Around 2,570 houses of Cox's Bazar were damaged by the storm triggered by cyclone "Yaas" that weakened into a deep depression over India's north Odisha and adjoining Jharkhand area this morning.
8,211 distressed families get cash assistance in Cumilla
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CUMILLA, May 12, 2021 (BSS) – A total of 8,211 COVID-19 pandemic affected poor, helpless, jobless and distressed families in different unions of Nangalkot upazila of the district received Taka 450 in cash each as a gift from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, under Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) programme today.
Officials of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief distributed the cash atRaikot North Union parishad office this morning.
UP Chairman Rafiqul Islam Majumder, Upazila Social Service Officer Kamrul Hasan Rony, Union Parishad Secretary GaribNewaz, among others, were present on the occasion.
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21,294 distressed people get cash assistance in Cumilla
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CUMILLA, May 10, 2021 (BSS) – A total of 21,294 poor, helpless, jobless and distressed people in 22 unions of Muradnagar upazila of the district received Taka 500 in cash each as a gift from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today.
Cumilla North District Awami League president M. Ruhul Amin distributed the cash Taka at Muradnagar union parishad office this morning.
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Abhishek Das, UP Chairman Akhter Hossain, Union Parishad member Jahangir Alam, among others, were present on the occasion.
Under the programme, each of 10,294 poor and distressed people was given Taka 450 and rest of 11,000 low income people was given Taka 500 as a gift from the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for celebrating the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr festival, Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Abhishek Das told BSS.
How to improve beneficiary targeting in social protection programmes?
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It is widely acknowled-ged that Bangladesh has been successful in making impressive gains in poverty reduction in the past years. Nevertheless, at the end of 2019, there were still about 16.5 million people categorised as extreme poor. This number has gone up substantially since mid-2020, due to the onslaught of Covid-19 pandemic. The sheer number of extreme poor in the country is no doubt a cause for concern. As the Covid-19 crisis was unfolding in early 2020, the government undertook a variety of measures such as cash and food distribution for the new poor. These were supported by the existing social protection (also called social safety net, social transfer or social security) programmes which are aimed at reducing the social and economic risks of the poor families.
Tajul emphasizes on development, modernization of villages
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DHAKA, Mar 05, 2021, (BSS) – Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (LGRD), Md Tajul Islam today said that not only cities but also villages need to be planned in a sustainable and inclusive manner.
“The government under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been working to extend all the facilities of the city to the remote rural areas. The worthy successor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Sheikh Hasina has taken a visionary project- ‘Amar Gram, Amar Sohor’ to develop and modernize the villages in a planned manner,” Tajul said while speaking as the chief guest at a virtual meeting on ‘Mayor’s Dialogue: Safe, Sustainable and Inclusive Cities’ here, said a release.