Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday gave financial assistance of Tk 30.5 million (Tk 3.05 crore) to 10 individuals and one organisation.
The prime minister handed over cheques for the amount to them at her Jatiya Sangsad Office in the city in the evening.
Sheikh Hasina gave donation of Tk 10 million to Towhid Reza Noor, a visiting domestic scholar, Binghamton University, New York, USA, for conducting research on Bangladesh’s liberation war.
The premier gave financial assistance of Tk 10 million to Mymensingh District Bar Association.
President of the association Advocate Md Jalal Uddin Khan and General Secretary Advocate Badar Uddin Ahmed received a cheque from the prime minister in this regard.
Sheikh Hasina gave financial assistance of Taka 1.0 million each to film actors Alamgir Hossain Jacky and Jamilur Rahman, reports BSS