IU to launch Bangabandhu Corner tomorrow

KUSHTIA: The authority of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia is going to launch ‘Bangabandhu Corner’ at central library of the university on March 17, said a press release.

IU Vice Chancellor Prof M Harun-Ur-Rashid Askari will inaugurate it while Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof M Shahinoor Rahman, Treasurer Prof M Selim Toha, acting librarian M Ataur Rahman and among others will be present.

Contacted, IU VC Rashid Askari said, “We want to launch it at our campus on the birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.”

As a result, it will be very easy for the researchers to study on Bangabandhu, he added. More than 100 books written on Bangabandhu will be there at the beginning of the corner.

Seminar on Thalassemia held at IUB

The School of Life Sciences (SLS) and The International Centre for Biotechnology and Health (ICBH) at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) in collaboration with the Institute for Developing Science and Health Initiatives (ideSHi) organised a seminar titled ‘Thalassemia can be prevented’ yesterday emphasized on the need to raise awareness on thalassemia in Bangladesh, says a press release.

The seminar was hosted by Dr Syed Saleheen Qadri, Adjunct Professor, SLS, IUB and former Dean, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Dhaka.  

Dr Qadri urged everyone, especially those who are planning to get married or have children to get their blood tested to determine if they are themselves carriers of thalassemia. Studies suggest that there are around 15 million thalassemia carriers in Bangladesh with a very high percentage of them being completely unaware of it. Recently, the Government of Bangladesh has initiated a National Thalassemia Control Programme.

The Vice-Chancellor of IUB, Prof M Omar Rahman in his speech mentioned IUB has an active blood donation camp and a lot of the donations eventually goes to meet the blood demands of thalassemia patients in the country.