Addressing the children, the poet said it is not easy to do humanitarian work in such crisis and advised them to stand by the distressed in any crisis in future.

The World Vision Bangladesh and its USAID-funded Food Security project donated Tk 46,631,168 for distribution of relief materials among 100,650 families in 16 upazilas and for other projects in Dhaka.

World Vision Bangladesh's USAID-funded Food Security Project distributed 200 matric tons of food and 7,000 packages of items such as saree, lungi, jerry can, glass and plate.

Meanwhile, Oxfam GB Bangladesh yesterday launched an Emergency Flood Response Programme at a coast of Tk 16 crore to help out fifty thousands families affected by floods.

The first phase of the programme includes distribution of food, water purification tablets, soap, saree and lungi.

Seeds, agricultural tools, fishing nets and tubewells will be distributed in the second phase.