UP chairman’s special initiative feeds poor families in Thakurgaon

A union chairman in Thakurgaon has taken a humanitarian initiative to support poor and helpless families by providing cash assistance and Eid essentials in addition to government-allocated VGF rice distribution.

The initiative was carried out on Saturday morning at the Jagannathpur union parishad premises in Sadar upazila, where VGF rice was distributed against around 3,500 government-issued beneficiary slips.

However, many low-income and vulnerable families in the union were left out of the official assistance list due to the limited allocation compared to the large number of needy residents.

Considering the situation, Jagannathpur Union Parishad Chairman Mostafizur Rahman Liton personally provided Tk500 in cash and Eid grocery items to families who did not receive VGF slips. His humanitarian effort has been widely praised across the union.

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Mostafizur said Jagannathpur is one of the country’s largest unions, with nearly 38,000 voters, but the area received only about 3,500 VGF slips. He noted that the number of poor and helpless people in the union is much higher than the allocated assistance.

He said the initiative was intended to help those who genuinely deserved support but were excluded from the government list.

The chairman also said standing beside people in difficult times is part of his responsibility as a public representative and pledged to continue such humanitarian activities in the future.