Eight hundred and twenty destitute women, 10 each from 82 unions of the district, are going to be employed for five years under the government’s Rural Employment and Road Maintenance Programme.The selection in the district started on September 14.
The beneficiaries — divorced or widowed women or those abandoned by husband, and belonging to age group 18 to 35 years, will be employed for daily wage of Tk 150 to look after the rural roads for small repair and maintenance for five years, said Belal Hossain, executive engineer of LGED in Gaibandha.“They will get Tk 90 for daily work while the rest Tk 60 will be deposited with the bank account against their name for five years. After five years, each of these women will get a substantial amount that will help their rehabilitation,” he said.
The beneficiaries — divorced or widowed women or those abandoned by husband, and belonging to age group 18 to 35 years, will be employed for daily wage of Tk 150 to look after the rural roads for small repair and maintenance for five years, said Belal Hossain, executive engineer of LGED in Gaibandha.“They will get Tk 90 for daily work while the rest Tk 60 will be deposited with the bank account against their name for five years. After five years, each of these women will get a substantial amount that will help their rehabilitation,” he said.
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