The conglomerate distributes blankets every winter on the instruction of its Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan and is involved in other charity work throughout the year.

Naem Nizam, Editor of the daily Bangladesh Pratidin, Imdadul Haq Milan, Editor-in-Chief of the daily Kaler Kantho and Director of EWMGL, and Enamul Hoque Chowdhury, Editor of the Daily Sun, gave out the blankets.

Alhaj Md Sahabuddin, Secretary of Newspaper Hawkers Welfare Multipurpose Cooperative Society, Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Chairman of Dhaka Newspaper Hawkers’ Multipurpose Cooperative Associations Limited, and Md Abdur Rahim, City Supervisor of Patra Patrika Bitoronkari Bahumukhi Samabai Samity, received the blankets on behalf of their organisations.

In his speech, Bangladesh Pratidin Editor Naem Nizam said, “We distribute blankets among hawkers every winter as they are integral part of this newspaper industry.”

Speaking on the occasion, Imdadul Haq Milan said, “We distribute blankets among hawkers every winter on the order of the Chairman and the Managing Director of Bashundhara Group.”

In line with core theme “For the People, For the Country”, Bashundhara Group continues to stand by the poor and the destitute all over the country in case of any natural disaster and pandemic, he added.

Rahul Raha, Executive Editor of NEWS24 and Radio Capital, and Md Billal Hossain Montu, HOD and GM (circulation) of EWMGL, were also present on this occasion.