RAJSHAHI, July 11, 2018 (BSS) – Experts observed here that collective
effort has become an urgent need to bring all the fertile couples under
family planning services for the sake of happy and prosperous Bangladesh.
They also urged to create public awareness about aspects of planned
family for freeing the nation from the curse of poverty and hunger besides to
attain economic emancipation.
Divisional and district offices of the Department of Family Planning
organised the discussion in the conference hall of Family Welfare Visitors
Training Institute today in observance of the World Population Day-2018.
‘Family Planning is a Human Right’ was the main theme of the day.
Commissioner of Rajshahi division Nur-Ur-Rahman and Divisional Director
of Health Dr Anisur Rahman addressed the meeting as the chief and special
guests respectively with divisional director of the Department of Family
Planning Shafiqul Islam in the chair.
Deputy Commissioner SM Abdul Kader, Civil Surgeon Dr Sanjit Kumar Shaha,
Upazila Chairman Jakirul Islam and Union Parishad Chairman Bijon Kumar Sarker
also spoke. In her welcome speech, deputy director of the department Dr Nasim
Akhter gave an overview of the district level family planning activities and
achievements.
The speakers laid emphasis on bringing all the fertile couples under the
campaign programme through reaching the family planning message to them
especially those who live in remote and underprivileged areas.
Highlighting the necessity of expediting the village-level family
planning activities, the discussants underlined the need for giving top
priority to motivating the fertile couples so that they could control their
unwanted pregnancy using contraceptives.
“If we can control the unexpected pregnancies in the greater perspective,
country’s population could be reduced to a tolerable rate easily,” said Nur-
Ur-Rahman adding the field level workers should be more careful and attentive
to performing their respective duties.
He underscored the need for creating massive awareness to protect teenage
girls from all social menaces, including early marriage. He also urged all
concerned to come forward to build a beautiful and safe planet for the future
generation.
Dr Anisur Rahman urged all concerned to ensure the best use of all
establishments set up at grassroots level to provide family planning, mother-
child and reproductive health services in order to build a healthy nation.
Marking the day, different government and non-government institutions and
individuals were awarded for their laudable contribution to the field.
Earlier, a huge rally was brought out from the Luxmipur crossing and that
paraded some of the thoroughfares before being ended into the meeting venue.