Anarchy is going on in the name of speedboat rental for rescue work
Published: 01:26 24 August 2024
In 11 flood-hit districts including Feni and Chandpur, the lives of hundreds of thousands of people have been disrupted. Anarchy is going on in the name of renting speedboats to rescue people trapped in water. Volunteers complain that the boat owners are demanding extra money taking advantage of the opportunity.
In particular, the workers of various voluntary organizations from Chandpur went to Feni with 30 speed boats to help the flood affected people.
It is learned that a gang is extorting thousands of rupees from volunteers in the name of speedboat rental. 10,000 rupees per day for each boat. The fare from Chandpur by truck is 10 thousand taka. Apart from this, the rescue volunteers will have to bear all the living expenses.
On Friday, from Chandpur station molehead, the workers of various organizations and voluntary organizations left for the residents of Feni in 30 speedboat trucks one by one. There, the boat syndicate decided to buy each speedboat for 10,000. Forced by this, the volunteers rented each speedboat for 10,000 rupees
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