Dhaka, Aug 22 (UNB) -Under the supervision of the Bangladesh Army, a relief distribution and financial aid initiative has been launched to support flood victims across the country, according to an ISPR press release on Thursday.
 
Individuals and institutions interested in contributing financially to this noble cause can donate to the "Logistics Area Relief Fund" at The Trust Bank Limited, Radisson Water Garden Hotel Branch. The account number for donations is 0018-0210010110. Additionally, donations can be made through bKash to the number 01769013858. For further information, the public can contact the relief management team at 01769-013604 or 01769-013530, it said.
 
For those wishing to provide relief materials in Dhaka, the Army's Relief Distribution Management Centre is operational at the Central Ordnance Depot (COD), Military Wing, located near the Radisson Blu Hotel in Dhaka Cantonment. Contact numbers for this centre are 01769-051819, 01769-013832, 01769-013530, and 01769-013604.
 
In addition, individuals or organizations interested in directly providing relief assistance in flood-affected areas can contact the following numbers:
 
            Feni: 01769-332032, 01769-332178.
            Chattogram Metropolitan: 01769-244012.
            Sitakunda-Mirsarai: 01728-202677, 01769-242132, 01769-242128.
            Khagrachari: 01769-302342, 01769-302336.
            Fatikchhari: 01769-272342, 01769-272336.
            Moulvibazar and Habiganj: 01769170006.
 
The Army has emphasized the importance of prioritizing essential food items such as biscuits, flattened rice (chira), molasses (gur), dates, buns and bread, noodles, oral saline, powdered milk, sugar, and drinking water. Essential non-food items, including matchboxes and candles, are also requested to be prioritized during relief efforts, added the release.
 
Bangladesh Army is committed to ensuring that relief reaches that in need efficiently and encourages all citizens to contribute in any way they can.
 
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