Two weeks on, Eid pales for landslide survivors in Rangamati

This year, Eid-ul-Fitr could be just another day of mourning for the landslide survivors and their relatives, but thanks to the district administration, they are celebrating the day. 

Senior Correspondent Chittagong Bureaubdnews24.com
Published : 26 June 2017, 04:47 PM
Updated : 26 June 2017, 04:48 PM

The district administration officials distributed Eid delicacies and new clothes among the survivors and the relatives of the landslide victims in 22 shelter homes in Rangamati and Kaptai on Sunday.

Over 160 people were killed in devastating mudslides in six southeastern districts two weeks ago, of which 120 were killed in Rangamati alone.

Some 3,500 people, most of whom are the relatives of the victims or the landslide survivors, took shelter in 22 government-run houses as they lost everything to the disaster.

Rangamati Deputy Commissioner Md Manzarul Mannan, Superintendent of Police Syed Tariqul Islam, and Municipality Mayor Akbar Hossain Chowdhury took mid-day meals with the residents of Rangamati Government College shelter on Monday.

The Eid menu had pilaf, chicken curry, eggs and vegetable. For dessert, they had fruits.

The DC and his colleagues also visited the Rangamati Radio Station centre.

DC Mannan told reporters that they distributed the cloths among the residents of the shelters on the eve of the Eid and arranged special meals on the Eid day.

The initiative of the district administration brought some smile to the faces of the inmates at the shelter homes.

“Our objectives were to make them feel good on the day of festivity. We are also trying to rehabilitate them as soon as possible,” Mannan said.

According to the district administration, in Rangamati alone some 2,000 families have been affected in the landslides and flash floods.