The 12 babies born at Mother and Child Welfare Center (MCWC) were welcomed on Tuesday with gift on the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

On the occasion, a simple function was jointly organised by district administration, department of family planning (DFP) and department of social services (DSS) at the office of MCWC at Masterpara of the town on Tuesday afternoon.

Deputy Commissioner (DC) Abdul Matin addressed the function as the chief guest and deputy director (DD) of DSS Emdadul Haque Pramanik spoke as the special guest while DD of DFP Saiful Islam presided over it.