RAJSHAHI, Nov 16, 2018 (BSS)-Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) AHM
Khairuzzaman Liton has said at least 100 garment factories will be
established in Rajshahi city within next five years.
He said the persons, who received training on tailoring and dress-making
and other skill-development trades, will get jobs in the factories on a
priority basis.
Mayor Liton made the announcement while addressing a round table sharing
meeting in the City Bhaban conference hall on Thursday as chief guest.
Child and Women Rights Advocacy (CWRA) organized the meeting in
association with Rajshahi region of UCEP Bangladesh.
Panel Mayors Shariful Islam Babu and Tahera Khatun, director of Foundation
for Women and Child Assistance Wahida Khanom(FWCA), local unit president of
Women Entrepreneurs Association of Bangladesh Anjuman Ara Parveen, deputy
programme officer of UCEP Bangladesh Dr Ferdous Ara Parveen and its technical
head Sheikh Raoshan Amin also spoke.
Liton said he is committed to generating employment opportunities for one
lakh unemployed people and pledged bound to expedite industrialization
process in the city.
He said, “I want to regain the previous image of Rajshahi as a green and
clean city through making it eye-catching one on a priority basis.”
He is also pledged bound to build Rajshahi as a prosperous, modern and
developed city. “I am very much hopeful about improving the living and
livelihood condition of Rajshahi people,” he added.
Ltion told the meeting that Taka 10,000-crore projects will be implemented
within next five years in Rajshahi city for improving living and livelihood
condition of its people.
He further said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is very much positive towards
development of the city. So, he expected that there will no financial problem
in implementing the development schemes.