Bangabandhu Parishad
A discussion on ‘Protest Against Repression on Women and Children’ organised by Bangabandhu Parishad was held at Maulana Akram Kha Hall of the Jatiya Press Club on Friday. In the programme the speakers called upon all to be united against repression on women and children. They also urged the government to take necessary steps against sexual harassment of women and children. The leaders of the parishad demanded exemplary punishment to those involved in these heinous crimes. The function was addressed, among others, by former Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique and central leaders of the parishad. General Secretary of the parishad Dr SA Malek presided over the event.
Amateur Radio Society, Bangladesh
The drill of Amateur Radio Operators was held in several districts across the country with a call to keep communication system operative during disaster to deal with any emergency situation. Over 150 Amateur Radio Operators, also known as radio amateurs or hams participated in the drill session organised recently by Amateur Radio Society of Bangladesh. As a part of the drill, several radio stations were set up in Faridpur, Manikganj, Gopalganj and Munshiganj districts while the control room was installed in Dhaka to make a communication link with the stations. Anup Bhowmik, one of the participants, said the main purpose of this drill was to gain ability to send emergency messages using low-powered radio to remote stations in line with control room.
