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the week that was
Incorporate health issues into school curriculum
Rotarians at a view exchange meeting here on Thursday emphasised the need for incorporating health issues and awareness into the school curriculum.
They also called for a greater community movement to ensure health security in the country.
These programmes will help reduce mortality rate to a large extent," they said. The meeting was held at the Chittagong Club auditorium organised by Rotary Club of Chittagong. The meeting was followed by a projection styled 'Rotary Health Quest' to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Rotary International.
Rotary Club President Dr Moinul Islam Mahmud presided. Presidentelect Dr Emran Bin Yunus made a presentation on 'Rotary Health Quest' highlighting basic awareness on blood pressure.
"Blood pressure is now the third most dangerous health hazard and if common people know how to measure it then BP-related mortality rate will reduce remarkably," Dr Emran said.
Former secretary Mokammel Haque, former Rotary Club President Shamsul Kamal, Vice President Dr Nurun Nabi, Dr Omar
Faruque Yusuf and Chittagong Press Club General Secretary Kalim Sarwar spoke.
Seminars on computer use
Seminars on 'Computer graphics and multimedia' and 'Computer usage and marketing' were held on the BCS Computer Show premises at the VIP Tower Complex on Thursday.
Speakers at the seminars emphasised on the learning of various operations of computer to help reduce unemployment.
Chittagong Press Club President Abu Sufian and Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) President Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed were present as chief guests in the seminars.
Chittagong ICT Forum organised the seminars. Forum President Nizam Uddin presided. CCCI VicePresident SM Nurul Haque, Director Anwar Showkat Afsar, Amir Azam Chowdhury and Md Shahriar Chowdhury were present.
A digital art competition for students of class one to five was held in the morning.
Stall for the disabled at trade fair
Centre for Disables Concern (CDC), a non-government welfare organisation, opened a stall run by disables at the Chittagong International Trade Fair (Citf) 2005 at Railway Pologround on Thursday.
PHP Group Chairman Sufi Mizanur Rahman inaugurated the stall named 'Dristi.' Various products like handicrafts, potteries and toys made by the disabled were put on show and sale at the stall.
Sufi Mizanur Rahman urged the affluent section of society to stand beside the disabled.
Advocate Khademul Islam
Chowdhury, a blind lawyer, noted artist Ahmed Newaj, CDC Executive Director Selim Nazrul, CDC officials Ajit Nandi and Bipin Chakma were present.
Orientation on hospital management
An orientation programme on hospital management services during tremor was held at Lions Eye Hospital on Tuesday.
Lions Eye Hospital Secretary Captain (Retd) MSI Bhuiyan inaugurated the programme as chief guest. Associate Professor of Geography Department of Chittagong University Shahidul Islam made presentation on the preparations at family and social level to face earthquake while Community Medicine Department Head of University of Science and Technology, Chittagong (USTC) Professor Jalaluddin Ahmed addressed.
Concerned Women for Family Development (Cwfd) and Lions Eye Hospital jointly organised the orientation in assistance with Action Aid Bangladesh and European Commission.
Action Aid Programme Officer Khaled Masud Ahmed and Cwfd Programme Officer Nadira Khuku also spoke.
Directive for action against 10
fertilizer dealers
State Minister for Forest and Environment Jafrul Islam Chowdhury here on Thursday directed action against ten dealers, reportedly for creating artificial crisis of fertilizers at Banshkhali upazila.
He directed the concerned Agricultural Extension Department to investigate into the reported nondistribution of fertilizers by the ten dealers for the farmers of Banshkhali and take measures accordingly.
He made the directive as the local farmers alleged that the dealers came from outside the upazila and drew huge fertilizer from Chittagong Urea Fertilizer Limited. But they sold the fertilizers elsewhere depriving the farmers of Banshkhali. Reception
Babu Deshapriya Barua Chowdhury was accorded a reception here on Thursday for being appointed as the chairman of the executive committee of a Japan-based humanitarian organization - Rishyao Koushei Kai.
Gunijan Sambardhana Parishad of Gangalkhine union, Patiya, accorded the reception to Deshapriay at Chittagong District Council auditorium.
Khalilur Rahman, chairman and managing director of KDS Group of Industries, attended the reception as the chief guest. Shamsul Haq Chowdhury secretary general of Abahani Limited, Chittagong, presided.
Empower CDA to develop industrial plot
Chittagong chamber president urged the government for giving Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) the power for developing industrial plots.
Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) President Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Jabed sent a fax-message on Wednesday to Housing and Publicworks Minister Mirza Abbas in this regard.
None of the industrial plots developed by CDA is lying vacant and it discouraged many intended entrepreneurs from setting up industries in the port city, he said.
He said that CDA had a ten-member committee for allotment and management of industrial plots developed by it. But, the committee had no power for handing over the plots to the owners.
It delayed handing over of the plots when the process also contradicted with the decentralisation policy of the government, he said.
Mayor Hajj Kafela
The expenditure for performing Hajj under Mayor Hajj Kafela for next year has been fixed at Tk 1.45 lakh.
Mayor Hajj Kafela Tours and Travels determined the expenses at a meeting at its office at the Press Club on Tuesday.
The meeting chaired by Kafela President and Chittagong City Mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury also decided to enlist 500 intended pilgrims for the next Kafela.
The intended pilgrims can pay the money in three installment -one installment Tk 45,000 and two others Tk 50,000 each.
The meeting also advised the intended pilgrims to take preparation for leaving for the pilgrimage on an approximate date of December 25 as the next pilgrimage is expected for January 9 next year.