Khwaja Yunus Ali Medical College and Hospital Address, Contact/Phone Number

Khwaja Yunus Ali Medical College and Hospital

Address: Village: Enayetpur, P.O: Enayetpur, P.S: Enayetpur Sharif, Upazila: Chowhali, Medical College Road, Sirajganj, Bangladesh

Contact/Phone Number: +880 751-63682

Updated: July 2015

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Khulna Surgical and Medical Hospital Address, Contact/Phone Number

Khulna Surgical and Medical Hospital

Address: A/20-21, Mojid Sarani, Sonadanga Khulna

Contact/Phone Number: 041-723966, 724450, 722568, 01713-403053

Updated: July 2015

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Japan Bangladesh Friendship Hospital Address, Contact/Phone Number

Japan Bangladesh Friendship Hospital

Address: 55, Satmasjid Road (Jigatola Bustand), Dhaka - 1209.

Contact/Phone Number: +88 02 9672277, 9676161, 9664028, 9664029

Mobile Number: 01711647877

Fax: 880-2-9675674

Email: info@jbfh.org.bd

Website: http://www.jbfh.org.bd/

Updated: July 2015

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Institute Of Community Opthalmology Address, Contact/Phone Number

Institute Of Community Opthalmology

Address: Pahartali, Chittagong 4202, Bangladesh

Contact/Phone Number:+880 31-659017

Updated: July 2015

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IEDCR Mohakhali Address, Contact/Phone Number

Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control & Research (IEDCR)

Address: Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh

Contact/Phone Number: +880-2-9898796, 9898691

Fax: +880-2-9880440

Website: http://www.iedcr.gov.bd

Email: info@iedcr.org, director@iedcr.org (Director)

Updated: July 2015

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ICDDRB Address, Contact/Phone Number

ICDDRB

Address: Mohakhali, Dhaka (Known as Cholera Hospital)

Postal Address: GPO Box 128, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

Contact/Phone Number: (+88 02) 9827001–10

Fax: (+88 02) 9827075, 9827077

General enquiries: info@icddrb.org

Media enquiries: communications@icddrb.org

Collaboration enquiries: collaboration@iccdrb.org

Updated: July 2015

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Islami Bank Hospital Address, Contact/Phone Number

Islami Bank Hospital

Address: 24/B, Motijheel Shahjahanpur, Dhaka – 1000, Bangladesh

Contact/Phone Number: +880-2-9336421-3

Website: http://www.ibf-bd.org

Updated: July 2015

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Islami Bank Central Hospital Address, Contact/Phone Number

Islami Bank Central Hospital

Address: 30, VIP Road, Kakrail Dhaka-1000

Contact/Phone Number: 9342824, 9355801-2, 9360331-2

Updated: July 2015

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Gulshan Mother and Child Clinic Address, Contact/Phone Number

Gulshan Mother and Child Clinic

Address: House # 11/A, Road-48, Kemal Ataturk Avenue, Gulshan-2. Dhaka-1212

Contact/Phone Number: 8822738, 8812992

Updated: July 2015

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Greenland Hospital Dhaka Address, Contact/Phone Number

Greenland Hospital Dhaka

Address: Sector-9, Uttara Model Town, Dhaka-1230

Contact/Phone Number: +88-02-8912663

Updated: July 2015

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Gana Shastho Kendra Address, Contact/Phone Number

Gana Shastho Kendra

Address: House 14/F, Road 6, Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Contact/Phone Number: 8617208, 8617383, 8620178

Updated: July 2015

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Dhaka Medical College Hospital Address, Contact/Phone Number

Dhaka Medical College Hospital

Address: Secretariat Road, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

Contact/Phone Number: 8626812-16

Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) is a medical college located in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. It is situated in the Bakshibazar area of the city, close to the University of Dhaka and the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.

Updated: July 2015

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Robi to provide Wi-Fi in Dhaka University

Robi is going to provide Wi-Fi connectivity in Dhaka University (DU). A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in this regard between Robi and DU on July 11 2015, Saturday.

Robi’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) Mahtab Uddin Ahmed and DU’s Treasurer Professor Dr. Kamal Uddin signed the MoU on behalf of their respective organization. The signing took place at DU’s Faculty of Business Studies. DU’s Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. A A M S Arefin Siddique was also present at the signing ceremony.

Robi will provide free data facilities at the residential halls of University of Dhaka tailored only for students who use Robi connection. Besides, the internet access will be customized and controlled strictly for educational purposes.

