Students from anti-discrimination movement stand by flood victims
General people have joined them and are donating essential food items, relief materials, and cash according to their capacity
Students of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement have been actively collecting relief supplies and cash donations to assist flood victims.
They have set up booths at Dhaka University's TSC to gather contributions. Both students and teachers, along with the general public, are donating according to their capacity.
The students have reported a positive response from the public. Already, one truckload of relief supplies was sent to Feni yesterday and preparations were ongoing to dispatch two more trucks.
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The student group sent 50 boats to Feni and Noakhali for flood rescue operations yesterday morning.
Farhad Hossain, who owns a clothing store in Dhaka's Bongo Bazar, arrived with a rickshaw full of biscuits and saline. Speaking to TBS, he said, "These students recently brought us freedom. I trust that the help given to their fund will reach the people in need, which is why I've come here with relief supplies according to my capacity."
Nilufa Begum, another donor, expressed her concern for those affected by the floods. "Our brothers and sisters are in trouble. I would have liked to help them directly, but that's not possible. So, I've come here to contribute as much as I can," she said. "This is a test for all of us, and everyone should step forward to pass it."
Shoaib Islam, a student of the Institute of Education and Research at Dhaka University from the 2019-20 academic year, has been working since Thursday morning to collect relief supplies at the booth.
Shoaib told TBS, "Students from various halls and the general people are depositing relief supplies here. We've been receiving dry food since morning. We were in need of life jackets, baby food, sanitary napkins, and water purification tablets. By the afternoon, we received life jackets and napkins."
"However, we still need water purification tablets and baby food," he added.
When asked if there were any difficulties in distributing the relief, he said, "We are coordinating with the students. We'll distribute the relief with their help as far as the vehicles can go."
