The incident of two children being rescued from the roadside in Anwara Upazila of Chittagong recently drew nationwide attention.
Following the directive of the District Administration, the Upazila Nirbahi Officer brought the rescued children to the office of the Deputy Commissioner.
One of the children, two-year-old boy Morshed, passed away while undergoing medical treatment.
After the incident was reported in the media, the matter came to the attention of Bangladesh’s largest retail chain, Shwapno.
As part of its corporate social responsibility, Shwapno handed over a cash cheque of Tk1 lakh to the Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Anwara Tahmina Aktar on Wednesday to support the rescued child.
The cheque handover ceremony was attended by Md Mahadi Faisal, deputy director (category, growth & ESG) of Shwapno; Muhammad Tamim Khan, general manager (corporate affairs); the rescued four-year-old girl Ayesha Akter; and Tanim, the CNG auto-rickshaw driver who first found the two children in a helpless condition by the roadside.
It may be mentioned that on Sunday evening, at the Mazargate area of Barkhain Union under Anwara Upazila, the children were found sitting by the roadside amid severe cold.
A local CNG driver rescued them and informed the authorities. According to the children, a relative had left them there and disappeared.
Guided by a strong sense of humanity and social responsibility, Shwapno has consistently stood beside the underprivileged and vulnerable people of the country, and this initiative reflects that continued commitment.