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A farewell to child labour
More than 2000 children 'freed' from hazardous bidi factories in Kushtia after an NGO sign accord with owners on Thursday
About 2,090 children were freed from the hazardous job at bidi factories here, at last.
They were freed following signing of a historical accord at a simple ceremony here on Thursday.

NGO workers call for security of life
Federation of NGOs to hand over memoranda to Nilphamari DC, SP today
Memoranda will be handed over to the deputy commissioner (DC) and the superintendent of police (SP) here by the Federation of NGOs, Bangladesh (FNB) here today.

Making women self-reliant thru' income generating activities
A two-day training workshop for women on Income Generating Activities (IGA) concluded at North Dharandi Government Primary School in Sadar upazila here on Thursday.

Reopening of railway route in Faridpur demanded
The business community and the people in general suffer a lot due to closure of the Panchuria-Faridpur railway route in 1988.