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NARSINGDI, August 23, 2025 (BSS) - Belabor upazila administration in Narsingdi today distributed 25 bicycles among meritorious students and 16 sewing machines along with sanitary pads to underprivileged women.

The distribution program took place at the playground of Hosen Nagar Pilot High School in Narayanpur union with Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Md. Abdul Karim in the chair. 

Mohammad Wahid Hossain, Chairman (Senior Secretary) of the Bangladesh Energy and Power Research Council (BEPRC), attended the event as chief guest. Assistant Commissioner (Land) Aziz Sartaj Zayed moderated the programme.

Upon receiving a sewing machine, Rikta Akter said, "Our family has been struggling with financial hardship. This sewing machine will truly help us. By tailoring clothes, I can now bring financial stability to my household."

Sohana Eli, a student of Hosen Nagar Pilot High School who received a bicycle, said, "I used to walk a long distance to attend school. Now, with this bicycle, commuting to school regularly will be much easier for me."

Narsingdi Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Rashed Hossain Chowdhury, Chairman of the Hosen Nagar Pilot High School Management Committee Md. Shahid Hossain, District Secondary Education Officer Md. S.M. Abdul Khalek, and Officer-in-Charge of Belabo Police Station Mir Mahbubur Rahman, among others, were present at the function.