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WELFARE-ELDERLY-PEOPLE (with picture)
Collective efforts for protecting senior citizens stressed
RAJSHAHI, Nov 1, 2018 (BSS) – Speakers at a discussion here on Wednesday
observed that collective efforts of junior and senior citizens can build an
improved society.
They mentioned that family and social harmony is very important for
ensuring wellbeing of the elderly people as many people become vulnerable
when they are in their old ages and face multifarious problems due to various
reasons.
Many of the elderly people are subjected to repression and oppression in
many cases. To get a remedy in this regard, the society should take the
responsibility of protecting them as there is no way to discard their
contribution to the field of cultural, economical and political aspects of
the country.
Elderly People Welfare and Geriatric Research Association organized the
discussion the in conference hall of Primary Teachers Training Institute
(PTI) marking the International Elderly Day-2018.
Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation AHM Khairuzzaman Liton addressed the
discussion as chief guest with Pear Baksha, president of the association, in
the chair.
Additional Deputy Commissioner Abu Hayat Rahmat Ullah, deputy director of
Department of Social Services Rashedul Kabir and PTI Superintendent Ahmad
Sabiha also spoke.
Mayor Liton expressed his gratitude to the government for enacting
“National Elderly Policy-2013” and underscored the need for its enforcement
so that the target group can derive maximum benefits out of it.
On the contrary, he said if every son and daughter pays due respect to
their parents no aged people would face an unexpected condition.
He said the number of elderly people is increasing in the society because
tremendous improvement of medical science that helped increase the life
expectancy.
Time has come to declare them as senior citizens or golden citizens for
acknowledging their nation-building contribution. All conscious people
especially the policy makers should obviously feel the importance, he added.
Liton recalled the contribution of the elderly people to the society and
country with respect and said elderly people are the society’s respectable
persons and they worked for building families, society and country during the
golden days of their life.
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