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On September 10, 2007, my father's industries and educational organisations -Sparrow, Crown Wears, Tepantar, Nurjehan Mazhar College, and Dr. Mazharul Islam Folklore Institute-celebrate my father's seventy-ninth birthday. A former Harvard University Professor, world renowned folklorist, researcher, a poet who experienced considerable sufferings in support of Bangladesh sovereignty, human virtues, and excellences exhibited boundless love of mankind. In July, 2007, Director of the Dr. Mazharul Islam Folklore Institute, Dr. Samsujzaman Khan honored Dr. Islam by holding the second Folklore Conference at Rajshahi University.

Dr. Mazharul Islam Folklore Institute recently published Dr. Islam's books Santaranee Nirantor, Aseem Rodane Duleche Jano, Bangalee Jebanee Troee abong Annanna Chinta, Ujanee iferar Pratidhanee, Tagore and Nazrul abong Bengali Sanskriti to commemorate his extraordinary life as a poet, researcher, and folklorist

Dr. Alan Dundes, a world renowned folklorist, said that my father's political work and philosophy must be looked upon in terms of social and cultural progress and his view on folklore and fundamental concern with humanity would be endured forever by us and his American students. Dr. Mazharul Islam, will always be remembered as a man of deep faith in democracy in the eyes of the United States, which is positively sympathetic to his views.

Incepta introduces Insulin

Bangladesh is now manufacturing sophisticated Biotech drugs like recombinant DNA human Insulin. Incepta Pharmaceuticals Ltd for the first time in Bangladesh introduces 'Maxsulin', preparation of recombinant DNA human Insulin which is a life saving drug to control blood glucose level of diabetic patients, says a press release.

There are about 6 million diabetic patients in our country and of them 1.3 million require insulin. Previously we had to depend completely on imported insulin to fulfil this demand. Every year we had to spend millions of foreign currency to import insulin. Beside, imported insulin often faces supply shortage. This encourages counterfeit insulin to penetrate in the market, which often causes life-threatening situation.

Insulin is a high-tech recombinant DNA product There are some technological challenges in its manufacturing process. Sophisticated equipments and processes are required. Use of conventional stirrer causes breakdown of insulin chain. That is why special type of magnetic equipment like "VIBROMIXER" is required so that insulin can be prepared by maintaining its chain integrity. Incepta has the expertise & technological advancement to manufacture high quality insulin. Each and every batch is being marketed after ensuring its quality according to British Pharmacopeia.

On occasion of the launching of Maxsulin, Incepta Pharmaceuticals Ltd. organised a lively programme with grand feast at Sheraton Hotel on 8th September 2007. Prof A. K. Azad Khan, Prof Hazera Mahtab, Prof Zafor a Latif, Prof Faruk Pathan and many other reputed doctors of this particular sector were present Abdul Muktadir, the managing director of Incepta Pharmaceuticals Ltd pledges to offer many other high-tech life saving drugs to the people of Bangladesh very soon.