Australia provides funds on Universal Children's Day

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Universal Children's Day will be observed worldwide today (Thursday) to reflect that children are one of the most important parts of society, reports UNB.
Australian High Commi-ssion in Dhaka announced that it was funding a Community Centre cum Pre-School in Tamaltala slum at Jamalpur Sadar under its Direct Aid Programme 2008-09. The project will be implemented through Symbiosis Bangladesh, a local NGO.
Australia's High Commissioner to Bangladesh Douglas Fosket will hand over a cheque for Tk 700,000 to Symbiosis' Country representative Abdul Muttalib Akand early next week.