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NEWS MoNDAY, MArCh 18, 2019 2 Kendrio Kachi Kachar Mela observed Jatiya Shishu Dibash yesterday. RAJSHAHI: Agricultural scientists and researchers urged the farmers to cultivate wheat by using seeder machine to boost yield to meet its gradually mounting demand. They said the machine developed by Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute (BARI) will also help lessening pressure on irrigation water for the wheat farming side by side with minimizing the production cost in the vast Barind tract. They revealed this while addressing two separate farmers' field day meetings on projection of the seeder machine at Dhamdhum Badhair and Bijoynagar Colonypara villages under Tanore and Godagari upazilas respectively in the district on Saturday. Farm Machinery and Post-harvest Process Engineering (FMPE) Division and On-Farm Research Division (OFRD), Barind centre under BARI BNP isolated from countrymen: Nasim DHAKA : Awami League (AL) Presidium Member Mohammed Nasim yesterday said that BNP has been isolated from the people due to their own faults, reports BSS. "You have been estranged from the people of the country because of your wrong decision… your leader Khaleda Zia cannot speak on behalf of her party as she is now in jail. You have done so many wrong things which make BNP deaf," he said. The senior AL leader was speaking at an art competition as the chief guest on the occasion of the 100 birthday of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on Dhaka Government Deaf School premises in the capital. Awami League's Relief and Social Welfare Sub- Committee organized the programme. Nasim, also the ruling 14-party alliance spokesman, said militancy has been rooted out from Bangladesh under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, adding that now the premier is moving forward to build a 'Sonar Bangla' as dreamt by Bangabandhu. With AL's relief and social welfare subcommittee AFM Fakhrul Islam Munshi in the chair, the programme was addressed by AL's Relief and Social Welfare Secretary Shree Sujit Roy Nandi, Dhaka Metropolitan South AL Joint General Secretary Kamal Chowdhury and Principal of the school Aminul Islam. jointly organized the meetings in association with Krishi Gobeshona Foundation (KGF). More than 160 farmers both male and females joined the programmes. Principal Investigator and Chief Scientific Officer of FMPE Dr Ayub Hossain and its Senior Scientific Officer Dr Arshadul Hoque addressed the meetings as focal persons while Upazila Agriculture Officer Saifullah Ahmmed spoke as special guest with Senior Scientific Officer of OFRD (Barind Centre) Dr Shakhawat Hossain in the chair. Dr Ayub Hossain opined that there is an enormous scope of increasing Rabi crop in the region with minimum tillage and seeding method using residual soil moisture. Thereby, pressure on groundwater can be reduced considerably if wheat is Argentina announces professionalization of women's soccer Argentina's soccer association announced Saturday that the national women's league will be granted professional status, marking a milestone in a country that is home to Lionel Messi and some of the world's greatest players but still views soccer as largely a men's game, reports BSS. At a press conference on the outskirts of the capital of Buenos Aires, the association said that each of the 16 clubs of the women's top division must now have at least eight professional contracts with female players. The contracts must also mirror those of the professional men's league. "When we assumed responsibility, we said we were going to oversee inclusive soccer that is gender equal, and we are demonstrating that," said AFA President Claudio Tapia. Tapia said that the association will contribute 120,000 pesos (about $3,000) per month to each club to finance the contracts. Up until now, the women's game has been played by amateur athletes who have gotten little to no money for their work on the field. The national team's female players have also struggled financially and went on strike in 2017 after their stipends of about $10 went unpaid. With Saturday's announcement, professional female players will now receive a DHAKA :The bilateral trade between Bangladesh and China, which amounted to $12.4 billion in 2017- 2018, is expected to reach $18 billion mark by 2021, economists said, reports UNB. President of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) Osama Taseer said it when Ambassador of China to Bangladesh Zhang Zuo visited the DCCI auditorium in the capital on Saturday. According to a press release, Taseer said Bangladesh's "Look East" Policy is essentially designed to open up new avenues of cooperation with China and the ASEAN region urging Chinese FDI in "RMG product diversification" and allied transfer of technology. He also urged the world's second largest economy for quick implementation of duty free, quota free market access to Bangladesh. Zhang Zuo said China has recently passed the new foreign investment law which is more open and flexible for foreign investors. In 2017-18 Chinas's FDI to Bangladesh increased and China has invested more in Bangladesh than any other countries. China is one of the largest partners in mega infrastructure projects