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National nutrition week begins in Jhenidah


Published : 23 Apr 2019 06:48 PM | Updated : 05 Sep 2020 07:55 AM

National Nutrition Week 2019 began in Jhenidah with a vision to consider safer food and nutrition. Deputy commissioner Saroj Kumar Nath inaugurated the week on Tuesday as chief guest.

A colourful rally was brought from the office of Jhenidah civil surgeon that ended at the starting point parading the main roads of the town.

A discussion meeting was held in the office of the civil surgeon with civil surgeon Dr. Salina Begum in the chair. Deputy commissioner Saroj Kumar Nath attended the meeting as chief guest. Superintendent of police Hasanuzzaman, Jhenidah Sadar hospital superintendent Dr. Ayub Ali, Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA) general secretary Dr. Dulal Kumar Chakravarty, Jiban Kumar Biswas, representative of the law maker of Jhenidah-2 constituency Tahjib Alam Siddiquee and medical officer of the office of the civil surgeon Dr. Prasenjit Biswas Partha attended as special guests.


The speakers urged upon the mothers of the children age between one year and five years to become more careful and aware about the health and safer nutritious food for the children so that they could be grown as healthy ones. The week will continue till April 29, the organizers said.