Bangladesh, March 29 -- The deputy commissioner of Bagerhat has set an example by carrying sacks of relief to the doorsteps of the helpless people who have been left without work following the restrictive measures taken to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

As part of government's initiative, the district administration on Sunday began distributing food items among low-income people.

At one stage, Deputy Commissioner Md Mamunur Rashid took sacks of relief on his shoulder and carried those to the houses of helpless people at 'Jele Palli' of Mollahat upazila.

Contacted, the DC said Tk 10 lakh in cash and 100 metric tons of rice were allocated for the district. "We began providing low-income people with various food items on Sunday," he a...