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           August
          25, 2000
           
          
           
           
          
           
          Comilla,
          Aug 24 (UNB) - As part of the countrywide government programme, 393
          jobless freedom fighters in the greater Comilla were imparted training
          on nursery. 
           
          
           
          Officials
          said the government has undertaken the programme to rehabilitate
          10,000 jobless freedom fighters of the country by setting up
          nurseries. 
           
          
           
          Under
          the programme, 393 freedom fighters from 26 upazilas of the Comilla,
          Brahmanbaria and Chandpur districts were imparted basic training. 
           
          
           
          After
          the training, each trainee was provided with Tk 200 in addition to a
          certificate, an umbrella, one T-shirt and various booklets on nursery. 
           
          
           
          Besides,
          each freedom fighter was given Tk 1,000 and nursery materials worth
          about Tk 3,000 for growing 2000 saplings. 
           
          
           
          Of
          the trainees, 193 were from Comilla, 102 from Brahmanbaria and 98 from
          Chandpur. 
           
          
           
           
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