CARE holds job fair in Kurigram

A daylong job fair was organised in Kurigram by CARE Bangladesh in an effort to alleviate poverty.

Around 400 young male and female visitors arrived from around the district on the premises of the deputy commissioner’s office while jobseekers submitted their resumes and interacted with potential employers, the development organisation said in a statement yesterday.

Strengthening Household Ability to Respond to Development Opportunities (Shouhardo) III, a project of CARE, with support from its partners MJSKS and Technical Training Centre, Kurigram facilitated job opportunities for skilled youths in the fair.

Kurigram Deputy Commissioner Sultana Pervin attended the opening ceremony as chief guest.

Ishrat Shabnam, chief of party of Shouhardo, a project of CARE Bangladesh; Mirza Mohammad Nasir Uddin, vice principal of Kurigram Government College, and Ahsan Habib Nilu, president of Kurigram Press Club, also spoke.

Pran-RFL Group, Ayesha Abed Foundation, bdjobs.com and Dutch-Bangla Pack also took part.