Government to help rehabilitate the flood victims: State Minister for Relief

State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Mohammad Enamur Rahman said the government would stand by the flood victims in the rehabilitation process. He also said that steps would be taken soon to compensate for the flood damage.

He made the remarks while exchanging post-Eid greetings at his office in the Secretariat on Tuesday (July 12).

The state minister said, "We have already received the information about the amount of damage. We are compiling it from the ministry. I will inform about what damage has been done by holding a press conference. We will take a quick initiative to make up for the loss by holding an inter-ministerial meeting.''

Stating that the People have gone through a lot of hardships during the floods, he said, “However, the joy of Eid has been seen as the flood waters have receded.” We extend our condolences to the flood victims. We will stand by the rehabilitation process. "

The state minister said, "We have provided adequate humanitarian assistance and also gave cash, so that the flood victims can enjoy the joy of Eid."

"On the occasion of Eid, we have given two crore Tk in cash, one thousand metric tons of rice, four thousand bundles of tin, one crore 20 lakh Tk for housing wages."