Archive for September 28th, 2008
The quantity of livestock I possess has come down significantly: Karuna Rani Sarker
“Previously, an area stretching out to about two to three bighas would yield an estimated amount of eight maunds of rice, now, my two bighas barely yield two and a half maunds”, says Karuna Rani Sarker, a resident of the Dumuria village, Phulbaria, Khulna. “I own eight cows along with 5 calves but the quantity […]
School feeding programme begins in 5 districts
School Group Feeding Programme has been introduced in five districts of the country to achieve the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) by the year 2010. The main target of introducing the programme is to reduce number of dropouts in primary schools, ensure quality education, increase number of children in primary schools, combat malnutrition and ensure cent […]
3,220 poor women get relief materials at Gaibandha
Ekota, a local humanitarian and voluntary organization, distributed relief materials among the poor of four unions of sadar upazila in Gaibandha on 27th September. The aid was given at a simple ceremony held at Ekota head office at Kumarpara under
Biswa Sahitya Kendra gets UNESCO award
Biswa Sahitya Kendra has been selected for one of UNESCO’s most prestigious awards, the Jan Amos Comenius Medal, for outstanding achievement and innovations in the field of education. Chairman of Biswa Sahitya Kendra’s trustee board, Prof Abdullah Abu Sayeed will
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