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Employment generation programme taken for women in haor region: Chumki
DHAKA, Nov 7, 2018 (BSS) – Women and Children Affairs Minister Meher Afroz
Chumki today said the government has taken a programme to generate employment
opportunities for underprivileged women in haor region.
“We have taken the programme for women empowerment in haor region to ensure
their dignified life in the society,” she told the inaugural function of the
project titled “Income and employment Programme for women in haor areas” at
the Directorate of Women Affairs, an official release said.
Secretary of Women and Children Affairs Nasima Begum, Director of the
Directorate of Women Affairs and senior officials of the ministry, among
others, addressed the function with Director General of Directorate of Women
Affairs Kazi Rawshan Aktar in the chair.
Chumki said the government has taken income and employment generation
programme for women in haor areas to strengthen social-safety for poor and
vulnerable people of the society. She said the programme aims to make
underprivileged women self-reliant economically.
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