DHAKA – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today gave financial assistance of Taka three crore and 85 lakh to two organisations and seven individuals including Nazrul song exponent and researcher Khalid Hossain.

The prime minister handed over the cheques for the amount among them at a simple function at her office here this morning.

She gave donation of Tk two crore to Dharmarajik Bouddha Mohabihar at Sabujbag in Dhaka and Tk one crore to Naba Shalban Bouddha Bihar at Kotbari in Cumilla.

The prime minister gave financial assistance of Tk 25 lakh to Rina Rani Sarkar, wife of late Ranjit Chandra Sarkar of Azimpur Government Colony in Dhaka and Tk 10 lakh to Nazrul song exponent Khalid Hossain.

Besides, Kamal Hossain Chowdhury, son of late Advocate Badiul Alam Chowdhury, a politician of Cox’s Bazar, Faruk Ahmed, son of late Fazlul Haque of Sarishabari in Jamalpur, ATM Golam Mostafa, son of late Md Nabiruddin
Pramanik of Bogra Sadar in Bogra, Begum Khurshid Jahan, wife of Rahim Shah of Khilgaon in Dhaka and Mosammat Nurunnnhar, wife of late Moinul Hasan of Kotwali in Barisal received Tk 10 lakh each from the premier.