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BUSINESS REPORT

Singer Sewing Academy organised Sewing Instructress Meet 2008 in Dhaka with a pledge to expand its sewing teaching activities across the country.

The annual conference turned out to be a congregation of sewing instructress and field force members from sewing schools under Singer Sewing Academy at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre on May 23.

Inaugurating the conference, Director and Chief Operating Officer of Singer Bangladesh Limited AM Hamim Rahmatullah said, "We are running the sewing education programme as part of our corporate social responsibility. Around 4,000 women, majority belonging to the disadvantaged section of the society, are getting the opportunity of becoming self-reliant each year. The sewing instructresses are carrying out the noble task with utmost sincerity. We take great pride in honouring them."

Chief Adviser to Singer Sewing Academy Mrs Nahar Jamil, in her speech, said, "Singer's sewing teaching programme is helping backward and neglected women community become self-reliant. The programme is playing an important role in women empowerment in the country."

National Sales Manager (Retail) Mokbulla Huda Chowdhury and Assistant Manager (Education) Nazmoon Nahar, among others, addressed the conference.

With the slogan 'Earn At Home,' Singer Bangladesh Limited has been running the sewing education programme since 1989 as an initiative to make women community self-reliant. Each year some 4,000 students complete sewing course and obtain certificates. The students acquire expertise in sewing and at the same time find new way of livelihood.

To encourage the instructresses, Singer Bangladesh this year has introduced awards for the categories of highest student enrolment, highest examinee turnout and outstanding results.

Maya Rani Saha of Khulna, Ferdousi Zahan of Dhaka and Nasrin Rahman of Cox's Bazar were conferred with the 'Best Teacher Award' for the year 2007. Monowara Hamid, Rowshan Akter Rona, Khorsheda Rashid and Sultana Nasrin Zahan of Dhaka were adjudged Best Seller. Maya Rani Saha and Nasrin Rahman were honored for both categories of highest student enrolment and examinee turnout. Maya Rani Saha and Lutfun Nahar of Dhaka were awarded for outstanding results in their school.