The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Bogra

Speakers at a meeting urged the public representatives, professionals, social workers, government, non-government organisations to accelerate their activities to check the spread of HIV/AIDS.

They said this at social mobilisation campaign organised by Dupchanchia branch of Light House on Sunday at its office with support from UNICEF with a view to create awareness among the people about the deadly disease.

Chaired by Upazila Family Planning Officer Mamunur Rashid, the meeting was attended by Upazila Health and Family Planning Officer of Dupchanchia Dr Bodiuzzaman as the chief guest. Manager of Light House, Dupchanchia branch Anjuman Ara and Executive Feroz Ahmed addressed the meeting. Journalists, experts and executives of different NGOs, government officials, public representatives, social workers, religious leaders, teachers and elite spoke on the occasion. They said the killer disease has been posing a formidable threat to human life and environment with possibilities of further spreading it as the situation in the neighbouring countries is already vulnerable.