Puja committees to distribute relief
Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad, Mohanagar Sarbajanin Puja Committee and Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Oikya Parishad at a meeting yesterday decided to start relief activities in the cyclone-hit areas.
The leaders of the organisations expressed deep shock at the extent of loss of lives and property in the devastating cyclone and conveyed sympathy to the members of the bereaved families.
Journalist Swapan Kumar Saha, Sadhana Halder, Kajal Devnath, Sabitri Bhattacharya, Birendra Chandra Saha, Joyanta Sen Dipu, JL Bhoumik, Joynta Kumar Dev, Monindra Kumar Nath, Milon Dutta, Hirendra Nath Samajder Hiru, Taposh Pal, Nirmal Chatarjee and Subbash Singh Roy spoke at the meeting with Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad President Chitta Ranjan Sarker in the chair.
A relief committee has been formed with Swapan Kumar Saha as convener, JL Bhoumik joint convener, Joynta Kumar Dev member secretary and Mihir Ranjan Hawlader finance secretary.
Prayers were held at the Dhakeshwari national temple yesterday evening.
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