The Amirul Islam Khan Alim Foundation has distributed Tk 10 lakh in cash and 300 sarees among poor and underprivileged Hindu families in the Sirajganj-5 constituency on the occasion of the Durga Puja festival.
Amirul Islam Khan Alim, joint organising secretary of the BNP’s Rajshahi divisional committee and Member of Parliament for Sirajganj-5, handed over the assistance to representatives of 96 temple committees from Enayetpur and Belkuchi at a programme held at Belkuchi Upazila Auditorium on Sunday afternoon.
Shahnaz Pradhan, chairperson of the Amirul Islam Khan Alim Foundation, presided over the programme, while Boni Amin, former member secretary of Belkuchi Upazila BNP, moderated the event.
Among those present were Israt Jahan, assistant commissioner (land) of Belkuchi Upazila; Golam Azam, former vice-president of Belkuchi Upazila BNP; Abdur Razzak Mondal, former general secretary of the same unit; Manjur Rahman Sikdar, former member secretary of Enayetpur Thana BNP; Baidyanath Roy, president of the Belkuchi branch of the Puja Celebration Council; Dr Amrit Narayan Dey, its secretary; and Jai Sankar Shaha, president of the Belkuchi Hindu-Baidya-Christian Unity Council, among others.
Speaking at the programme, MP Amirul Islam Khan Alim said Bangladesh was a unique example of communal harmony and that people of all religions should be able to celebrate their religious festivals in a joyful atmosphere.