The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

The 19th death anniversary of the founder of Diabetic Association of Bangladesh and former National Professor Dr Mohammad Ibrahim was observed on Saturday.

At a commemoration meeting at BIRDEM in the city, Brig Gen (retd) MA Maleq, special assistant to the chief adviser, said Dr Ibrahim sacrificed his life for the human kind.

The association also observed the day as "service day".

To mark the day, the association placed wreaths at the grave of the late doctor and held milad mahfil at Banani graveyard.

The association tested patients for diabetes at free of cost from 8am to 11am at different city points, distributed food among poor patients and held discussion meeting on the disease.

National prof Brig Gen (retd) A Malik, Maj Gen (retd) Prof A R Khan, DAB president, Prof A K Azad Khan, BIRDEM Director General Maj Gen Prof Ziauddin Ahmed also attended the commemoration meeting.