20 women receive sewing machines in Mymensingh

Twenty women in Nandail upazila of Mymensingh received sewing machines and saplings on Thursday after completing a three-month sewing training programme organised by Bashundhara Shuvosangho.

Imdadul Haq Milan, Ekushey Padak-winning author, adviser to Bashundhara Group and chief of Shuvosangho, handed over the sewing machines and saplings to the women at a programme at the Upazila Auditorium in the afternoon.

Speaking at the programme, Imdadul Haq Milan said the main objective of Bashundhara Shuvosangho was to stand beside disadvantaged and underprivileged people in remote areas.

“Helping someone financially cannot change their life forever, but providing them with an employment opportunity or a means of earning can help them change their own lives,” he said.

He said the sewing machines would help the women support their families and build better futures for their children.

He added that Shuvosangho was also providing scholarships to thousands of students across the country and building homes for people without shelter.

Nandail Upazila Nirbahi Officer Fatema Jannat, who chaired the programme, praised the initiative, saying training and sewing machines could help women in remote areas become self-reliant.

She said economic independence was closely linked to women’s dignity and social standing and urged the beneficiaries to make regular use of the machines to improve their livelihoods.

She also assured them of necessary support in securing orders for garments made by them in the future.

The programme was also attended by Officer-in-Charge (Investigation) Mujahidul Islam, Nandail Upazila BNP Senior Joint Convener Mizanur Rahman Liton, acting principal of Government Shahid Smriti Adarsha College Mohammad Enamul Haque, UAS Anwar Hossain, Nandail Press Club President Enamul Haque Kabul, Additional Agriculture Officer and Shuvosangho adviser Md Kamrul Hasan Kamu, and former Dhaka city Chhatra Dal vice-president Farhana Binte Abdullah.