File photo of the Awami League central office at Bangabandhu Avenue, Dhaka Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka TribuneSheikh Hasina herself operates the steering against new challengesThe government led by Awami League has passed almost the whole of 2020 combating the worldwide pandemic Covid-19, which hit Bangladesh in March. 3 term Prime Minister of Bangladesh and President of Awami League, Sheikh Hasina herself steered around daunting new challenges posed by the pandemic. Apart from the government, Awami League as a party and its associated bodies also formed similar committees from top to grassroots levels. Ex minister and presidium member of Awami League Mohammad Nasim, State Minister for Religious Affairs Ministry Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, former mayor of Sylhet and executive member of Awami League Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran, former minister AKM Zahangir, Awami League advisory council’s member Maqbul Hossain are notable among them. According to the Awami League office, they provided food assistance to 12,508,000 people, and disbursed Tk105,280,000 as cash-aid among needy people across the country.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 30, 2020 14:37 UTC