In addition, Robi will provide free data facilities through Wi-Fi in the buses used by student and the faculty members of DU. As per the MoU, Robi will provide the Wi-Fi connectivity within 15 months.

Speaking at the signing ceremony DU’s Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. A A M S Arefin Siddique thanked Robi for coming forward to provide Wi-Fi connectivity for the DU students. He felt that free internet connectivity through Wi-Fi at the residential halls and student buses will certainly enhance the standard of education at the prestigious university.

Commenting on the occasion Robi’s COO said that higher education has become internet based. Hence, it’s imperative that we provide the best minds of the country with the tools to access the treasure-trove of knowledge available on internet. Robi is truly humbled for getting the opportunity to provide Wi-Fi connectivity to the DU students. We would like to thank the DU authority for facilitating us to come forward with this project. (Source: Press Release)

Robi brings exclusive SMS based Quiz Contest

Robi has recently launched an exclusive SMS based quiz contest. Winners of the quiz contest can watch “Poddo Patar Jol” exclusively with actor/actress of the movie.  The campaign will continue till July 28 2015.

Robi users need to subscribe with Amader Taroka News to start the quiz campaign. Just by sending START Q to 16235, Robi users can get daily update on Bangladeshi Celebrities, Media related news etc. The user needs to stay with the service during the campaign period to be considered as a contestant.

Once Robi user subscribes to the Amader Taroka News service, he/ she will get questions about Poddo Patar Jol and by answering the questions they can collect the points. There will be multiple choice questions to answer from. Contestants can get 2 (Two) points for every correct answer and 1 (One) negative point for each wrong answer.

During the campaign period, whoever touches 350 points mark will get to attend the movie show with the stars of Podmo Patar Jol. This will be an exclusive screening of the movie since only the stars, crews of the movie and the contest winners will be allowed entry. Winners will be allowed to bring one person with them.

In addition, the first contestant to reach 10,000 points will win a Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime handset besides getting the opportunity to attend the exclusive show of Poddo Patar Jol. (Source: Press release)

Myanmar navy finds 102 stranded Bangladesh migrants on island - state media

Myanmar’s navy has discovered more than 100 Bangladeshi migrants stranded for nearly a month on a southern island, state media said on Tuesday, following a regional migrant crisis in which people smugglers abandoned thousands at sea.

It was the first major rescue reported by Myanmar since May, when its navy found a boat packed with more than 700 migrants in the Andaman Sea at the height of Southeast Asia’s migrant boat crisis.

The crisis blew up after a crackdown by Thailand on trafficking camps along its border with Malaysia made conditions too risky for people smugglers to land their human cargo, so they simply set them adrift.

The state-run Global New Light of Myanmar said the most recent group of 102 migrants was found late in June, after spending nearly a month on the island in Taninthayi, the southernmost region of Myanmar bordering Thailand.

The migrants, all men, were rescued between June 30 and July 12 and hailed from neighbouring Bangladesh, the paper said. They had been left on the island in early June.

“The navy is searching the areas and the victims will be sent back to their home country,” it added, but gave no details of where the men were being held.

Officials at the Bangladesh embassy in Yangon said the Myanmar government had not contacted them about the migrants.

“We have just received the news from the media,” Tareque Mohammed, the deputy chief of mission, told Reuters. “We have received no confirmation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.”

The military-owned Myawaddy newspaper said officials in Myanmar found a man on June 30 around two miles off the coast of Saung Gauk Island, prompting a search of the island early in July, which led to the discovery of the rest.

It said the men had left Bangladesh after being persuaded they could earn more abroad and that those who refused were forced aboard a vessel.

They were among the thousands, many Bangladeshi or Muslim Rohingya from Myanmar, who ended up in dangerously crowded boats run by people-traffickers, heading for other southeast Asian countries.

Previously, Myanmar has said nearly all the migrants were Bangladeshis seeking better economic prospects, rather than Rohingya, a group who complain of severe discrimination and mistreatment at home.

Most of the castaways landed in Indonesia, Malaysia and Myanmar, their passengers sick and thirsty. At least 1,200 remained adrift, the United Nations said in a report on June 16. (Source: Reuters)

Bangladeshis asked to avoid going to Libya

Dhaka, July 15, 2015: Bangladesh nationals including migrant workers have been strongly advised to avoid going to Libya in view of the ongoing fighting and deteriorating security situation throughout the country.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is closely monitoring the overall situation in Libya,” a foreign ministry press release said here today.

