Divisional Commissioner of Rangpur Md Zakir Hossain visited the char areas affected by river erosion in Ulipur Upazila of Kurigram district on Friday. These char areas are surrounded by Brahmaputra river.
Md Zakir Hossain distributed relief goods to the flood affected people after visiting the areas affected by river erosion. Relief packages of 10 kg of rice, 1 kg of pulse, 1 kg of salt, 1 kg of sugar, 1 liter of soybean oil, 100 grams of chilli powder, 200 grams of turmeric powder, 100 grams of coriander and 10 pieces of water purification tablets were distributed to each of 130 families at Fakirer Char area under Begumganj union of the upazila arranged by the District Administration.
Deputy Commissioner of Kurigram Saidul Arif, Police Superintendent Al Asad Md Mahfuzul Islam, Upazila Parishad Chairman Sajadur Rahman Talukdar Shaju, Upazila Nirbahi Officer Md Ataur Rahman, Assistant Commissioner (Land) Kazi Mahmudur Rahman, Additional Police Superintendent of Ulipur Circle Mohammad Mohibul Islam, Officer-in-Charge of Ulipur Police Station Golam Martuza, Upazila Project Implementation Officer Sirajuddaula, Deputy Assistant Engineer of Department of Public Health Engineering Nittonanda Barman, Engineer Rajon Raihan, Begumganj UP Chairman Bablu, Begumganj Union Awami League president Akter Hossain and others were present at that time.
