Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Khondkar Mosharraf Hossain on Wednesday urged public representatives to stand by the country’s people during natural disasters. “Bangladesh is a disaster-prone country. The country’s development activities are halted due to natural disasters. That’s why public preventatives should stand by the people during any natural or manmade disaster,” he said while addressing the inaugural session of a daylong workshop at Red Crescent Borak Tower in the capital. Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BRCS) organised the orientation workshop for chairmen of 64 district councils, four city corporation mayors and chairmen of Red Crescent Society’s district and city units aiming to inform them about the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, an official release said. Chaired by BRCS Chairman Hafiz Ahmed Mazumdar, the inaugural session was addressed, among others, by BRCS treasurer Tauhidur Rahman, International Committee of the Red Cross’s (ICRC) Bangladesh chief Ikhtiar Ahsanur, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Society’s Bangladesh chief Surendra Kumer Rezmi and BRCS secretary general Firoze Salahuddin.
