Bringing Eid smile to underprivileged children

Barisal, Aug 2 (UNB)- Out of a philanthropic gesture, Lal-Sabuj, the only monthly children-juvenile magazine in the region, has lunched a programme titled ‘Eider Hasi’ (Eid Smile) to collect money to purchase Eid outfits for the street children in Barisal.

Shahidul Alam, deputy commissioner (DC) of Barisal, and Altaf Mahmud Shikdar, acting mayor of Barisal City Corporation, inaugurated the programme by placing donations in a sealed box on Wednesday.

Tahsin Uddin, editor of Lal-Sabuj, said they will move with the box door to door to collect fund to buy Eid attires for the street children to make their celebration of the festival joyful.

Anyone can donate money in the box and can also contact them over mobile phone number- 01835135138 to give aid to the Lal-Sabuj volunteers, the editor added.

Collected donations would be spent for purchasing new clothes to be distributed among the street children before Eid-ul-Fitr.

Tahsin also said the key of the transparent box would be kept with the DC and it will be opened after the end of the fund collection.

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