8 NGOs receive Australian grants

Australian High Commissioner in Dhaka Greg Wilcock on Sunday presented approximately AUD 220,000 (Tk 1.5 crore) to eight NGOs for community development in Bangladesh. The grants were made under the Australian High Commission’s Direct Aid Programme (DAP) 2013-14. The eight NGOs received the payments at a function at the High  Commissioner’s residence, said a media release issued by Australian High Commission in Dhaka. The projects receiving Australian High Commissioner’s DAP assistance this year include women’s empowerment through skill development in Natore, rehabilitation support for Rana Plaza victims, establishment of safe water supply and fish farming in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, good governance at the community level through Muslim leaders and support for acid violence victims, according to a news agency.