Call to reduce rich-poor discrimination

RANGPUR, Apr 30: Speakers at a views exchange meeting emphasised the need for reducing the discrimination between the poor and rich for the sustainable development of the country. Advocacy for Social Change of Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) organised the daylong meeting  on "Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development" under its challenging the Frontiers Poverty Reduction- Targeting the Ultra Poor (CFPR-TUP) Project at the conference room of the  Deputy Commissioner Office in Rangpur  on Wednesday.   

Additional Deputy Commissioner (General), Rangpur ATM Mahbub-Ul-Karim presided over the meeting while Additional Deputy Commissioner(revenue), Rangpur, Mostain Billah, Civil surgeon Rangpur Dr. Md. Mozammel Hossain, District Primary Education Officer Md. Khalilur Rahman, addressed the meeting among others.

BRAC Officer, Rangpur Abu Sayed delivered the welcome speech while BRAC Officer Minhazul Islam coordinated the meeting.  Rezvina Parvin Manager Advocacy for Social Change, BRAC Head Office, Dhaka presented the keynote paper and moderated the meeting.    

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