More organisations and individuals donated cheques worth over Tk 10.14 crore to the Prime Minister’s Relief and Welfare Fund on Sunday for assisting the families of those killed and injured in the tragic ‘Rana Plaza’ collapse on April 24. PM’s press secretary Abul Kalam Azad told reporters that Sheikh Hasina received cheques worth Tk 10,14,40,721 from 38 different organisations and individuals at her office.
Of the amount, Army Welfare Fund donated the highest amount of Tk 4 core, Agrani Bank Ltd Tk 2.56 crore, BGB, Dhaka Tk 1,03,76,355, Bangladesh Navy Central Welfare Fund Tk 50 lakh, Bangladesh Ansar Tk 40 lakh, Air Force Central Non-public Fund Tk 35 lakh, BHBFC (House Building) Tk 25 lakh, BSMMU Tk 13,37,332.
BIRDEM Hospital, Provati Insurance Company Ltd, China-Bangladesh Ceramics Industries Ltd, Monjur Quader, and Moazzem Hossain of Hossaf Group donated Tk 10 lakh each to the PM’s Relief and Welfare Fund.
In response, the Prime Minister expressed her gratitude to the donors saying that her government has extended all necessary support and assistance to the families of the victims following the ‘Rana Plaza’ collapse in Savar.
-With The Independent input
