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RANGPUR, Jan 27, 2025 (BSS) - Chief Engineer of Local Government Engineering
Department (LGED) Gopal Krishna Debnath has said that the role of trained
workers in the development of the country's infrastructure is immense.
"The government has continued various training programmes to create skilled
workers. As a part of this, the LGED's 'Prabhati' project is working to
improve the skills of workers by providing infrastructural training," he
said.
The LGED Chief Engineer said this while addressing the chief guest at a
daylong workshop titled "Job Fair for certified skilled construction workers"
at the conference room of Rangpur Parjatan Motel on Monday.
The workshop was organised by the 'Prabhati' project of the LGED, supported
by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), an
international development cooperation agency.
The Chief Engineer said almost half of the country's population is women. The
overall development of Bangladesh is not possible without including this half
of the population in the mainstream of development activities, he remarked.
"In order to make women's participation in infrastructure and economic
development participatory, LGED's Construction Skill Training Center (CSTC)
organised a 45-day regular residential training in Gazipur for the workers
recently," he said.
Superintending Engineer and 'Prabhati' Project Director of Rangpur LGED
Anisul Wahab Khan, its Executive Engineer Md Musa and President of Rangpur
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Md Akbar Ali delivered special guest
speeches in the event.
Additional Chief Engineer of LGED's Rangpur Circle Manjurul Islam presided
over the workshop.
Government officials, representatives of the anti-discrimination student
movement, representatives of contractor organisations and journalists were
present at the workshop.
A total of 90 trained workers-- 55 men and 35 women-- participated in the
workshop.
