July Foundation will provide assistance to 200-300 people per week: CA's press secretary
Chief Adviser’s Special Assistant Mahfuj Alam said the interim government yesterday discussed with political parties how the reform activities and election preparatory work could go on in parallel
The July Martyrs' Memorial Foundation will stand by about 200 to 300 people, who were victimised in the recent students-led mass uprising, per week, Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said yesterday (5 October).
"We hope that we would be able to stand by 200 to 300 people per week," he told a press briefing at Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka.
Alam said the July Martyrs' Memorial Foundation received Tk100 crore from the Chief Adviser's Relief and Welfare Fund while an organisation donated Tk1 crore to it.
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Of the amount, he said, about Tk85 lakh were provided to 91 injured people and the family of a martyr.
The press secretary called upon the affluent people of the society and rich institutions to donate to the foundation so that financial support for the victims' families and treatment for the injured can be ensured.
Speaking on the occasion, Chief Adviser's Special Assistant Mahfuj Alam said the interim government yesterday discussed with political parties how the reform activities and election preparatory work could go on in parallel.
"The roadmap for the next general elections was discussed. As per the proposals of the political parties, how the reform work would be carried out and election preparatory work would go on in parallel were discussed," he said.
About the outcomes of the dialogues, Mahfuj said first part of the fresh dialogue with political parties was held where BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, left-leaning democratic alliance, AB party and Gono Odhikar Parishad and some other parties participated.
He said the interim government sought proposals on its six reform commissions from these parties.
The ongoing law and order situation and security in upcoming Durga Puja were also discussed during the talks, the special assistant said.
He said the political parties expressed their support to the interim government and termed the government "their own government".
"They [political leaders] expressed their firm commitment to support the government," he said.