in Bangladesh, said Zao adding that about 200 large Chinese companies and 200 Photo : TBT Farmers urged to use seeder machine in wheat cultivation cultivated instead of only Boro rice. He opined that substantial and sustainable expansion of wheat farming can mitigate the existing water-stress condition in the high Barind tract as wheat is environment friendly crop. Time has come to enhance acreage of wheat farming instead of only depending on Irri-boro rice in the dried area to ensure food security amid the adverse impact of climate change. It can also prepare seedbed in one pass and sow seeds in line and cover seeds at the same time. Planting cost of wheat, maize and rice is supposed to be reduced by 57 to 78 percent compare to the conventional method. Dr Ayub says minimum tillage of soil emits 44 percent less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere which is also an environment friendly technology. monthly minimum salary of about 15,000 pesos, or $365, which is equivalent to that earned by male players in the fourth division of Argentine soccer. Sergio Marchi, leader of the soccer players' union, held up a copy of a contract and said, "With this we are generating a legal framework and a way to be able to advance professionally. This is the base, it is the beginning. It is in each of us to develop it." The professionalization of the sport gained momentum this year when soccer player Macarena Sanchez was dismissed by the UAI Urquiza team, which is the current league champion in Argentina. She then decided to launch a legal complaint seeking compensation and professional status. Female soccer players around the world have recently embarked on similar quests. Earlier this month, the U.S. women's national soccer team sued the U.S. Soccer Federation for "institutionalized gender discrimination" that includes unequal pay with their counterparts on the men's national team. Tapia said that professional recognition in Argentina is just the tip of the iceberg, but some advances will largely depend on the commitment of clubs and their ability to generate sponsorships and television rights. Bangladesh- China trade to hit $18 billion by 2021 Chinese SMEs are in operation in Bangladesh. He also looks Bangladesh's vast potentials in fields of blue and coastal economy. The Chinese Ambassador invited DCCI members to attend the Shanghai Import and Export Fair 2019 in November. DCCI's Senior Vice President Waqar Ahmad Choudhury, Vice President Imran Ahmed, Directors Andaleeb Hasan, Alhaj Deen Mohammed, Enamul Haque Patwary, Hossain A Sikder, Engr. Md. Al Amin, Mohammad Bashiruddin, Nuher L. Khan, Shams Mahmud and S.M. Zillur Rahman were present there. Two workers killed at rampal power plant in Bagerhat BAGERHAT : Two workers were killed as a heavy caging pipe fell on them from a crane at Rampal Power Plant near Sundarbans here on Saturday, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Asabur, 40, of Adabar village in Rampal upazila and Nasir Uddin, 24, hailing from Chapainawabgnaj district. A heavy caging pine suddenly fell on them around 8 pm while the duo along with other workers were doing piling works at the plant, leaving both of them dead on the spot, said Md Lutfar Rahaman, officer-in-charge of Rampal Police Station. The bodies were sent to Khulna Medical College Hospital for autopsies, he added. The contractors have been asked to compensate the deceased workers' families, said Rezaul Karim, deputy project director of the plant. Man crushed under train in Thakurgaon THAKURGAON : A man died after being crushed under the wheels of a train near Thakurgaon Railway Station here on Sunday, reports UNB. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Akhtarul Islam, station master of Thakurgaon Railways Station, said the incident took place in the morning when a Dinajpurbound local train hit the man, aged around 40 years, leaving him dead on the spot. Railway Police sent the body to a local hospital morgue for an autopsy. Two killed in Joypurhat postpolls violence JOYPURHAT : At least two people were killed and ten others injured in a factional clash of the ruling Awami League centering the recently-held Upazila Parishad elections at Moslemganj Bazar in Kalai upazila on Saturday night, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Aftab Hossain of Monnapara village and Ratan Hossain of Mahissyapara in the upazila. The clash ensued between the supporters of Minfuzur Rahman Milon, chairmanelect of Kalai upazila, and local union Chairman Wazed Ali around 8:00pm, leaving Aftab killed on the spot and injuring eleven others, said Abdul Latif, officer-in-charge of Kalai Police Station. Among the injured, Ratan died around 5 am while being taken to Bogura Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital. The rest of the injured were undergoing treatment at local upazila health complex, he added. Language hero osman Gani dies CHAPAINAWABGANJ : Advocate Osman Gani, a language movement veteran died at a hospital in Dhaka on Saturday night. He was 89, reports UNB. He breathed his last around 9:30 pm while undergoing treatment at BIRDEM hospital. Osman Gani, establishing president of Chapainawabganj Diabetic Association, was admitted to the hospital two weeks ago as he was suffering