Shuvosangho supports elderly family struggling with food insecurity

An elderly man and his family, who had been struggling to arrange enough food in Sherpur upazila of Bogura, have received a month’s supply of essential food items from Bashundhara Shuvosangho.

Abdul Jabbar Mondal, around 70, lives in Sadhubari village under Shahbandegi union of Sherpur upazila. Once able to support his three-member family comfortably, he has lost his ability to work due to old age and has been struggling to make ends meet.

Responding to the family’s plight, the Sherpur upazila unit of Bashundhara Shuvosangho provided them with food and other essentials on Wednesday.

The supplies included rice, flour, cooking oil, chilli powder, turmeric powder, potatoes, onions, lentils, salt, sugar, meat, fish and vegetables.

A programme was held at noon to hand over the supplies, chaired by Ayub Ali, adviser to the Sherpur upazila unit of Bashundhara Shuvosangho and Sherpur correspondent of Kaler Kantho.

Md Rakibul Islam, proprietor of Messrs Bulbul Traders and a contractor, attended the programme as chief guest.

Social worker Alhaj Mahbubar Rahman, Bashundhara Shuvosangho Sherpur upazila unit Vice-President Dr Sarwar Hossain, Joint General Secretaries Golam Rabbani and Rafiqul Islam, Organising Secretary Omar Faruk, member Sajib Ahmed and other members of the organisation were also present.

Abdul Jabbar became emotional after receiving the month’s food supplies and expressed gratitude for the support extended to his family.

He said financial hardship often made it difficult for his family to arrange even their basic meals.

He thanked Bashundhara Shuvosangho for standing by his family and wished good health and long life for Bashundhara Group Chairman and everyone involved in the initiative.