A joyous day for deprived kids
A group of underprivileged children in the distyrict town enjoyed a different day yesterday as a volunatary organisation held special programmes for them to mark the second founding anniversary of the organisation.
The children of Bewtha slum and their parents were present at the event organised by students' organisation Dishari at Bandutia Baganbari in the town.
Presence of Manikganj Deputy Commissioner (DC) SM Ferdous, Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC-General) Md Babul Miah and Assistant Director of Consumer Rights Protection Directorate Manjur Mohammad Shahriar made the function more lively.
The then ADC (General) Manzur Mohammad Shahriar established the organisation with some school and college students on January 13 in 2017.
The organisation has won the hearts of the children by organising pre-primary school and distributing books, pens, copybooks, new dresses for Eid, winter clothes and blankets, and arranging sports and entertainment programmes, the ADC said.
Sham-Meem-Jopa Bristi, finance secretary of the organisation and a first year student at Manikganj Government Women's College, said all the members are students. They give regular lessons to the children of pre-primary schools. “We give books and pens to each of the 30 students every month,” she said.
All members of the organisation pay Tk 50 per month, which is spent on the children's welfare, she said.
One Alladi Akter said the teachers love them and give them new dresses and chocolates.
“I and my wife are day labourers so we cannot take care of our son. Dishari's members are teaching him,” said Jahangir Alam, father of an underprivileged child.
Organising Secretary of the United States unit of Awami Swechchhasebak League Lutfar Rahman Jubayer, adviser of Dishari and President of Peoples Welfare Fund Reajul Islam, Porra Government Primary School Headmaster Parvin Akhter, administrator of Teachers' Dream, an online organisation for development of education, Rozina Mahmud, adviser of Dishari and former general secretary of Manikganj Press Club Zahangir Alam Biswas, were also present.
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