from old-age complications. The distinguished lawyer left behind his wife, four sons, three daughters and a host of relatives and admirers to mourn his death. record maize production likely in rangpur region RANGPUR: An all-time record production of maize is likely in Rangpur agriculture region where the farmers exceeded its fixed farming target by 11.12 percent during this Rabi season, reports BSS. Officials of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said the farmers are showing huge interest in expanding maize cultivation after getting repeated bumper production with excellent price in recent years. "Maize cultivation is expanding faster contributing to cutting poverty and helping the poor in improving livelihoods and achieving self-reliance," Horticulture Specialist of the DAE at its regional office Khondker Md. Mesbahul Islam told BSS today. The DAE had fixed a target of producing 7.58-lakh tonnes of maize from 83,192 hectares of land in Rangpur, Gaibandha, Kurigram, Nilphamari and Lalmonirhat districts of Rangpur agriculture region this season. "However, the farmers have finally cultivated maize on 92,445 hectares of land, higher by 9,253 hectares or 11.12 percent higher than the fixed farming target of the cereal crop having huge demand in local market," Islam said. Like the farmers in the mainland, the char people are also expanding maize farming on the sandy char lands in riverine areas after getting repeated bumper output with excellent profits in recent years changing their fortune. The attributes that helped Jacinda Ardern rise to become New Zealand's leader at age 37 include her optimistic outlook and bright personality. And she became an inspiration to working women around the world last year when she gave birth to a daughter, Neve, reports UNB. But the prime minister is now displaying other qualities to an anxious nation after a gunman on Friday slaughtered 50 people at two Christchurch mosques. She's shown a determination to change gun laws and a deep empathy with the families of the victims and the Muslim community. On Friday afternoon at a simple table laid in a hotel conference room in New Plymouth, a city on New Zealand's North Island, Ardern told the nation about the shootings. Details were sparse, but her shaken demeanor, a tremor in her voice, made it clear the situation was grave. 1st death anniversary of rebeka Mohiuddin today DHAKA :The first death anniversary of Rebeka Mohiuddin, one of the organisers of the Liberation War and a woman rights activist, will be observed on Tuesday. Her death anniversary will be marked with due respect in the Shahid Buddhijibi Graveyard in which she was laid to eternal rest. A Milad and Doa Mahfil will be held at her own residence in Dhanmondi after Asr prayers. Besides, a Milad and Doa Mahfil will also be held at her village home in Lakarta under the Vederganj Thana of Shariatpur District, organised by Mothbaria Mohiuddin Ahmed Women's College and Mohiuddin Ahmed Memorial Organisation. Rebeka Mohiuddin passed away in Dhaka on March 19, 2018. She was the wife of late Awami League veteran leader Mohiuddin Ahmed who was the acting President and a Presidium member of the party. Rebeka had helped the special squad "Crack Platoon" by supplying medicines and clothes during the 1971 Liberation War. She was also a close associate of poet Sufia Kamal. Relatives, friends and well-wishers have been requested to join the Milad and Doa Mahfil on Tuesday. houses torched, vandalized over AL factional clash in Jhenaidah JHENAIDAH : A house was torched while several others were vandalised in a clash over establishing supremacy between two factions of Awami League at Hatgopalpur bazar in Sadar upazila on Saturday night, reports UNB. Syed Nizamul GoniLitu, chairman ofPadmakorUnion Parishad and former chairman of the same Parishad Bikash Biswas had been at loggerheads over establishing supremacy in the area for long, said Kanak Kumar Das, additional superintendent of Jhenaidah police. "The char people have cultivated maize on about 30,000 hectares of land on the char lands of the region where its tender plants are growing superbly amid favourable climatic conditions now predicting bumper output," Islam added. Deputy Director of the DAE at its regional office Md. Moniruzzaman said the government has put emphasis on expanding cultivation of the lees irrigation water consuming crops like maize that helps the poor to cut poverty. "The DAE provided seed, fertilisers and technical assistance to 1,650 small and marginal farmers of Rangpur region for expanding cultivation of maize on two bigha of lands each to further boosting its production this season," he said. Talking to BSS today, Agriculturist Dr. Md. Abdul Mazid, who got the Independence Award 2018 Medal (food security) last year, predicted brighter prospect of maize farming in the northwestern region of Bangladesh to meet growing demand of the cereal crop. "Expanded cultivation of the low-irrigation water consuming crops, like maize, adopting conservation agriculture technologies, such as strip tillage, can save ground water, ensure food security and improve environment amid changing climate," he said. He suggested the farmers for expanding cultivation of high yielding varieties of maize on both