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BSS, Gaibandha

Urban Social Service office distributed the money among the disabled students of primary and high schools of the town under Education Stipend Programme of Social Service Department on Tuesday.

The aim of the programme is to encourage the disabled students to receive education like other normal students and to help them continue their studies to make them worthy citizens of the society.

A function was held at the conference room of district collectorate building with ADC (General) M Abul Bayes Miah in the chair while deputy commissioner Abu Muhammad Yousuf distributed the cheque of stipend among the disabled students as the chief guest.

Urban social service officer M Mizanur Rahman, members of stipend implementation committee, heads of the institutions and the local elite including the journalists were present on the occasion.

A total of Taka 52,650 were distributed among the 19 disabled students of primary and high schools in the function. Each of the primary and high school students received Taka 2700 and Taka 4050 respectively.