The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Gazipur

India's Gandhi-dynasty scion and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who arrived in Dhaka Friday on a five-day tour, keenly observed BRAC banking to the poor on his Gazipur trip yesterday.

Rahul, son of the slain Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, went to remote villages in Kapasia upazila and saw the NGO kingpin's activities, including micro-finance, women's empowerment, community health, education, legal- and human-rights protection, and rural advancement programmes.

He visited Targaon Purbapara BRAC School talking to the students come from poorer sections of society. Rahul also talked to the members of BRAC Samity of Targaon union and showed his interest in knowing BRAC role in developing their socioeconomic condition.

Officials of Raziv Gandhi Foundation also accompanied Rahul Gandhi.

Executive Director of BRAC Dr Mahbub Hossain told reporters that Rahul came here to know BRAC's micro-credit, community health, education, legal-and human- rights protection, and rural programmes elaborately.

A large number of villagers scrambled to see Rahul when the rising Indian leader went on a walkabout and dropped in a local tea-stall at Targaon Bridge crossing. He paid the bills of all people who took tea there.