Swapnabuni extends support to flood-hit families

Swapnabuni, a local voluntary organisation, has recently started distributing food among the flood-hit families in different char areas of the Brahmaputra and Dharla rivers in Kurigram Sadar upazila.

On Monday, they started providing the cooked food to the families marooned by floodwater, said journalist Yusuf Alamgir, director of the organisation, adding that they distributed khichuri (hotchpotch) among 400 families on the day.

More than 1600 flood-hit families in the char areas have got the food assistance from them till now, he said.

With the slogan "Durjoge Durbhoge Sathe Achhi Amra", the members of the organisation have extended their support to those needy families hit by natural disasters in Kurigram, he said.

Since Monday, more than 20 volunteers have been reaching out to the vulnerable families with one-time meal, he said, add ing that with donations, they arranged the food package for the families.

They are providing each relief packet containing three hundred and fifty grams khichuri to a person, said Alamgir.

Some solvent people in the society have come forward to support them, he said, adding that they have collected funds from their peers and the solvent people and distributed food to each family in the char areas. Of the solvent people, Morsheda Khatun, an American expatriate engineer, has financially helped them a lot.

"Our volunteers are working hard to reach out to the vulnerable families with food. For example, the volunteers are crossing the river by boat to reach the char areas and distributing food among the flood-hit people," he said.

Tofazzal Hossain, 55, of Char Nawdabansh in Kurigram Sadar upazila, said they could not cook as the entire area was marooned by floodwater. Floodwater entered their house. Due to this, they only ate dry food.

"In this situation, Swapnabuni has come forward with the cooked food which is really great relief for us," said Tofazzal.