SYLHET: As part of the countrywide celebration of graduation from the least developed country (LDC) group to a developing one, Consular Service Week has begun in the district yesterday, reports UNB. Manpower Employment & Training Bureau and Wage Earners' Welfare Board (WEWB) have jointly chalked out weeklong programme from March 20 (Tuesday) to March 25 to celebrate the achievement. As like countrywide programme, the service week began in Sunamganj and Sylhet.

Foreign going workers will be facilitated with registration, finger print submission, distribution of donation checques at district manpower office on Tuesday.

WEWB director general Gazi Mohammad Zulhas is scheduled to inaugurate the service week programmes at Jagannathpur of Sunamganj today.

Online admission of workers, art competition, and video/short drama on safe migration will be held on Wednesday. Colourful rally, distribution of leaflets and booklets on safe migration and discussion will be held on March 22. The programmes, including airing the interviews of successful male and female migrant workers, videos and certificates distribution among students, will be held on March 24.

Seminar on creating skilled manpower and concluding ceremony will be held on March 25.