BDS to provide mercury free dental treatment

Staff Correspondent

Bangladesh Dental Society (BDS) will ensure mercury free dental treatments for children, and expectant and nursing mothers in the country by this year, said a press release yesterday.

Under a campaign to ban mercury use in dentistry, BDS and Environment and Social Development Organization-ESDO in collaboration with World Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry and Asian Center for Environmental Health in Bangladesh started inspecting dental chambers on January 28.

Recently, Orient Dental in the capital's Shantinagar got recognition as a mercury-free dental chamber, it added.

Two-day 'Rangta' fair starts Friday

Crrv Desk

To celebrate the upcoming Bangla New Year, “Rangta", a fair celebrating passion and entrepreneurship, will take place on April 6 and 7 at Midas Centre in the capital's Dhanmondi area, said a press release.

The fair is organised by the Meye Network, a nonprofit, voluntary organisation advocating women's solidarity, empowerment and leadership. The first fair was organised in 2013.

The fair will include new and old books, plants, food, spices, clothing for all age range, handwoven cotton sarees, Jamdani, Katan, Nakshikantha sarees, jewelries, dresses, among others. For the very first time, there will be facility to make payments using debit or credit cards. The fair will be open from 10:00am to 9:00pm.