Due to ongoing violence, it said, the Bangladesh Embassy recently suspended its operations in Libya and relocated its staff to Tunisia.

The relocated Bangladesh Embassy has opened an Information Cell in Tunisia with the following contact address:

A S M Ashraful Islam, Counsellor (Labour), Landline: +21675750300 E-mail: bdtripoli@yahoo.com Mobile: +21621924229

The release further said Bangladesh nationals in Libya should avoid areas of demonstrations and exercise caution if in the vicinity of any large gatherings, protests, or demonstrations. (Source: BSS)

National moon sighting committee meets Friday

Dhaka, July 14, 2015: A meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee will be held on Friday at the Islamic Foundation Conference room in the Baitul Mukarram National mosque here, said a release here today.

The committee meeting will be held to review the news of moon sighting of the holy month of Shawal and fix the date of Eid-ul-Fitr of 1436 Hijri.

Religious Affairs Minister and Chairman of the National Moon Sighting Committee Principal Matiur Rahman will preside over the meeting.

Anybody having sighted the moon anywhere in Bangladesh on Friday is requested to instantly inform the committee over telephone, fax or any other means.

The contact numbers are: 02-9563397, 02-9559493, 02-9559643, 02-9555947, 02-9556407 and 02-9558337. (Source: BSS)

Rajon murder case: Muhit Alam placed on 5-day remand

Sylhet, July 13, 2015: The Judicial Magistrate Court- 2 here today placed Muhit Alam, the prime accused in Samiul Alam Rajon murder case, on a 5-day remand.

Judge Farhana Yasmin of the Judicial Magistrate Court- 2 passed the order after police produced Muhit Alam before the court seeking a seven-day remand.

Police arrested one more suspect in the Rajon killing case. He was identified as Ablus. Police formed a special team to arrest other suspects in the murder case.

Dr Tahmina Islam of Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital conducted the postmortem and found that brain hemorrhage caused his death, said officer-in-charge of Jalalabad Police Station Akhter Hossain.

Rajon’s body bore 68 serious injury marks, said the OC quoting the report.

Sheikh Samiul Alam Rajon, the 12-year-old boy who was brutally tortured at Sundar Ali Market in Kumargaon area of the city on Wednesday, died of brain hemorrhage, said the autopsy report today.

Meanwhile, local people held procession and rally demanding immediate arrest of the killers. Residents of 15-20 villages held a meeting at Rajon’s house on Sunday night. They also threatened a mass movement if the administration failed to arrest Rajon’s killers. (Source: BSS)

Police asked to include smuggling section in cocaine import case

Chittagong, July 14, 2015: A Chittagong court on Tuesday directed police to incorporate the section of smuggling under Special Power Act into Narcotics Control Act in the case filed for bringing liquid cocaine with imported sunflower oil through Chittagong Port.

The court of Chittagong Metropolitan Magistrate Farid Alam gave the directive while reviewing a July 9 petition by the Metropolitan Public Prosecutor (PP) Mohammad Fakhruddin for inclusion of section 25 (B) of smuggling under the Special Power Act with section 19.1(B) of Narcotics Control Act.

Confirming the inclusion of the smuggling case PP Fakhruddin told BSS that from now on the case would be investigated under both the sections.

The Customs Intelligence sealed 107 drums sunflower oil at the NCT yard of the Chittagong port based on an intelligence report on June 7.

Existence of liquid cocaine has been found in barrels of edible oil after their contents were retested in the Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) and Bangladesh Drug Testing Laboratory (BDTL).

Earlier, police so far arrested five persons including A K Azad, Manager of Cosco Bangladesh Shipping Lines Limited and Golam Mostafa Sohel, manager of Khanjahan Ali Enterprise of Khatungonj for their alleged involvement in brining the cocaine with imported sunflower oil through Chittagong port.

Later, police filed a case under Narcotics Control Act while the authority formed a 10-member investigation team led by Kusum Dewan, Deputy Commissioner of Detective Branch (DB), Chittagong Metropolitan Police, for quizzing the arrested persons. (Source: BSS)

Bangladesh High Court asks Rana to surrender

Dhaka, July 14, 2015: The High Court (HC) today asked Amanur Rahman Khan Rana, lawmaker from Tangail-3 constituency, and his brother Shahidur Rahman Khan to surrender within two weeks before lower court in the Freedom Fighter Faruk Ahmed murder case.

A HC vacation bench comprising Justice Farid Ahmed and Justice Mohammad Ullah passed the order today.

