The Dhaka Times Desk United Commercial Bank Plc has observed Financial Literacy Day-2024 based on the motto 'Whoever has financial literacy, knows the proper management of earned money, financial literacy is a prerequisite for economic development'. Bank's Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Arif Qadri inaugurated the Financial Literacy Day program at the bank's head office.
In a discussion meeting on the occasion of Financial Literacy Day, the managing director and chief executive officer of the bank, Arif Qadri, said that financial inclusion means reaching modern banking services within the reach of ordinary people who are deprived of financial services. Under the guidance and strong leadership of Bangladesh Bank, United Commercial Bank Plc has been carrying out financial inclusion activities. These include bank accounts starting from Tk 10 to Tk 100 such as school banking accounts, street children and working people bank accounts, providing mobile banking and agent banking services. Financial inclusion is not only about receiving or sending money, bringing the low-income people of the society under the modern banking services and making them interested in savings, encouraging digital transactions, micro-loans and other banking services. In this regard, he called upon all the employees of the bank to play a sincere role.
Additional Managing Director ATM Tahmiduzzaman, Deputy Managing Director and Supervisory Authority of UCB Financial Literacy Wing Mohammad Khorshed Alam, Wing Head and Senior Executive Vice President Md. Sekandar-e Azam.
Speakers in the event said that financial literacy among the masses is essential for the implementation of Bangladesh Government's Vision 2041 and the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 and the implementation of the National Financial Inclusion Strategy (2021-2026). If people are given the correct understanding about banking and financial services, they will be aware of modern banking and financial systems and be interested in receiving institutional financial products and services, which will play a strong role in achieving the goal of overall financial inclusion in Bangladesh.
It is to be noted that Bangladesh Bank has issued directives to observe Financial Literacy Day on the first Monday of March every year with the aim of improving the quality of life of the backward sections of the society by making them interested in banking and savings. In this continuity, UCB has been celebrating the day with importance every year.
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How to prevent dengue
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral fever. This fever is different from other viral or bacterial fevers. However, this fever is not contagious in any way. This viral fever can occur alone or in combination with other viruses (chikungunya, yellow fever, Burma forest, flu, respiratory syncytial) and bacteria (pneumococcus).
Dengue fever is divided into two categories depending on the severity of symptoms and fever.
1. Common dengue fever
2. Dengue fever with bleeding.
In the case of common dengue fever, the following symptoms are mainly seen-
1. Sudden high fever lasting 2 to 7 days.
2. Severe headache.
3. Pain behind the eyes.
4. Along with the fever, red rash appears all over the body.
5. Severe pain in whole body as well as back pain.
6. Nausea or vomiting.
7. A rash or red bumps on the skin.
In case of dengue fever with bleeding:
1. Bleeding from nose, mouth or vomiting with high fever within 2 to 48 hours.
2. Fluid accumulation in chest or abdomen along with fever.
If any of these symptoms appear, seek medical attention immediately.
On the other hand
Wait at home for the first 3 days of fever. On the other hand, sponge the whole body with water every now and then. This will reduce the level of fever. Drink enough water and rest. After that, if the fever does not decrease or if it continues to increase after some time, consult a doctor immediately.
Things to do to prevent Dengue:
1. Try to keep the surroundings of the house as clean as possible.
2. If there are flower tubs or broken plastic bottles, can shells, tires or polythene inside the house, clean them quickly and drain the accumulated water from the flower tubs.
3. Spray or fog at least 3 times a week to kill mosquitoes.
4. You can keep mosquito repellent cream with you while going out.
5. After evening, younger and older members of the household should use mosquito nets.
6. Clean up any accumulated rain water, as this is the time when Aedes mosquitoes lay their eggs.
7. On the other hand, you can use mats along with mosquito nets to avoid mosquito infestation.
8. Since Aedes mosquitoes bite during the day, it is important to avoid sleeping with mosquito nets while sleeping during the day. Source: https://dmpnews.org
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