The non-governmental organisations (NGOs) could play vital role in accelerating development in various sectors of urban areas to improve standard of living of the backward slum communities. Mayor of Rangpur Mostafizar Rahman Mostafa said this recently while speaking at a views-sharing meeting arranged with representatives of different NGOs working for urban uplifts at conference room of Rangpur City Corporation (RpCC).Presided over by Secretary of RpCC Abu Saleh Md Musa Jongi, executives of different NGOs involved in implementing development programmes in the city attended the event and discussed their various projects and future thoughts for urban uplifts.
Mayor Mostafa lauded the NGOs for implementing uplift programmes in the city aiming at accelerating progress in the health, education, sanitation, environment, cleanliness, sewerage, waste and garbage management and many other sectors.
“The joint efforts of RpCC and NGOs can execute various uplift programmes even better to attain the same goal of improving standard of living of the backward people living in urban slums to achieve the sustainable development goals,” he said.
Mostafa urged the NGOs for extending their continuous support and assistance to the RpCC authorities for ensuring smooth and balanced development of the people living in the city, especially in the backward slums areas.
