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Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday announced that the government will provide cash assistance before Eid to mitigate the sufferings of those rendered jobless amid the coronavirus outbreak.<\/p>\nDhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday announced that the government will provide cash assistance before Eid to mitigate the sufferings of those rendered jobless amid the coronavirus outbreak.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to give cash assistance ahead of the Eid to those who have lost jobs due to the nationwide shutdown over the coronavirus pandemic to minimise their plight \u2026 we\u2019ll do it to ensure their food security,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The prime minister made the announcement while exchanging views with the public representatives and officials of eight districts of Rangpur division on the present coronavirus situation of the country through a videoconference from her official Ganabhaban residence.<\/p>\n
The districts are Panchagarh, Thakurgaon, Dinajpur, Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Rangpur and Gaibandha.<\/p>\n
The prime minister also declared suspension of realising bank interest for two months and also hinted at extending the ongoing government holidays till May 15 in view of the coronavirus outbreak.<\/p>\n
Sheikh Hasina said the government has directed to open haats-bazzars (markets) and shops so the people do not face any problem to have iftar and sehri and they can buy goods as the Eid-ul-Fitr is ahead.<\/p>\n
The prime minister said to keep the wheels of the economy running, the government has also instructed to reopen small and medium industries across the country by keeping the people protected and giving attention to their health.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve already reopened the offices and courts in a limited scale so that the people don\u2019t suffer in getting services,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The premier said the government stopped the movement of buses, launches and trains alongside the flights considering the situation arising out of coronavirus outbreak.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut we\u2019ve resumed the operation of rail services in a limited scale for the convenience of the people and postal parcel service,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
In this connection, Sheikh Hasina said these will have to be done by avoiding mass gathering as there is a chance of spreading the disease further for this.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll will have to maintain social distancing and avoid mass gathering as there is a scope to be infected for violating these rules,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
While talking about payment of bank loan interests, the prime minister said many people have already taken bank loans \u2013 ranging from big to small amounts.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut realising their loan interest has been suspended for two months as they had no work and business in the last two months due to the pandemic,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll take the next steps considering the issues that who have taken what amount of loan and for which sector.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday announced that the government will provide cash assistance before Eid to mitigate the sufferings of those rendered jobless amid the coronavirus outbreak. \u201cWe want to give cash assistance ahead of the Eid to those who have lost jobs due to the nationwide shutdown over the coronavirus pandemic to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":58912,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12,2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n