mainland and char areas to earn more profits for becoming self-reliant by cutting poverty. After massacre, New Zealand leader shows resolve, empathy Mass shootings were almost unheard of in New Zealand. People wanted reassurance and information. When she next spoke from Parliament in Wellington she was calmer, more resolute. She gave details of a mounting death toll and of an offender in custody, an Australian man who had chosen New Zealand for his crime. "You may have chosen us," she said. "We utterly reject and condemn you." When President Donald Trump called Ardern to offer his sympathies and ask what assistance the U.S. might provide, Ardern said she would welcome sympathy and love toward Muslim communities. It was a rebuke, of sorts, toward the perception of Trump as being anti-Islamic. On Friday, Ardern flew to Christchurch. She donned a simple hijab and met with families of those killed and wounded. A man died after being crushed under the wheels of a train near Thakurgaon railway Station here on Sunday. Photo : Courtesy Bombing aboard train kills 3 in southwest Pakistan Police in Pakistan say a bomb explosion aboard a moving train has killed at least three passengers and wounded seven others in the country's volatile southwest, reports UNB. Officer Abdullah Jamali says the bomb went off in one of the cars of a Quettabound train early Sunday, damaging five cars. He says two men and a woman were killed, and that women and children were among the wounded. No one claimed responsibility, but ethnic Baluch separatists have attacked trains in the past. The southwestern Baluchistan province has been the scene of a low-level separatist insurgency for well over a decade. The separatists accuse the central government of unfairly exploiting the region's gas and mineral wealth.
METRO MONDAY, MARCh 18, 2019 3 Sangbadik Sramik Karmachari Oikyo Parishad brought out a rally marking 100th birth anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Photo : TBT Journos' rally on Mar 26 against 'abuse' of laws DHAKA : Journalists from different print and electronic media will hold a rally in the city on March 26 to realise their various demands like ending the 'abuse' of different laws. Sangbadik Sramik Karmachari Oikya Parishad, a platform of journalists, will arrange the programme at the Jatiya Press Club at 11am on the day, reports UNB. President of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) Molla Jalal on Sunday announced the programme at a discussion at the Jatiya Press Club, marking Bangabandhu's 99th birth anniversary. Talking to UNB about the rally, the BFUJ president said, "Now, media houses in the country are Google celebrates Children's Day with a Doodle DHAKA : Search engine giant Google has created a Doodle to celebrate National Children's Day and the birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, reports UNB. The Doodle 'Children's Day Bangladesh' is being displayed on its homepage featuring the search giant's logo with coloured animations of flowers, plants and insects on a background where children are playing, reading and enjoying. Doodles are a special, temporary alteration of the company's logo, on Google's homepage, that honour notable personalities. The day is being celebrated in Bangladesh as a tribute to the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman who was born on this day in 1920 in Tungipara of Gopalganj. Since 2009, the day is being celebrating throughout Bangladesh by engaging youth and creating awareness about children's right on 17 March on the birthday of the Father of the Nation. AL to hold discussion today DHAKA : Awami League will hold a discussion marking the 100th birthday of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at 3pm today at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC). Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will chair the discussion, said an AL press release. facing various problems due to digital security act and some other laws while the 9th Wage Board is yet to be announced. So, we'll place our demands to the government from the rally to solve the problems." He said they will also announce some action programmes from the rally to realise their demands. Earlier speaking at the discussion, Molla Jalal said the existence of the media industry is now at stake as a group of journalists are working to make their personal gains instead of protecting the interests of the community. Stressing the need for forging a unity among the journalists to realise their demands, he said, "No one can suppress us if we get JU student gives birth in dormitory, baby dies as it's hidden in trunk JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY (SAVAR) : In a shocking incident, a newborn baby girl was rescued from a locked trunk at a room of Bangamata Begum Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall of Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Saturday night and she died soon after being taken to a hospital, reports UNB. Hall sources said an inmate of room No 426 of the dormitory and a third-year student of JU Botany department, gave birth to the baby around 4pm when three of her roommates were outside. Later, she kept the baby into the trunk. When her roommates came back, they found her