Students in flood-hit areas get 220 bicycles

The Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training (BMET) has taken an initiative to provide over 200 bicycles to students in the flood-hit areas of the country including Sylhet.

As part of the programme, BMET Director General (Additional Secretary) Shahidul Alam distributed 104 bicycles, helmets and T-shirts among students of six educational institutions and technical training centers including Technical Training Center (TTC), Sylhet, and Goainghat Imran Ahmad Girls’ School and College, said a press release on Tuesday.

The BMET has taken the initiative to provide 220 bicycles, helmets, and T-shirts among the underprivileged students of nine educatioal institutions and training centers in the flood-affected areas including Sylhet, Sunamganj, Kishoreganj, Kurigram, Netrokona and Gaibandha districts with money collected from one day’s salary of BMET officials and employees. Among the students, 120 are male and 100 are female.

During the distribution of bicycles at Sylhet TTC, Deputy Commissioner of Sylhet Mojibur Rahman, BMET Deputy Director Rafiqul Islam, Assistant Director Kamrul Hossain, Sylhet Women TTC Principal, Goainghat Government College Mr. Fazlul Haque and other senior officials were present.

Mr. Sheikh Mohammad Nahid Niaz, Principal of Sylhet Technical Training Center presided over the function. Speaking at the function, BMET Director General Shahidul Alam said the initiative of free bicycle distribution has been taken as an alternative to relief to encourage skills and developmental training as a tool for sustainable development.

He said the bicycle will be a symbol of speed, good health, and success. The participation and contribution of those who can afford it can easily bring the society towards development.