By NNN-BSS
Benapole, Bangladesh : The Indian state of West Bengal government Saturday handed over 111 truckload of relief goods for the Sidr-affected people of Bangladesh here.
Subhash Chakravarty, minister for transport, sports and youth of West Bengal state government, handed over the goods to Mohammad Abdul Bari Khan, additional secretary of the food and disaster management ministry, at the Benapole Parjatan Motel, an official handout said.
The relief goods included 1010 metric tons of rice, 50 tons of wheat, 7,500 pieces of blankets, 10,000 pieces of sarees and 6,000 pieces of mosquito nets.
The West Bengal minister said that being neighbouring country they felt great attachment with Bangladesh for similarity of language.
He promised to construct one thousand houses in the cyclone-affected areas.
Mohammad Khalilur Rahman Siddiqui, director general of relief and rehabilitation directorate, Yunusur Rahman, divisional commissioner of Khulna, Mohammad Imran, deputy high commissioner of Bangladesh in Kolkata and colonel Badrul Huda commander of BDR were, along others present.
Eminent litterateur Sunil Ganguly, Abul Bashar, actor Biswajit, Sumitra Mitra, Amar Pal, among others, accompanied the Indian minister.
They also took part in the cultural function, the handout said.