Tk8 crore from relief funds collected at TSC to be allocated for rehabilitation of Aug flood victims

After an audit of the leisure funds peaceful at Dhaka University’s Trainer-Student Centre (TSC) for flood victims within the nation’s southeast advise, Tk8 crore has been allocated for the rehabilitation of those plagued by the devastating floods in August.

The announcement used to be made all by diagram of a press conference held at TSC closing night.

The audit, which detailed the funds peaceful and spent by diagram of the TSC-essentially essentially based reduction initiative, used to be presented by Golam Fazlul Kabir, auditor of the Anti-Discrimination Student Motion.

Per the fleshy audit account, a total of Tk11 crore 69 lakh 84 thousand 420 used to be peaceful, with Tk1 crore 78 lakh 33 thousand 207 spent on reduction and logistics. At checklist, the scoot holds Tk9 crore 91 lakh 51 thousand 213 across two bank accounts.

The audit published that the leisure initiative gathered Tk9 crore 85 lakh 15 thousand 725 in money donations, with extra contributions of Tk78 lakh 57 thousand 216 by diagram of bank transfers, and Tk99 lakh 44 thousand 369 by diagram of cell banking. Smaller sums were raised by promoting international currencies, gold, and prize bonds, amounting to Tk6 lakh 67 thousand 110.

When it involves expenditures, the most practical seemingly amount, Tk1 crore 37 lakh 92 thousand 130, used to be spent on procuring reduction provides.

Donations to other organisations accounted for Tk12 lakh 6 thousand 500, whereas Tk12 lakh 43 thousand 497 used to be spent on volunteer charges, and Tk11 lakh 24 thousand 940 on packaging materials.

Speaking at the match, Golam Fazlul Kabir outlined, “It took us 20 days to pause the audit, which began on 10 September and concluded on 30 September. There used to be no discrepancy within the accounts. Some funds were before all the pieces transferred to personal accounts because of the the shortage of an official myth, but later moved to a joint myth. The delay in releasing the fleshy account used to be because of the making sure total transparency.”

Coordinator Lutfur Rahman launched that Tk8 crore from the leisure fund will seemingly be channeled by diagram of the authorities’s Ministry of Relief for rehabilitation efforts in southeast Bangladesh. “Beyond the 8 crore for rehabilitation, the final funds will seemingly be broken-down to make stronger ongoing reduction operations in northern Bangladesh, which possess already began,” he said.

One more scoot coordinator, Hasnat Abdullah, addressed the delay in finalising the audit, noting that extra funds persevered to shut abet in even after the official stay of the leisure drive.

“Some cheques that couldn’t be cashed before all the pieces were later processed after we opened a proper myth,” he clarified.

For the period of the conference, coordinator Sarjis Alam additionally made a passionate appeal for the authorities to steal seen, lengthy-period of time measures to prevent future flooding, in particular in northern Bangladesh.

“The Teesta River grasp thought desires to switch beyond draft documents. We place a matter to a permanent solution,” he suggested.

The Anti-Discrimination Student Motion emphasised that despite facing criticism all by diagram of the delay in publishing the audit, they prioritised transparency.

“Each and each coin, fragment of gold, and item bought has been accounted for,” said Sarjis. “Now we possess stored restful unless at the unique time, radiant we would unique a transparent, transparent account.”