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BSS, Mymensingh

Launching ceremony of Progatir Pathey 2006, Bangladesh was held on Wednesday at the auditorium of the Deputy commissioner.

It was jointly organised by the Bangladesh Bureau of statistics and UNICEF with Deputy commissioner Md. Ziaur Rahman in the chair.

In the launching ceremony UNICEF representative Dr. Mashhur briefed the survey report 2006 on child health, nutrition, reproductive health, child development, child protection, early marriage, health facilities of women and children, birth registration ratio, child labour position in National and district level etc.

Deputy commissioner in his address said, correct statistics is a precondition of the development. He hoped that this will help to make proper planing for improving the lives of the children and women of Bangladesh.

Parikhit Chandra delivered welcome addressed and Md. Abdul Rashid Hawlader described the summary of the book "Multiple Indicator cluster survey 2006. He informed the audience that the Bangladesh Bureau of statistics has been conducting the multiple Indicator cluster survey since 1993 with the technical support of UNICEF.

Additional deputy commissioner (ADC) general Md. Mohsin, additional deputy commissioner (Education) Ratan Chandra pandit, civil surgeon Dr. Shamsul Alam officials of Bureau of statistics and Journalists took part in the launching ceremony.