269 transgender, sex worker families get money in Khulna

 
A total of 269 needy, jobless transgender, sex workers and destitute families get cash Tk 13.45 lakh on Tuesday by a non-government organization (NGO) Rupantor. Khulna Press Club (KPC) President S M Nazrul Islam distributed Taka 8.85lakh among 177 needy, jobless transgender families at KPC auditorium in Khulna city aimed at mitigating their financial hardship amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation.

Khulna deputy commissioner Md Helal Hossain virtually joined the distribution ceremony as the chief guest. Each of the beneficiaries has received cash Taka 5,000, reports BSS.

Chief of Disaster Management and Environment Program of Rupantar and former President of Khulna Press Club Faruk Ahmed, executive director of Rupantor Swapon Guho, Program Officer Asim Ananda Das, among others, were present at the event.