The Anvir Bashundhara Group (ABG) Foundation has distributed food aid among helpless people affected by river erosion in Daulatpur upazila of Manikganj.

The distribution took place on Wednesday afternoon at Chak Haricharan Government Primary School, where more than 300 distressed people received 25 kilograms of rice each.

Shayla Kabir, wife of Manikganj-1 constituency lawmaker S. A. Jinnah Kabir, attended the programme as the chief guest.

Among others present during the distribution were Kazi Mostak Hossain Dipu, convener of the Manikganj District Jubo Dal; joint convener Asif Iqbal Rony; Kazi Nadim Hossain Tuwel, joint convener of the district Swechchhasebak Dal; Daulatpur Upazila Jubo Dal member secretary Abdus Salam; former vice-president of the upazila Jubo Dal Lokman Hossain; and people from various professions and walks of life.

The beneficiaries expressed their gratitude to the Anvir Bashundhara Group (ABG) Foundation for extending humanitarian assistance to them at a time of hardship.

Addressing the programme, chief guest Shayla Kabir said, “We have always stood by distressed people and will continue to do so. The humanitarian assistance provided by the ABG Foundation is not limited to Manikganj; such support is being extended to people across the country.”

The initiative is part of the ABG Foundation’s ongoing humanitarian efforts to support people facing hardship and natural disasters.