NNP staffs in Panchagarh block road
National Nutrition Programme (NNP) staffs yesterday formed a human chain at Boda upazila headquarters in Panchagarh and blocked Dhaka-Panchagarh highway demanding withdrawal of the government's decision not to run the programme.
In the morning, they brought out a procession from in front of NNP Nazirpara office and then blocked the highway, forming human chains on both sides of the road.
The agitating NNP staff withdrew the blockade after the UNO assured that he would inform the authorities concerned about the demand.
At a rally on the highway, the employees of the nutrition programme urged the government not to make them jobless by closing the programme.
They said over 5,000 staffs have been working in Boda, Debiganj and Tentulia of Panchagarh district for 15 years. Apart from caring for pregnant women, they try to develop awareness among the people against dowry, child marriage and acid violence, they added.
They demanded immediate withdrawal of the decision and payment of arrears.
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