CARE Bangladesh delegation pays courtesy call on President

A delegation of CARE Bangladesh on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.

The delegation, led by CARE Bangladesh Senior Strategic Adviser Earl Robert Miller, called on the President at Bangabhaban in the afternoon, President's Press Secretary Md Sarwar Alam said.

During the meeting, the President said CARE Bangladesh was once a very popular name in the country and did a great deal of work in socio-economic development.

He called for bringing back the old tradition of work that CARE Bangladesh once had.

The delegation said CARE Bangladesh is running various activities, including disaster and risk preparedness, training women in the readymade garment sector and resolving various problems in the sector.

They further said the organisation is working on various agricultural projects, health and nutrition, humanitarian assistance and job creation for the Rohingyas, and women's empowerment.

They also said the organisation is continuing activities through its four vocational training centres in the country.

Mirza Fakhrul urged the organisation to continue these activities and to expand these opportunities further.

Secretaries and senior officials in the President's Office were present during the meeting. CARE Bangladesh Country Director Ram Das was present on behalf of the organisation.