20 underprivileged women get sewing machines in Bandarban

Bashundhara Group on Sunday handed over sewing machines to 20 underprivileged women in Bandarban Sadar Upazila upon completion of a three-month sewing training course, with the aim of helping them become self-reliant.

The attending guests handed over the sewing machines at an event at the Sadar Upazila Auditorium. Among the 20 recipients, 17 were from ethnic minority communities and most of these ethnic women were students.

Those present at the sewing machine distribution ceremony included Bandarban Sadar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Shahed Parvez, Bandarban District Press Club President Aminul Haque Bachchu, Bashundhara Shuvosangho Director Zakaria Zaman, Shuvosangho Bandarban district branch President Uei Sing Marma, and others.

One beneficiary, Masingching Marma is a resident of Rening Para in Bandarban Sadar. She is a Class 10 student at Lotus Shishu Sadan Residential High School. Her father, Thoaichingnu Marma, works as an office assistant at a primary school. With a limited family income, the two sisters are continuing their studies. Masingching believes the sewing machine she received will play a key role in helping her support her family.

Another beneficiary, Mesainu Marma, is a fourth-year honours student in the Department of History at Bandarban Government College. Her father, Sabai U Marma, supports the family through farming. Mesainu's mother has passed away. Her studies are continuing with the support of her father’s limited income. In such circumstances, she sees the sewing training and machine as an opportunity to ease her family's financial difficulties, and build her future.

Officer-in-Charge of Sadar Police Station Md Shahed Parvez said, "I would like to specially thank Bashundhara Group for providing free sewing training and distributing sewing machines with the aim of empowering women in remote areas of society. I hope this noble initiative will help women become self-reliant and play an important role in their socioeconomic development."