Dhaka, April 28 -- Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Sunday distributed umbrellas among rickshaw pullers to help them beat the scorching heat.

The initiative was part of the city authority's initiative to distribute a total of 30,000 umbrellas, oral saline, and water to alleviate the effects of the ongoing heatwave.

DNCC Mayor Atiqul Islam inaugurated the distribution in front of its headquarters in the city's Gulshan area.

The mayor said the umbrellas, made in a special arrangement, are height-adjustable.

Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Isa Bin Yusuf Al Duhailan, Algerian Ambassador Mohammad Zulqar Nain, and Pakistan High Commissioner to Bangladesh Syed Ahmed Maruf were present during the umbrella distribution programme.

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