acting general secretary Mahbub-Ul-Alam Hanif yesterday said AL will take part in the rehabilitation works for the victims of cyclone “Fani”, side by side with the government.

“We are gathering information about the affected people from across the country… Along with government efforts, Awami League will work to rehabilitate the cyclone victims,” he told a press conference at the AL President Sheikh Hasina’s Dhanmondi office.

The senior AL leader added, “Awami League teams will visit different disaster-affected areas and help the government to rehabilitate the affected families.”

Referring to the successful launch of Bangabandhu Satellite, Hanif said the government got necessary information about Fani and took preparation, resulting in less causality in the cyclone. “Besides, all the government institutions worked in a coordinated way to tackle the losses,” he added. The AL spokesperson said the prime minister is keeping a close eye on the latest situation.

Replying to a query, Hanif said BNP leaders are involved in intra-party feud. “They are spreading falsehood against the government over disaster preparedness,” he added.

AL joint general secretary and Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni; Advocate Jahangir Kabir Nanak; party organising secretary and Jatiya Sangsad Whip Abu Sayeed Al-Mahmood Swapon; organising secretary and Deputy Water Resources Minister AKM Enamul Haque Shamim; relief and social welfare secretary Sujit Ray Nandi; information and research secretary Advocate Afzal Hossain were also present.