Sewing training centre opens in Lalmonirhat to help women become self-reliant

A three-month sewing machine training programme has been launched in Lalmonirhat’s Aditmari upazila to help women who have experienced child marriage, are separated from their husbands or are otherwise vulnerable become self-reliant.

The programme, organised by the Aditmari upazila unit of Bashundhara Shuvosangho, began with 20 women. Aditmari Upazila Nirbahi Officer Gunjan Biswas formally inaugurated the training.

Special guests at the event included Bashundhara Shuvosangho Lalmonirhat district unit adviser Tanmoy Ahmed Nayan, Upazila Press Club President Md Farhad Suman, Sunil Kumar Sutradhar, assistant professor of psychology at Aditmari Government College and adviser to Bashundhara Shuvosangho, women entrepreneur and social worker Nazira Parvin Topi, and Bashundhara Shuvosangho Lalmonirhat district unit President Md Jamal Hossain.

Speakers stressed the importance of empowering disadvantaged and vulnerable women through skills development. They said sewing training would help women create employment opportunities for themselves while contributing to improving their families’ financial well-being.

Aditmari upazila unit President Jannati Khatun, Vice-Presidents Md Rafel Rana and Md Hasan Ali, General Secretary Md Ashikur Rahman, Organising Secretary Md Montasir Hossain, Event Management Secretary Md Sheikh Riaz Al Mujahid, Women and Children Affairs Secretary Sabiha Nur Jemi, Sports Secretary Parvez Hasan, Literature and Culture Secretary Jannat Kuasha Binte Kabir, and other members of the upazila committee were also present.

The organisers said 20 women would receive regular training over three months. They will receive hands-on training in various sewing techniques so that they can earn an income through their own initiatives after completing the course.