bleeding and suspected something fishy. However, the girl did not confess to giving birth, describing the reason for bleeding as something else. Later, the roommates and other inmates took her to the university's medical centre where doctors referred her to Enam Medical College Hospital. By the time, the hall inmates informed DHAKA : The Embassy of Bangladesh in Tokyo celebrated the 99thbirth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Children's Day 2019 in a befitting manner with due festivity, reports UNB. The programme was participated by a large number of children, parents and representatives of Bangladesh community in Japan along with the mission's officials. The programme of the day included placing wreaths at the portrait of the Father of the Nation; reading out the messages issued by the President, Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and State Minister for Foreign Affairs; quiz competition on Bangabandhu and Bangladesh; dress-as-youlike competition on Bangabandhu, Bangladesh and Liberation War and other contests participated by the children. At the beginning of the programme, Ambassador Rabab Fatima together with the children paid tributes to the Father of Nation by placing a wreath at the portrait of Bangabandhu. This was followed by a special prayer seeking Jannah for Bangabandhu and his family members. The ambassador shed light on the life and achievement of Bangabandhu and explained how the birth of Bangladesh is intertwined with the birth of Bangabandhu, said a press release. united. We'll wage a movement for protecting the interests of the media industry and the journalists. We won't compromise to this end." He called upon the journalists to join the rally and discuss the media industry's current problems and work out their suitable solutions. "As our industry has been facing a crisis, we must now get united to overcome it." BFUJ secretary general Shaban Mahmud said, "We've to realise our rights through demonstrations and movements. So, get ready for the rally on March 26," he said. President of Dhaka Union of Journalists Abu Jafar Surja and Joint Secretary General of BFUJ Abdul Majid, among others, spoke at the programme. the matter to the hall administration which launched a search on suspicion. The existence of the baby came to the fore when she started crying from inside trunk around 8pm. Later, the hall authorities rescued the baby after breaking the lock of the trunk and took him to the university's medical centre where doctors sent the baby to Enam Medical College Hospital after giving oxygen. However, the baby died there around 10:30pm. Hall Provost Prof Dr M Majibur Rahman said they formed a fourmember probe body, headed by residential teacher Labiba Katun Tania, to look into the incident. The committee was asked to submit its report within 10 days. Meanwhile, a student of JU Marketing department, Rony Mollah, claimed him as the father of the baby. He said he married the girl one year ago. Bangabandhu's 99th birth anniversary celebrated in Tokyo Expatriate Bangladesh community members also took part in the discussion to pay their homage to the Father of the National and to gratefully recall the visionary leadership of Bangabandhu who led the entire nation to the Liberation War and created an independent Bangladesh. Crests were distributed amongst the winners in different competitions. Chocolates, books and graphic novel 'Mujib' were also distributed among the children. A group of children from 'Sharawlipi Cultural Academy', who learn Bangla culture and language, led the audience to sing the national anthem of Bangladesh. Japan shocked at killing of Bangladeshis in NZ attack DHAKA : Japanese Ambassador here Hiroyasu Izumi on Sunday expressed shock at the loss of lives of Bangladeshis in the atrocious terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand, reports UNB. He also expressed sympathy for the family members of the victims. "Terrorism can't be justified for any reason, under any circumstance," the Japanese Ambassador wrote to Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen in a message of condolences on behalf of the government of Japan and its people. In close cooperation with Bangladesh and the international community, the envoy said, Japan expresses determination to stand up against terrorism and to overcome this difficult time. On Saturday, Ambassador Izumi verbally conveyed to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina the condolences from Japan to Bangladeshi victims of the terrorist attacks, according to Japanese Embassy in Dhaka. BNP works out weeklong Independence Day prog DHAKA : BNP on Sunday chalked out a seven-day programme, including staging a colourful rally in the capital, to celebrate the Independence Day, reports UNB. