Army Chief's Initiative
Knitting training centre to open in Nilphamari next month
At the initiative of Army chief General Moeen U Ahmed, a sweater knitting and linking training centre will be opened here next month.
Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) will provide all sorts of co-operation including logistic and technical support in this regard.
With a view to combating 'monga' (near famine situation) by providing employment to youths in the district, every year 1,000 youths would get training on knitting and linking of sweater here.
BGMEA would provide their employment in various garments factories under their association in Dhaka and other big cities.
BGMEA sweater standing committee chairman Nazmul Hasan Bhuiyan revealed this at a meeting with the local administration, joint forces and local journalists at the Deputy Commissioner's (DC) conference room here Saturday evening.
Youth Development Directorate would help BGMEA in the training programme while the unused Nursing Institute building would be used as the training center.
Presided by the Additional DC (Revenue) of Nilphamari, Moloy Kumar Roy, the meeting was addressed by, among others, the commander of the district army camp, Lt Col Abu Naser Md Toha and the director (training) of Youth Development Directorate, K M Asadur Rahman.
Earlier, two such centres were opened in Gaibandha and Kurigram districts.
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