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33 lakh suffer from venereal diseases
About 33 lakh people are suffering from venereal diseases in Bangladesh due to lack of proper care and treatment. Besides,13,000 people have HIV positives in the country.
The speakers warned of an alarming situation in future if awareness about HIV could not be created to prevent it as Bangladesh is
surrounded by very high HIV prevalent countries including Myanmar and India with porous borders.
These were revealed at a seminar on 'Rights of HIV positive' organised by Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB) held at Zila Parishad hall recently.
Divisional director of health Dr. Abdur Rashid attended the seminar as chief guest while Prof Dr. A.Q.M.Sirajul Islam of Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) and head of health, population and nutrition, USAID. Dr.Nizam Uddin Ahmed presented papers. Chaired by Joyanta Adhikari, executive director of CCDB, the function was also addressed by Dr.Selina Ferdous, coordination officer and Habiba Aktar .
The speakers stressed for taking sympathetic approach to the HIV patients to provide proper care and support to them. They also called upon the physicians to provide methodical counselling to the HIV patients and their family members.
Private universities create ample facilities
With the installation of private universities, ample facilities were created in the country for taking higher education. Premier University (PU) Vice Chancellor Prof Dr. Anwarul Azim Arif said this while he was speaking as chief guest at an orientation programme organised by the Department of English for its newly
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admitted students.
Prof Dr.Muhit Ul Alam, chairman of the department presided. The function was addressed by Prof Badruddin, chairman of the department of law, Sultan Mahmud, project director of PU, Chittagong bureau chief of The Daily Star Nurul Alam, Principal of Sunshine Grammar School and College, Safia Rahman and Ruxmila Zaman and Sadat Zaman of the English department.
Prof Anwarul Azim said, "the private universities can accommodate more students for studies who can not get admitted to state run universities due to serious rush for admission."
Professor Muhit Ul Alam said learning of English as an international language is nowadays essential to communicate with global network as well as for knowledge.
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BATB to distribute 35 lakh saplings
To encourage the common people the British-American Tobacco Company, Bangladesh (BATB) distributed around 4 (four) crore saplings of various kind. About 900-km of rail and roadsides' embankments and other important places have been brought under its massive afforestation programme across the country in last two decades.
This was informed at a function on 'Inauguration of Afforestation-2003' at the Muslim Hall here on Saturday. State Minister for Environment and Forest Jafrul Islam Chowdhury inaugurated the programme as chief guest, while acting divisional commissioner of Chittagong Quamrul Islam and conservator of forests Mosharraf Hossain were the special guests.
The function was further informed that BATB will distribute 35-lakh saplings free of cost this year to supplement the government's tree plantation programme. Of this, 13-lakh saplings will be distributed in Chittagong, Cox's Bazar and three districts of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) namely Rangamati, Bandarban and Khagrachhari.
BATB's deputy managing director Golam Mainuddin presided over the funtion, where president of the Biodiversity Research Group of Bangladesh Dr. Badrul Amin Bhuiyan, additional director of the Agricultural Extension Department of Chittagong Wasiuzzaman Akand and BATB's head of leaf Ezaz Ahmed Chowdhury also spoke.
Seminar on
boss-subordinate relations
Some of the bosses are found friendly and compassionate while many prone to take an upper-hand on subordinates. This usually hampers the smooth functioning of any firm or office.
The speakers told a seminar titled 'Relationship between boss subordinate' at the University of Science and Technology, Chittagong (USTC) auditorium on Sunday. Faculty of Business Administration organised the seminar. Pro-Vice-chancellor Prof Dr. Shahadat Hossain was the chief guest. Professor Mohammad Younus presented the key-note paper.
The seminar was also addressed by USTC treasurer Dr. Kazi Rafiqul Haq, the Daily Bir Chattagram Moncha editor Syed Omar Faruk and Daily Purbokone news editor Nasiruddin Chowdhury with Associate Professor MS Nurul Absar in chair.
Artistes exchange views with minister
Bangladesh Television (BTV) and Betar artistes exchanged views with State Minister for Forest and Environment Jafrul Islam Chowdhury on different issues including their problems and Chittagong Centre of BTV on Saturday. They sought help from the minister in
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World Sports Journalists Day
The Bangladesh Sports Writers Association, Chittagong chapter, in observance of the 'World Sports Journalists Day' organised a friendly football match and brought out a colourful procession on Wednesday.
The procession started from in front of the Chittagong Press Club and concluded at Dampara Police Line field after parading Kazir Dewri, Stadium area, Lalkhan Bazaar, Ispahanai crossing and WASA crossing. Later, a friendly football match between former and present booters held. Present footballers outclassed their older colleagues by 3-1. Abul, Yousuf and Touhid scored for the winner while former national player Khasru netted the lone goal for his side.
A discussion on the day was also held with association president Prof Shayesta Khan in the chair. General secretary Abu Jafar Haider, joint secretary of Chattagram Mahanagari Krira Sangstha Shahabuddin Chowdhury, referee Bimal Kar, former national footballers Ashish Bhadra, FI Kamal, Khasru and general secretary of Chittagong Football Players' Association Parvez Mannan took part in the discussion.