Bangladesh cricketers has urged the countrymen to stand beside the affected people who have been hit hard by flood.
A number of districts of Bangladesh are under flood now, causing the inexpressible sufferings of the people.
In the wake of the situation, the cricketers believe as a human being every people should help them immediately.
“Oh my Allah, please be kind to the flood-affected people, Ameen,” national pacer Shoriful Islam who is playing the first Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi wrote in his facebook post.
Batter Towhid Hridoy who is now Islamabad to play against Pakistan Shaheens for Bangladesh A team, said he felt helpless as he can’t stand by the people directly.
“I really felt helpless because I can’t be there to come as support for the flood victims. I sent my friends to the affected area. I know they will try their best but still whatever we do, will it be enough? We need to do still whatever we can do and everyone should come forward,” read a facebook post of Hridoy.
“Not only now, but we need to stand by the victims till the water recedes. We know how to fight. Allah almighty will definitely help us.”
Sohan who is currently in the country, has also expressed his helplessness in such a situation.
“After seeing the picture of the flood victims, I feel completely helpless. May Allah protect them from this situation,” wrote Sohan, sharing a picture of a flood victim.
Almost three million people have been affected and two persons died in flood in eight districts of the country.
Additional Secretary of Disaster Management and Relief Ministry KM Ali Reza disclosed the information at a press conference on the flood situation at the Secretariat on Thursday.
He said Feni, Comilla, Khagrachhari, Noakhali, Chittagong, Moulvibazar, Habiganj, and Brahmanbaria districts have been affected in the flood since August 20.
One person died in Feni and other one in Brahmanbaria district in the flood, Ali Reza said adding that flood hit 357 unions under 50 upazilas in eights districts leaving 2,904,964 people of 440,840 families as stranded.
A total of 75,668 people and 7459 cattle were given shelter to 1534 shelter centers while 444 medical teams have been opened for providing treatment to affected people in eight districts, he said.
Ali Reza said relief distribution activity is going on in the flood-hit districts. Tk1.82 crore (cash), 13,650 tonnes of rice and 11,000 packets of dry foods have been allotted for the eight districts and there are reserve of sufficient relief goods at all districts of the country.
