Shuvosangho distributes dengue awareness leaflets among students in Meherpur

Bashundhara Shuvosangho distributed leaflets among students of a school in Meherpur on Thursday to raise awareness about dengue prevention.

The programme was organised by the Meherpur district unit of Bashundhara Shuvosangho at Gopalpur Secondary School in Meherpur Sadar upazila.

Students were given leaflets containing information on dengue prevention and the steps to take if symptoms appear.

Speaking at the programme, Rafiqul Alam Bakul, president of the Meherpur district unit of Bashundhara Shuvosangho, said awareness among people was crucial to preventing dengue.

“If students learn where Aedes mosquitoes breed, how to destroy their breeding grounds and what to do when dengue symptoms appear, they can play an important role in raising awareness in their families and communities. Our main goal is to take this message to every household,” he said.

Mohammad Yadul Momin, an adviser to the Meherpur district unit and district correspondent of Kaler Kantho, said a small message in a leaflet could have a significant impact if students shared it with their families.

“Areas around homes, rooftops, flower pots, discarded containers and other places where water can accumulate should be cleaned regularly,” he said.

The programme was chaired by Rafiqul Alam Bakul.

Gopalpur Secondary School Headteacher Mohammad Abul Kashem, Bashundhara Shuvosangho adviser and Kaler Kantho district correspondent Mohammad Yadul Momin, district unit General Secretary Syed Mahfuzur Rahman, Joint General Secretaries Mohammad Sajid Islam and Mohammad Asaduzzaman Raju, Organising Secretary Muntasir Mahamud, Office Secretary Rafi Hasan, Women Affairs Secretary Mousumi Khatun, Executive Members Anik Islam, Mostafa Jabal, Umme Mubashshara Islam Munia and Mohammad Sakib Sheikh, among others, were present.