An Upazila-level Youth Street Dialogue was held in Chapainawabganj under the Resilience, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood Improvement (RELI) project of the Social Development Foundation (SDF). The program was organized on Sunday afternoon near the Parkalinagar Bridge area of Sadar Upazila as part of the Tarunner Utsab–2025 (Youth Festival 2025).
One of the main attractions of the event was the performance of Gambhira, a traditional folk music of Chapainawabganj. Through humorous dialogues between the characters ‘Nana’ and ‘Nati’, the importance of technical education in addressing unemployment was highlighted. The performance was presented by the popular Chapainokshi Gambhira Group, enlisted with Bangladesh Television and Bangladesh Betar.
Youth members from various village organizations of SDF in Chapainawabganj district, along with the cluster team and district team, participated in the street dialogue. As part of the program, a public awareness rally was held. Leaflets and promotional materials on youth development were distributed, and discussions were conducted with local people in nearby market areas to inform them about SDF’s youth development initiatives. Special emphasis was placed on raising awareness about employment generation through technical training for unemployed youth.
The organizers stated that under the RELI project, implemented by SDF with financing from the Financial Institutions Division of the Ministry of Finance, Government of Bangladesh, a total of 937 unemployed youths in Chapainawabganj district have received training so far. Among them, 753 youths have been ensured employment. Of the employed youths, 328 are engaged in self-employment, 352 in wage-based employment, and 73 in overseas employment.
In addition, under the project, 43 poor and meritorious students have each received educational scholarships amounting to Tk 72,000.