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Marginalised and poor families in Joypurhat have been given heifers free of charge. The assistance was funded by the Bangladesh NGO Foundation and implemented by the North Bengal Rural Development Society (NRDS). This was the third phase of distribution under a special allocation.
The distribution ceremony was held at the NRDS conference room on Wednesday morning (4 November). It was presided over by the organisation’s executive director, Anisur Rahman Biton. Joypurhat Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer Mahmudul Hasan spoke as chief guest.
Joypurhat Press Club general secretary Shamim Kadir, pharmacist Ruhul Quddus Saju and branch manager Sohel Ahmed spoke as special guests. Other officials of the organisation also spoke.
After the ceremony, the livestock (heifers) were handed over to the marginalised and poor families. The speakers expressed hope that the cattle would play an important role in making the families economically self-reliant.
At a glance
The Bangladesh NGO Foundation (BNF) is an institution under the Financial Institutions Division of the Ministry of Finance; last August the government appointed Khondaker Md Mortazul Karim chairman of its general council and governing council for two years — Dhaka Times reported this on 25 August.
Sources
Background sources: Dhaka Times, 25 August 2026