Senior Jurist Barrister Rafique-ul Haque argued for Rana, while deputy attorney general Bashir Ullah stood for the state.

Police found bullet-ridden body of Freedom Fighter Faruk, also a leader of Awami League’s Tangail district unit, on January 18, 2013 from nearby his Tangail house. (Source: BSS)

Bangladesh: Outcry over video of 13-year-old boy killing

Thousands of people in Bangladesh are demanding justice for a teenage boy who was beaten to death by a group of men who filmed themselves laughing and jeering as they carried out the attack.

A video of the 13-year-old’s murder has gone viral on social media.

The killers accused the boy of trying to steal a bicycle rickshaw van in the north-eastern city of Sylhet.

Three people have been detained, including the main suspect who fled to Saudi Arabia after the attack.

Suspected thieves are often attacked by mobs in Bangladesh.

But the BBC’s South Asia editor, Joanna Jolly, says that the brutality of the assault has caused widespread outrage and led to police forming a special squad to investigate the killing.

One of the attackers filmed the assault on Samiul Alam Rajon on Wednesday on his mobile phone, while the others tied the boy to a pole and hit him repeatedly with a metal rod.

He screamed for help, the Daily Star reported, and cried for water as he begged for his life.

‘More than 60 injury marks’

The men can be heard laughing and jeering at him as they told him that they would post the video on Facebook.

After the boy was killed, the attackers took his body to a secluded dump, the paper reported, about 600ft (180m) away from the torture spot.

But they were spotted by some locals who chased them. Three of the group escaped, but one man was caught and handed over to the police. Another was later detained, while the main suspect was arrested in Saudi Arabia.

“It’s a sad and unfortunate incident,” Bangladesh’s Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal was quoted by bdnews.24 as saying. “One [man] has been remanded and another has been arrested. The rest will be arrested soon. None will be spared.”

An autopsy report said that Samiul - who helped his family to sell vegetables - died of a brain haemorrhage after sustaining head injuries. More than 60 injury marks were found on his body. A Twitter page in his honour has been set up. (Source: BBC)

RAKUB makes profit after 10 years of consecutive loss

Rajshahi, July 14, 2015: After overcoming the consecutive loss in long 10 years, Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) has made operating profit worth Taka 32 crore during the just concluded 2014-15 fiscal, RAKUB sources said.

RAKUB had formulated a work plan early in the previous fiscal and sent its direction to the field level in order to transform the bank into a profit-earning institution along with self-reliant.

Under the work plan, the bank had set the target of disbursing loan worth Taka 1500 crore, recovering outstanding loan of Taka 1800 crore and lowering classified loan below to 25 percent in 2014-15 fiscal.

Against the target, the bank has disbursed loan of Tk 1536 crore, recovered Taka 1,827 crore and reduced the classified loan to 20 percent from 35 percent.

It has also mobilized deposit worth Taka 3626 crore. Headquartered in Rajshahi, the specialized commercial bank disbursed the huge loan through its 377 branches for boosting crop production and rural economy as well as generating employment through enhancing agricultural production in all the 16 districts under Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions.

Monjur Ahmed, Managing Director of RAKUB, here told BSS that the success has been attained through collective efforts of all the officers and staffs.

As the largest development partner in agriculture as well as agro-based industry sector of the northwest Bangladesh, currently, the bank has adopted the effective work plan which is being implemented at the grassroots to make the credit programs easier.

To build a poverty-free Bangladesh, he said the bank had enhanced its lending activities in multipurpose potential fields for boosting agriculture production, intensifying food security and flourishing poultry and dairy sectors to reduce protein deficiency.

He said the bank has been putting in its level best effort to establish a dynamic leadership along with accountability and transparency in all its activities to earn confidence of the clients.

We are giving more emphasis to enhancing credit flow towards exploring the potential sectors of the region,” Ahmed said.

He said the level best effort is on to ensure transparency and accountability in all the banking activities.

More than 200 branches have, so far, been brought under computerisation and all the 376 branches will be brought under the modern system by this yearend through which the bank will be enriched with various updated services like online banking, SMS banking and ATM booths, Monjur Ahmed expected. (Source: BSS)

Verdict in case against Forkan Mallik Thursday

Dhaka, July 14, 2015: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 today set Thursday (July 16) to pronounce verdict in the crimes against humanity case against Forkan Mallik, an alleged Razakar commander from Mirzaganj, Patuakhali.

