Dhamirhat (Naogaon) Correspondent:
The 35th Senior Citizens’ Day was celebrated in Dhamirhat. On the occasion of the day, a rally was held on Tuesday, October 7 at 11 am under the leadership of UNO Shahriar Rahman with government officials and senior citizens. After the rally, a discussion meeting was held in the Upazila Parishad Hallroom.
UNO Shahriar Rahman presided over the meeting. Upazila Social Service Officer (In-charge) ATM Fasiul Alam delivered a welcome speech on the rights and current situation of senior citizens. Among the senior citizens, Faraj Uddin of Haritkidanga village expressed his gratitude in his speech for being able to attend the day celebration.
Also speaking were Upazila Agriculture Officer, Agronomist Toufiq Al Zubayer, Upazila Press Club President M.A. Malek. Present at the event were Upazila Animal Resources Officer Dr. Wazed Ali, Family Planning Officer Bedarul Islam, PIO Mansur Ali, Deputy Assistant Engineer of Public Health Department Milan Kumar, Academic Supervisor Kajal Kumar Sarkar, Ansar VDP Officer Afroza Begum, etc.
UNO Shahriar Rahman gave a speech mentioning the government legislation in favor of the elderly and various state benefits.