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Vol. 5 Num 963 Wed. February 14, 2007  
   
Metropolitan


SWID's committee dissolved


The Ministry of Social Welfare yesterday dissolved the national executive committee of the Society for the Welfare of the Intellectually Disabled (SWID), Bangladesh and formed a caretaker body to run its affairs.

The new body consists of Md Zulfikar Haider as convener, Prof Gias Uddin Mollah, Nur Mostofa Al Amin, AGM Badruzzaman and a member of NFOWD (National Forum of Organisations Working with the Disabled).

The ministry dissolved the SWID's national committee on charges of its non-transparent handling of over 34 kathas of land at Eskaton in the city.

The committee tried to construct a multistoried building on that land amid protest of some of its members.