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BSS, Natore

Seeds and seedlings of different vegetables were distributed among the farmers of Baraigram Upazila of the district under the government's post-flood agriculture rehabilitation programme.

The seed distribution programme was organised at Baraigram Upazila Parishad auditorium on Monday. Deputy Commissioner of Natore SM Ehsan Kabir inaugurated the seed distribution programme.

With UNO of Baraigram in the chair, the function was atended among others, by deputy director of Department of Agriculture Extension AKM Sakhawat Hossain, Upazila agriculture officer SM Kamruzzaman,

About 10,000 seedlings of pumpkin grown by the DAE were also distributed among the farmers.

Official sources said about 4,153 farmers of Baraigram upazila were brought under the post-flood Agriculture rehabilitation programme. They will be given seeds of vegetables, pulses, maize,wheat and paddy.

Meanwhile, clothes have been distributed among the physically challenged students of Nageswari Protibondhi School at Nageswari in the district on Monday. SUID-Bangladesh and Nageswari Pourasabha jointly distributed the clothes among 36 physically impaired students including female students at a simple ceremony.

Presided over by Executive member of the school management commitee Monwar Hossain Siddiqui, the ceremony was atended by Nageswari pourasabha Chairman Mohammad Hossain Faku as the chief guest Upazila Youth Development Officer Moydan Ali, President of the school management commitee Anisur Rahman and upazila sanitary Inspector Partho Lahiri were present on the occasion.