Justice Obaidul Hassan, chairman of the three-member panel of the ICT-2, set the date through a short order this morning.

“Let the matter be fixed for judgment on July 16,” said Justice Hassan at 11.25 am.

The ICT-2 on June 14 had kept the date of the verdict on CAV (curia advisary vult, a Latin legal term meaning the court awaits verdict), as advocate Abdus Salam Khan, counsel for Forkan, concluded placing arguments for his client.

Earlier on June 1, prosecutor Mukhlesur Rahman Badal concluded his arguments against the accused and pleaded for maximum punishment for him.

A total of 14 prosecution witnesses, including the investigation officer, testified against Forkan.

The tribunal on December 18, 2014, indicted Forkan and framed five specific charges of crimes against humanity including murder, rape, torture and forced conversion. The police arrested Forkan on June 25. (Source: BSS)

Bangladesh stocks go for six-day Eid vacation

Dhaka, July 14, 2015: Stock market is going for a six-day holiday from July 15 to 20 for Shab-e-Qadr and Eid-ul-Fitr.

There will be no share trading at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) until next Tuesday (July 21). The offices of the two stock exchanges will also remain closed during the period, official sources said.

Trading and all the official activities at the two bourses will resume on Tuesday, July 21 after the vacation when the trading hours will be 10:30am to 2:30pm and office hours will be 9:30am to 5:30pm. (Source: BSS)

Bangladesh: Special Eid trains start operation

Dhaka, July 13, 2015: “A quarter million people will move by railways during the current Eid vacation,” Railway Minister Md Mujibul Haque said while on a visit to the Kamalapur Railway Station, where special Eid trains started operation from today.

He said apart from the special trains which had been pressed into service, extra bogeys have been added to the regular trains.

The minister also inspected the Chittagong-bound “Subarna Express” and talked to its passengers.

Later, the minister said that the special trains shall continue services for a week after Eid from 19 to 25 July, 2015.

Mujibul Haque said, “On the first day 29 trains left the station. Of them 28 were on time and the other was a little late because of mechanical trouble.”

The railway minister was optimistic about the future of the railways and said that in the next three-and-a-half years there would be significant development in the sector as a number of projects had been taken up at the express desire of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. (Source: BSS)

First ever retrofit technology for RMG factory in Ashulia

Dhaka, July 13, 2015: Japanese experts with local engineers have conducted systematic retrofitting construction work at a garment factory in Ashulia, for the first time in the country, making it earthquake resistant.

Retrofitting is a technology that could be used to make a vulnerable building earthquake resistant without demolishing it and usually it costs 30 to 40 per cent of the new construction cost of the targeted building, according to a release.

After the tragic incident of Rana Plaza, the Japanese government through Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) initiated a project titled “RMG Sector Safe Environment Project” and created a Taka 100 crore fund with the Bangladesh Bank for financing the RMG owners to make their buildings safe for the workers.

Under the programme, JICA opened up the doors for the RMG owners to assess their factory buildings as well as to take the opportunity of taking JICA fund to strengthen them.

As per JICA’s call, a total of 300 RMG factories applied for being

assessed and of these factories, 214 were selected for the assessment under another JICA project called “Capacity Development on Natural Disaster Resistant Techniques of Construction and Retrofitting for Public Buildings (CNCRP)”, being implemented by the Public Works Department (PWD).

The CNCRP project and DK Knitwear Ltd, took initiative to conduct

retrofitting.

DK Managing Director Syed AQM Zahid said they were confident of structural safety as the factory was purposefully constructed as an industrial building. Zahid hoped that the retrofitting works will have a positive impact on the RMG sector in Bangladesh.

JICA’s Senior Representative Hiroyuki Tomita said Japanese technology and experience to make building earthquake resistant can help Bangladesh to strengthen its vulnerable RMG buildings for avoiding any tragic incident like Rana plaza in future. The JICA will implement a large project soon covering more vulnerable RMG buildings, he said. (Source: BSS)

Intex brings first ‘High Powered’ Phone in Bangladesh

Intex Technologies, the second largest smartphone maker of Indian origin, with a market share of 10% July 09, 2015 launched its high powered handset- Aqua Power+ with long lasting battery (4000mAh) and a big enough memory for Bangladesh market.

A sleek feature-rich brilliance is available at an attractive price of Rs 11,990.

