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300 villages brought under flood rehab programme

Dhaka, Bangladesh: Some 300 flood-affected villages in districts have been brought under a Flood Restoration and Recovery Assistance Programme, being implemented with assistance from the World Bank.

Of the flood-affected villages, 150 are in Jamalpur district, 100 in Gaibandha and 50 in Sirajganj district.

Social Development Foundation and Palli Karma Shahayak Foundation are implementing the 25-million US$ programme in the districts devastated by floods in 2007.

SDF recently distributed Tk 4 lakh as initiation fund under the project in four villages in Sadar upazila of Sirajganj, said a press release on Sunday.  Read more...

3,220 poor women get relief materials at Gaibandha

Ekota, a local humanitarian and voluntary organization, distributed relief materials among the poor of four unions of sadar upazila in Gaibandha on 27^th September.

The aid was given at a simple ceremony held at Ekota head office at Kumarpara under  Read more...