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the programmes at the party's Nayapaltan central office after a joint meeting of the leaders of BNP and its associate bodies. As part of the programmes, he said, they will bring out an Independence Day rally from their Nayapaltan central office on March 27. Besides, he said, their party's district, upazila and municipality units across the country will also take out rallies at their convenient time. Fakhrul said BNP senior leaders will place wreaths at the National Mausoleum in Savar in the morning on March 26. Later, they will place wreaths at the mazar of late BNP founder Ziaur Rahman at Sher-e- Banglanagar in the capital, marking the day. He said BNP will hoist national and party flags atop its offices, including the Nayapaltan central one, in the morning on the occasion. The party office will also be illuminated. Fakhrul said their party will hold a discussion on March 25 either at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh or Mohanagar Natya Mancha on the occasion. BNP vice chairmen Shamsuzzaman Dudu, senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, joint secretaries general Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal, Khairul Kabir Khokon and other leaders of the party and its associate bodies took part in the meeting held with Fakhrul in the chair. Two suffer burn injuries in city DHAKA : Two people sustained burn injuries in a fire that broke out at a multistorey house in the city's Banani area on Sunday, reports UNB. The injured Sagar, 25, and Himel, 19, have been admitted to the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), said Foysalur Rahman, senior station officer of Tejgaon Fire Service and Civil Defense Station. Prof Stanford for preserving turtles, tortoises in Bangladesh DHAKA : Dr Craig B Stanford, a professor of Biological Science and Anthropology at the University of Southern California, has laid emphasis on educating people in Bangladesh about turtles and tortoises to avoid their extinction, reports UNB. He also encouraged young people to become environmentally more aware and interested saying their role is critical. Prof Stanford stressed the urgency to save globally endangered species of turtles and tortoises, including in Bangladesh, and discussed some possible cooperative plans. He spoke at an interactive session - WildHour - held at Cosmos Centre in the city on Saturday as key speaker discussing the global scenario of endangered and near extinct species of tortoise and turtle alongside the reasons responsible for it. The event, titled 'Turtles in Trouble: Conservation Priorities in the 21st Century', was arranged by Noazesh Knowledge Centre (NKC), an endeavour of WildTeam where around 100 participants, including university students, teachers, researchers and conservation professionals, were present. Prof Stanford mentioned that the DHAKA : A special programme was held at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) on Sunday, marking the 99th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, reports UNB. University Fistula Centre, BSMMU and Bangladesh Nari Sangbadik Samity (BANASAS) in association with Fistula Care Plus of Engender Health Bangladesh, an international development organisation, arranged the programme featuring a discussion on fistula, exchanging greetings with fistula patients and serving special food to them at the fistula ward of the hospital. Prof Dr Tripti Rani Das, chairman of BSMMU Obstetrics and Gynaecology department, presided over the programme, said a BANASAS press release. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Tripti Rani demanded nationalisation of the fistula centre and put emphasis on the rarest of turtles as well as tortoises that need to be preserved are found in Asia. "Many of the tortoises and turtles which are found in captivity, are extinct in the wild," he said. Prof Stanford said the success rate of saving endangered turtle and tortoise species is very low. He also pointed out key reasons behind the endangerment and extinction of tortoise and turtle species which are --- loss of habitat, serving as food in central Asia and pet trading. "The financial scale of illegal wildlife trading rivals that of drugs trading," he added. Dr Craig stressed raising awareness and dedication of people to save the species of turtles and tortoises which are endangered and near extinct. WildTeam CEO Dr Anwarul Islam also spoke at the event highlighting the need for such sessions and encouraged the participants to learn from it. Prof Stanford is a renowned wildlife expert who has worked in countries like Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand, Northern India and more. He is the Chair of IUCN Tortoise/Freshwater Turtle Specialists Group, 2017-2021. Discussion on fistula held at BSMMU GD-463/19 (8 x 3) rehabilitation and creating work opportunities for of incurable fistula patients. Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society of Bangladesh (OGSB) Secretary General Prof Dr Saleha Begum Chowdhury, fistula surgeons Prof Dr Fahmida Zabin and Dr Sharmin Mahmud, Dr Sheuly Chowdhury and Prof Dr Begum Nasrin of BSMMU, Engender Health Bangladesh Country Programme Manager and Global Event Manager Dr SK Nazmul Huda, BANASAS President Nasima Akter Shoma and General Secretary Anguman Ara Shilpi, among others, spoke on the occasion. Speakers recalled the affection of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for the neglected section of the society. They urged all to come forward to the treatment and rehabilitation of the obstetric fistula patients. After the discussion, special food was served among the fistula patients of the hospital.
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