FROM JATIYA SANGSAD: Over Tk 21 crore was provided to to the victims of Rana Plaza tragedy so far from Relief and Welfare Fund of the Prime Minister.

A total of 909 families received a donation from one lakh to five lakh Taka where another 36 mutilated people got two or three times higher.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina came up with the disclosure while addressing parliament in a question and answer session on Wednesday.

She also told the House that Labour Welfare Foundation has been formed for the sake of the RMG workers and their family. “Around taka one crore was provided to 99 victims of Tajreen Fashion fire incident and their families,” the House was told.

Moreover, workers got a grant of Tk 200,000 each from Prime Minister’s fund. On the other hand, Bangladesh Bankers’ Association donated Tk 100,000 to each worker, she added.

Sheikh Hasina further said that the government is concerned about garment factory buildings as well as fire safety.

Further operational plans will be functioned with the assistance of International Labour Organization (ILO) in this regard, she added.

BDST: 1925 HRS, MAR 05, 2014