More aid for flood victims

Different government and non-government bodies, political parties and social organisations continue to distribute relief materials among the flood victims yesterday.
Besides, foreign countries have provided succour for the flood-affected people.
The government of the Republic of Korea has donated $2 lakh as an emergency relief to the Bangladesh government.
In parallel with the above, the Korean Community in Bangladesh also donated Tk 10 lakh.
Korean Ambassador Park Suk Bum handed over the donations to Foreign Affairs Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury at the latter's office yesterday.
The World Food Programme has distributed food among over 3.35 lakh poor people in the 10 worst flood-affected districts. Besides, a WFP 30-truck convoy with 335 tons of rice and 13 tons of fortified biscuits left yesterday to feed 2.51 lakh flood victims of Kurigram, Gaibandha and Manikganj.
Information Adviser Barrister Mainul Hosein also handed over a cheque for Tk 9.83 lakh to the chief adviser for the flood victims.
Our Faridpur correspondent adds: Awami League presidium member Sayeda Shajeda Chowdhury yesterday visited flood-affected areas of Nagarkanda upazila in Faridpur.
During her visit, she distributed relief goods among 3000 peoples of Talma, Gangi, Gotti, Phulshuti and Ramnagar union of the upazila. Each relief packet contains 5kg rice, 1kg lentil, oral saline and halogen tablets.
IFIC Bank and Pharmacy department of the University of Dhaka jointly inaugurated a project to make 2 lakh packets of saline and 2 lakh pieces water purifying tablets.
The Workers' Party of Bangladesh, Banyatran Nagorik Samannaya Committee, Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad, Major General Mohammad Sadik Hasan Rumi of Kendriya Commando Council distributed rice, flattened rice, molasses, pure drinking water, saline, candles, lighter and medicines among the flood-hit people of Dhaka city.
Save the Children Sweden-Denmark (SCSD) with the help of its 13 partner NGOs will distribute relief materials among 11,676 flood-hit families throughout this month.
Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has distributed relief among the flood victims of Munshiganj, Pabna, Bogra and Natore.
Bangladesh Air Force Women Welfare Association donated Tk 5 lakh to the chief adviser's relief fund.
Communist Party of Bangladesh, Resource Integration Centre, Kaliganj Pourasabha, Nagorik Uddyog and Demra-Shyampur Pani Bidyut Aday Sangram Committee have also been distributing relief materials among the flood-hit people.
UNB adds: The government yesterday allocated Tk 6.08 crore from the Chief Adviser's Relief and Welfare fund to 36 districts in aid of the flood-affected people.