Less causality in ‘Fani’ because of Bangabandhu Satellite

Senior Correspondent: Awami League acting general secretary Mahbub-Ul-Alam Hanif said that there was less causality in the cyclone storm ‘Fani’ because of Bangabandhu Satellite.

He said, “The government got necessary information about Fani and took preparation resulting less causality in the cyclone storm.”

“Besides, all the government institutions worked in a coordinated way to tackle the losses due to the cyclone,” he added.

He said this in a press conference at AL President Sheikh Hasina’s Dhanmondi political office on Saturday.

Hanif said, “AL will take part in the rehabilitation works for the cyclone storm Fani victims side by side with the government efforts.”

“We are gathering information about the affected people from across the country . . . along with the government efforts, AL will work to rehabilitate the cyclone victims,” he said.

The senior AL leader added, “Awami League teams will visit different disaster-affected areas after the cyclone Fani and Al will help the government to rehabilitate the affected families.”

The AL spokesman said, “Prime Minister and AL president Sheikh Hasina is keeping close eyes round-the-clock on the latest situation of the cyclone Fani.”

AL joint general secretary and education minister Dr Dipu Moni, Advocate Jahangir Kabir Nanak, party organizing secretary and Jatiya Sangsad’s whip Abu Sayeed Al-Mahmud Swapon, organizing secretary and deputy water resources minister AKM Enamul Haque Shamim, relief and social welfare secretary Sujit Ray Nandi, information and research secretary Advocate Afzal Hossain, health affairs secretary Dr Rokeya Sultana, forest and environment secretary Delwar Hossain and deputy office secretary Barrister Biplob Barua, among others, were present there.

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