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Hasina provides cash assistance to families hit by Narayanganj mosque blast
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has provided Tk 500,000 in cash assistance to each of the families of the 35 people who died in the mosque blast in Narayanganj.
Published : 24 Sept 2020, 02:41 PM
Updated : 24 Sept 2020, 02:41 PM
More than 50 Muslim worshippers sustained burn injuries when six air-conditioners almost simultaneously exploded during a nightly prayer congregation at the Baitul Salat mosque in Fatullah on Sep 4.
The explosion has claimed 35 lives so far while only one has recovered and another two are still in hospital care.
Hasina gave the families of the dead victims a total of Tk 17.5 million, her office said on Thursday.
The PMO said Narayanganj Deputy Commissioner Md Jasim Uddin had been directed to hand the cheques to the families.
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