Shahidul Islam
The Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) are visibly absent from helping the millions of cyclone survivors in the storm battered districts of the south and southwestern coasts and in the mainland, although they have enough money and manpower to do so.
Journalists on the ground reported that the cyclone survivors were shocked at the absence of the NGO’s (local development agencies) in rescue and relief operations although they brought foreign donations and grants in the name of the poor, the most affected by the severe storm, which shattered 12 districts and struck 34 of the country’s 64 districts. [Read more]