20/09/2026
# ask
# sodesh
# nagorikata
Meeting Held in Satkhira on Transparency and Selection Process of Social Safety-Net Programmes
A meeting was held in Satkhira, organized by SoDESH, with Union Parishad members to discuss transparency and the beneficiary selection process of the government’s social safety-net programmes, including VGD and VGF.
The meeting was held on Sunday, 20 September 2026, at the hallroom of Baikari Union Parishad. It was chaired by Baikari Union Parishad Chairman Abu Md. Mostafa Kamal and moderated by Md. Azaharul Islam, Programme Officer of SoDESH.
SoDESH is implementing the “Engage Now” project under the “Nagorikata: Civic Engagement Fund (CEF)” programme, implemented by Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) with support from the Embassy of Switzerland, Global Affairs Canada (GAC), and the European Union (EU). The meeting was organized as part of the ongoing activities of the project.
The discussion focused on ensuring transparency, accountability, and a fair and appropriate beneficiary selection process in various government social safety-net programmes.
Among others, the meeting was attended by Subedar Md. Mashiur Rahman, Marriage Registrar Md. Firoz Hossain, Sub-Assistant Agriculture Officer Md. Abdul Alim, freedom fighter A. Jabbar, Professor Upananda Sarker of Simanta College, members of different wards of Baikari Union Parishad, and members of the Union Human Rights Protection Council.
At the end of the meeting, members of the Union Human Rights Protection Council handed over a sticker board containing a government toll-free emergency contact number to the Union Parishad Chairman for public awareness and dissemination.
Representing SoDESH, Paralegal Md. Shariful Islam and Accounts Officer Debyajyoti Ghosh were also present.
