Staff Reporter :
Shekhor Mehata, President of Rotary International has been Inaugurated 500 comfort centers construction for neglected educational institutions across the country under Bangladesh Rotary Priority Community Project, said a press release.
He opened this project at a training session of elected Club President and Assistant Governors of Rotary International held in Cox’s Bazar yesterday (Thursday).
M Rubayet Hossain, Governor of Rotary International, Barrister Mutashin Billah Farooqi, Governor (elect) of the organization, Dr. Belal Uddin Ahmed, DFFL Rokeya Farooqui, Chief Adviser Magfur Uddin Ahmed, former Governor Istiaq A Zaman, M Hafizullah, Safina Rahman, Shawket Hossain, Mohammad Ayub, Md Khairul Alam, DGN MA Wahab, DGE Abu Faiz Khan Chowdhury, Event Chair Ibrahim Khalil Al-Jayed Pinac, Former Governors and Rotary Leaders also spoke at the program.
In addition to installing high-quality toilets in these modern comfort centers, menstrual hygiene management rooms and vending machines for sanitary napkins are being set up considering the needs of female students. The project is being implemented with the joint funding of Rotary International and Rotary Clubs of Bangladesh. The speakers discussed the role of Rotary about implementing the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Rotary International is exploring the possibility of providing funding and volunteering to play vital role in the implementation of MDGs and SDGs in Bangladesh.