Bam Ganotantrik Jote
A walkathon organised by Bam Ganotantrik Jote was brought out from the city’s Purana Palton yesterday with a view to raising mass awareness against dengue. The rally paraded different parts of the city including Bijoynagar, Kakrail, Shantinagar Bazar, Malibag intersection and Segunbagicha. In the programme leaflets on eradicating aedes mosquitoes and cleanliness programme were distributed among the commuters. The function was participated, among others, by Presidium Member of Communist Party of Bangladesh Abdullah Kafi Ratan and Member of Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal Bazlur Rashid Firoj.
Bangladesh Indigenous Women’s Network
A discussion on ‘Role to Resist Violence on Indigenous Women’ organised jointly by Bangladesh Indigenous Women’s Network and Bangladesh Nari Progati Sangha was held in the auditorium of Women’s Voluntary Association in the city’s Dhanmondi on Wednesday in observance of the World Indigenous Day. In the programme the leaders of the organisations called upon all the indigenous people to be united against repression on indigenous women. The function was addressd, among others, by President of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad Ayesha Khanam, Convenor of Bangladesh Adibashi Nari Network Minu Maria, General Secretary of Bangladesh Adibashi Forum Sanjib Drong and its Information and Publicity Secretary Dipayan Khisa. The speakers also urged the government to take necessary steps to stop violence on indigenous women.
