TDS Desk:

House construction materials and financial assistance were distributed among flood-affected Ansar and members of Village Defense Party (VDP) in Cumilla on Saturday.

Mahbubur Rahman, range commander of Ansar and VDP in Cumilla Range, distributed the cash money and materials at a function held at Rammala Ansar and VDP office in the district city as the chief guest.

District Commandant Md. Rasheduzzaman, District Circle Adjutant Md. Monirul Islam and Cumilla Range Circle Adjutant Md. Tanzir Azad were present at the event, among others.

House construction materials and cash money were distributed among 22 grassroots flood-affected Ansar and VDP members of different upazilas of the district in the function.

In recent floods, numerous people have become homeless and are living in inhuman conditions in various upazilas of Cumilla, Feni, Noakhali and Lakshmipur districts under the Cumilla range. As part of the rehabilitation programme, house construction materials are being distributed to 57 homeless VDP members affected by the floods in the four districts to repair and renovate their houses.

In addition, Aman paddy seedlings were distributed among 500 helpless people and Ansar-VDP members whose seedbeds were damaged in the floods.

The chief guest said Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defense Force is the

largest public-related discipline force in the country. The volunteer members of the force are working in various fields in the post-flood rehabilitation process.

Like in Cumilla district, house construction materials will be distributed to the flood victims in other districts in phases, he added.