118th issue

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Relatively a novel concept in
Bangladesh, Palliative care is an
approach that improves the life
of patients and their families
facing the problem with life-threatening
illness, through the prevention and relief
by means of early identification and
treatment of pain and other problems,
physical, psychosocial and spiritual.
To put across this inspirational memo
among a greater audience, a daylong
workshop titled `Palliative Care : Why It
Should Be in the National Health Policy?’
was held today at the Milton Hall of
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical
University (BSMMU) in city.
Vice Chancellor of BSMMU Prof Dr Pran
Gopal Dutta, Pro-VC Dr Shahidullah
Shikdar as well as Prof Dr Nezamuddin
Ahmed, among others were present to
make their valuable speech. In presence
of mass-media and reps from different
nodes of the society, the workshop
began at 10 am in the morning.
Members of SMB (Society of Musical
Bands in Bangladesh) made out a theme
song titled `Bondhu Tomar Haatta
Barao’ highlighting on the significance
of palliative care. In addition, celebrities
Momtaz MP, Rafiqul Alam, Ferdousi
Priyobhashini, Shahed, Dr Abdun-Nur-
Tushar, ABM Nazmul Haque, Choyonika
BASIS, Canadian High Commission
and CanCham will work together
to explore business and investment
opportunities of Bangladeshi IT
sector in the Canadian market. There will be
a bi-lateral dialog between the organizations
very soon. Mr. Shameem Ahsan, President
of Bangladesh Association of Software
and Information Services (BASIS), said
this while he was attending a seminar on
IT Infrastructure and e-Commerce in the
“Canada Showcase 2015”, a trade fair
organized by Canadian High Commission
and Canada Bangladesh Chamber of
Commerce and Industries (CanCham).
Mr. Shyama Prasad Bepari, Joint Secretary
of ICT Division presided over the seminar
where the High Commissioner of Canada
Mr. Benoit Pierre Laramee was also present.
Mr. Laramee mentioned that Bangladesh
To promote palliative awareness among people
A Seminar Held at BSMMU
Chowdhury, Ilyas Kanchon, Fahmida
Nabi, Bappa Mazumder, Sharmin Lucky,
Linclon (Artcell), Sumon (Pentagon),
Hasan (Ark), Tony (Black), Bassist
Morshed from cultural arena attended
the ceremony.
Speakers made their good point through
an interesting LED presentation and
explained that, about 35 million needs
urgent palliative care out of the 55
million people who die every year
from the total score of a seven billion
people living on this earth. For instance,
7 million passed away from cancer in
2007. Seventy percent of them had to
endure for a period extreme mental and
physical pain before death appeared
to liberate them. Although, we could
and Canada has a good bi-lateral business
relation and the trade between the two
countries is worth over US$ 2 billion. He
also added that the two countries will work
together to develop this further.
Mr. Russell T. Ahmed, Senior Vice President
of BASIS presented an elaborated Presentation
on the present situation of ICT Infrastructure
and e-Commerce in Bangladesh. “The
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have ensured them a painless demise
providing them with little bit of trained
care and help, like easing at the asthma
or cleaning up the wound.
Center of Palliative Care of BSMMU has
been providing palliative care for uncurable
patients on a regular basis since
its inception in 2011. In a recent note,
World Health Organization (WHO)
also asked for its member countries to
endorse palliative care into their national
health policy.
It is incorrect to say, nothing else can we
do. It is skeptic notion and we must get
rid of it. We can always do something
and we must do our best till the end,
is what summarizes the attitude of
palliative care. •
Canadian High Commission and CanCham will Work with BASIS to explore the ICT Sector
is quite fast compared to some of the top
countries in the World and very soon we will
see a revolution in the ICT and e-Commerce
sector of Bangladesh due to this”, he added.
Mr. Masud Rahman, President of CanCham,
Mr. Anir Chowdhury, Policy Advisor of a2i
Program, Mr. Don Joyce, Vice President of
Sogema Technologies Inc., Mr. Mostofa
Rafiqul Islam, Chairman of Flora Telecom
were also present at the seminar. •