Kids get new clothes at RU
RU Correspondent
Nobojagoron Foundation, a leading voluntary platform of Rajshahi University distributed new clothes among underprivileged children for the occasion of upcoming Durga puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindu community. The distribution ceremony was held at Sayed Ismail Hossain Siraji Bhaban of the university yesterday. A total of 60 children were given the clothes during the programme. RU Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof Ananda Kumar Saha attended the function as Chief Guest with the organization’s president Khandakar Marjan Atiq in the chair. Besides, RU student adviser Prof Dr. Laila Arjuman Banu, Professor Dr. Sadequl Arefin Matin of Social Work department, Professor Monimul Haq of Statistics department, assistant professor Sadiqul Islam Sagor of Law department and the organisation’s members were also present at the function, among others.
Students practice hand washing in Gaibandha
GAIBANDHA: An assembly of char students was held at SKS Inn at Radhakrishnapur for practicing proper hand washing with other hygiene related activities. Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) and Swiss Red Cross (SRC) have arranged the assembly for the students of four char unions of Fulchhari upazila here under Disaster Risk Management (DRM) project marking the National Sanitation Month and World Hand Washing Day-2018. According to sources BDRCS has been implementing the DRM project for the underprivileged char dwellers of Erendabari, Fazlupur, Gozaria and Fulchhari unions of the upazila since July, 2017 with the financial and technical upport of SRC. Under the project, a School Wash Survey had been conducted by the organizations among 261 students of 75 primary schools located at project areas recently. In the survey, it was learnt that only 161 students clean teeth with brush, 97 cut nail, 13 wash hands, 62 use sandals, 148 take baths regularly, 123 wear clean dress, 110 clean head hair and 10 clean ear. As the performance of hygiene related activities was very poor, the organizations took the step to make the students learned about proper hand washing system and other sanitation activities and accordingly, the assembly was arranged. Upazila parishad chairman Habibur Rahman addressed the function as the chief guest and and district primary education officer Aminul Islam Mondal and upazila primary education officer Kafil Uddin Sarker were present as the special guests. Manager of DRM, SRC Tuhin Samaddar conducted the assembly as the facilitator while DRM project manager Golam Mostafa was the moderator. A total of 150 students with 16 teachers from 75 schools of the char unions of the upazila and journalists participated in the programme spontaneously, reports BSS.
RU Correspondent
Nobojagoron Foundation, a leading voluntary platform of Rajshahi University distributed new clothes among underprivileged children for the occasion of upcoming Durga puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindu community. The distribution ceremony was held at Sayed Ismail Hossain Siraji Bhaban of the university yesterday. A total of 60 children were given the clothes during the programme. RU Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof Ananda Kumar Saha attended the function as Chief Guest with the organization’s president Khandakar Marjan Atiq in the chair. Besides, RU student adviser Prof Dr. Laila Arjuman Banu, Professor Dr. Sadequl Arefin Matin of Social Work department, Professor Monimul Haq of Statistics department, assistant professor Sadiqul Islam Sagor of Law department and the organisation’s members were also present at the function, among others.
Students practice hand washing in Gaibandha
GAIBANDHA: An assembly of char students was held at SKS Inn at Radhakrishnapur for practicing proper hand washing with other hygiene related activities. Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) and Swiss Red Cross (SRC) have arranged the assembly for the students of four char unions of Fulchhari upazila here under Disaster Risk Management (DRM) project marking the National Sanitation Month and World Hand Washing Day-2018. According to sources BDRCS has been implementing the DRM project for the underprivileged char dwellers of Erendabari, Fazlupur, Gozaria and Fulchhari unions of the upazila since July, 2017 with the financial and technical upport of SRC. Under the project, a School Wash Survey had been conducted by the organizations among 261 students of 75 primary schools located at project areas recently. In the survey, it was learnt that only 161 students clean teeth with brush, 97 cut nail, 13 wash hands, 62 use sandals, 148 take baths regularly, 123 wear clean dress, 110 clean head hair and 10 clean ear. As the performance of hygiene related activities was very poor, the organizations took the step to make the students learned about proper hand washing system and other sanitation activities and accordingly, the assembly was arranged. Upazila parishad chairman Habibur Rahman addressed the function as the chief guest and and district primary education officer Aminul Islam Mondal and upazila primary education officer Kafil Uddin Sarker were present as the special guests. Manager of DRM, SRC Tuhin Samaddar conducted the assembly as the facilitator while DRM project manager Golam Mostafa was the moderator. A total of 150 students with 16 teachers from 75 schools of the char unions of the upazila and journalists participated in the programme spontaneously, reports BSS.
