Qatar Charity (QC) has distributed essential food items and gas cylinders and stoves to Rohingya refugees in Bhasan Char, a remote Bay of Bengal island in Noakhali district of Bangladesh.
The distributed food items included rice, pulses, oil, salt, sugar and dried fishes, which benefited 2,500 Rohingya families, while cylinders and stoves were distributed to 4,562 refugee families to address the fuel problem, QC said in a statement.
The relief aid was distributed by the relief team of Qatar Charity’s Bangladesh office, in the presence of local officials, to contribute to alleviating the suffering of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.
"Qatar Charity attaches significant attention to providing food aid, especially in light of the coronavirus pandemic," the statement noted.
The local officials hailed QC’s efforts in distributing the food items and gas cylinders and stoves to Rohingya refugee families living on the remote island and hoped for the continuation of such relief efforts in the future, as the refugees are facing a tough time in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The refugees expressed delight at the relief assistance provided by Qatar Charity, which contributed to meeting their essential needs.
Fatema Begum, a 30-year-old woman, said the food items she received from QC are sufficient for her family for a whole month. She thanked Qatar Charity for standing by the refugees in their time of adversity.
Solaiman, a 55-year-old refugee, said Qatar Charity is among the humanitarian organisations that distributes food items to refugees more frequently.
“We are getting food items that help us live in dignity. However, we need mosquito nets, healthcare facilities and a schooling system,” added Shahida, another 35-year-old Rohingya woman,
QC had earlier distributed relief aid to 4,000 fire-affected Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar. The blaze had displaced nearly 50,000 refugees from their camps.
The aid included clothes, safe drinking water and free medical services. In recent months, hundreds of thousands of refugees were taken to Bhasan Char from Teknaf Upazila in Cox’s Bazar.
The relief aid was distributed by the relief team of Qatar Charity’s Bangladesh office, in the presence of local officials, to contribute to alleviating the suffering of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.
"Qatar Charity attaches significant attention to providing food aid, especially in light of the coronavirus pandemic," the statement noted.
The local officials hailed QC’s efforts in distributing the food items and gas cylinders and stoves to Rohingya refugee families living on the remote island and hoped for the continuation of such relief efforts in the future, as the refugees are facing a tough time in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The refugees expressed delight at the relief assistance provided by Qatar Charity, which contributed to meeting their essential needs.
Fatema Begum, a 30-year-old woman, said the food items she received from QC are sufficient for her family for a whole month. She thanked Qatar Charity for standing by the refugees in their time of adversity.
Solaiman, a 55-year-old refugee, said Qatar Charity is among the humanitarian organisations that distributes food items to refugees more frequently.
“We are getting food items that help us live in dignity. However, we need mosquito nets, healthcare facilities and a schooling system,” added Shahida, another 35-year-old Rohingya woman,
QC had earlier distributed relief aid to 4,000 fire-affected Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar. The blaze had displaced nearly 50,000 refugees from their camps.
The aid included clothes, safe drinking water and free medical services. In recent months, hundreds of thousands of refugees were taken to Bhasan Char from Teknaf Upazila in Cox’s Bazar.