A memorial meeting and a dengue awareness discussion were held to honor late president Alhaj Jamal Uddin Khan, Subaktagin Siddiqui Makki and other deceased community leaders.of Chandanpura Moholla Committee and raise dengue awareness yesterday, said a press release.
Chandanpur Moholla Committee organized the event in the city where Osman Gani Mansur, Editor of The Daily People’s View attended as the Chief Guest while committee adviser Shafiqul Alam was present as a special guest
Committee President Haji Abdul Mannan chaired and Sheikh Golam Mohammad Raju moderated it.
Osman Gani Mansur in his speech highlighted the severity of dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases and their global impact saying the World Health Organization (WHO) was working to address the challenges posed by such diseases.
Referring to the dengue infection and death figures in Bangladesh up to November 11, he stressed that a patient’s responsibilities do not end simply with recovery and returning home from hospital. Proper post recovery care and attention are also essential, as patients may otherwise develop various long term health complications.
He urged parents and guardians to ensure adequate care for the patients recovering from dengue.
While recalling the contributions of the deceased committee leaders, Mansur said that nothing in the world, not chairs, tables, buildings or even mosques was permanent, only people’s good deeds and contributions live on.
He said the late Jamal Uddin Khan and Subaktagin Siddiqui Makki would remain in people’s memories through their work and contributions to society.
On the importance of everyday acts of kindness, he said even removing an obstacle from a road to ease people’s movement or offering someone sound advice could be considered a noble deed.
He called upon everyone to reflect on their daily activities before going to bed and ask themselves whether they had done at least one good deed during the day. Such regular self-assessment, he said, could help enrich personal and social life.
Local dignitaries, parents and residents of Chandanpura attended the programme.
