More than 400 farming families affected in Gafargaon upazila of Mymensingh have received food assistance. The distribution took place on Tuesday at the premises of the Longair Union Parishad, where Member of Parliament Akhtaruzzaman Bachchu handed over the aid packages to the farmers.

The event was chaired by Gafargaon Upazila Nirbahi Officer N M Abdullah-Al-Mamun. Among those present were Upazila Project Implementation Officer Jahangir Alam, BNP leader Sheikh Md Ishaq, Abdul Hamid Sheikh, and Longair Union Parishad administrator Fazlul Haque, along with people from various professions.

The initiative aimed to support local farmers who had suffered losses, though the source did not specify the cause or extent of the damage.