The feature-rich phone is a step above the normal with a 5-inch IPS HD display and a feather smooth touch. Runs on the latest Android OS, 5.0, Lollipop, loaded with 1.3Ghz, Quad CORE processor and a 2GB RAM with a Mediatek Chipset. It is one of the slimmest phones, despite having a heavy 4000mAh battery. The powered battery assures endurance and longevity and provides the verbose user a talk time of up to 20 hours along with a standby time of 500 hours.

For the amateur clickers and selfie lovers, the handset comes with a brilliant 13 MP rear camera and a 5MP front camera to create beautiful selfies with various modes. This light weight device by Intex supports 3G and is a perfect choice at an attractive price.

Commenting on the launch, Mr Vishwas Agarwal, Intenational business Head, Intex Technologies said, ““Our homework on Bangladesh market clearly showed us the need of long-lasting batteries and high memory for mobiles. Today’s launch shows our endeavor to provide the consumers enhanced value by keeping them in sync with ever-changing technology. Ours has been an honest effort to make some difference in peoples’ lives.”

A unique feature of Aqua Power+ is the ‘Air Shuffle”, which allows one to operate the phone with simple hand gestures without even touching the screen.

Continuing with the tradition of placing high importance on Service, Intex provides after-sale support at multiple locations in Bangladesh.

The smartphone has an inbuilt memory of 12 GB, expandable up to 32GB. Additionally, the device has a bunch of pre-loaded apps like Sashakt, One Drive, ASK ME, Flashlight, Intex Play, Intex zone, OLX, Go to reach service, News hunt, FOTA, Matrabhasa, Native Browser, Clean master Maxthon browser, Truecaller, Lets Buy Intex.

Intex Aqua Power+ is available in four premium colors- white, black, champagne and silver. The device comes with a smart flip cover for free. (Source: Press release)

Eight put on three-day remand over Mymensingh stampede

Mymensingh, July 12, 2015: A court in Mymensingh on Sunday placed eight persons, including Zakat donor Mohammad Shamim, his son and six others, on a three-day remand in connection with the 10 July stampede case.

Judge Ahsan Habib of Cognisance Court-1 passed the order after hearing the remand prayer filed yesterday.

Musiur Rahman, sub-inspector of Mymensingh Kotwali Police Station and also investigation officer of the case, produced the eight accused before the court yesterday and sought a seven-day remand for each of them.

Twenty three women and four children were killed in the stampede in the town on Friday. The incident took place when over a thousand had gathered near the house of Mohammad Shamim, a local businessman of chewing tobacco, to collect zakat.

Religious Affairs Minister Principal Motiur Rahman visited the spot today.

Meanwhile, different socio-cultural and political organisations have protested the incident demanding exemplary punishment for the culprits. (Source: BSS)

Bangladesh attains success in lowering total fertility rate: Speakers

Rajshahi, July 12, 2015: Speakers at a meeting have said Bangladesh has made substantial progress in the health and population sector in recent times, particularly in reducing fertility and child mortality and in increasing the coverage of health and family planning services to the people.

They also mentioned that the country has witnessed marked improvements in maternal and child health over the last four decades.

Women are having fewer children and these children are increasingly likely to live longer and healthier lives than previous generations.

They are also receiving more skilled assistance during pregnancy and delivery than ever before. The speakers made the observation while giving crests, prizes and certificates among some government and non-government institutions for their laudable contribution to the field of providing maternal and child health services.

Tilottoma Mohila Swechhasebi Sangstha clinched the best position.

Divisional and district offices of the Department of Family Planning organized the discussion in the conference hall of Family Welfare Visitors Training Institute (FWVTI) in observance of the World Population Day-2015 yesterday.

Commissioner of Rajshahi division Helaluddin Ahmed and Deputy Commissioner Mejbah Uddin Chowdhury addressed the meeting as the chief and special guests respectively with divisional director of the Department of Family Planning SM Zahedul Karim in the chair.

In his welcome speech, deputy director-in-charge of the department Tasiqul Islam Amir Hossain gave an overview of the district level family planning activities and, so far, achievements.

Efforts have been made over the past years through increasing access to health care services, with special emphasis on human resource development with a view to reducing the maternal and child mortality and morbidity, the discussants opined.

Maternal and child health services have been given highest priority in the health system. Maternal and child health services are provided through the countrywide facility network.

Further improvements would need effective public-private and NGO partnerships to improve access to and quality of services. Bangladesh also needs to be prepared to deal with the worrying rise in non-communicable illnesses, like hypertension and diabetes.

Bringing more women into contact with the public and private health care system early in pregnancy is critical to improving maternal and newborn health. (Source: BSS)