UCB's 'New Window of Hope' project

The Dhaka Times Desk A skill development training program was organized by United Commercial Bank (UCB) PLC under the 'New Window of Trust' Agricultural Assistance Scheme at KIB (Agricultural Institution Bangladesh) Auditorium, Dhaka. 200 agricultural entrepreneurs from 5 upazilas of Dhaka district participated in this training.

Anwar Farooq, former Secretary of Agriculture and vice-president of Bisafe Foundation, was present as the chief guest in the event. UCB PLC Additional Managing Director ATM Tahmiduzzaman FCS presided over the function. Besides, Rezaul Karim Siddique, host of BTV's agricultural program 'Mati O Manhoo' and agricultural analyst, was a special guest. Deputy Director of Agriculture Extension Directorate of Dhaka was present as an honored guest. Afia Akhter.

UCB plc is implementing this special project as part of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities as per Bangladesh Bank guidelines. In continuation of this, skill development training is being organized in different districts. This time, in the presence of entrepreneurs of Dhaka district, this talk was organized with experts on modern agricultural practices and ways of marketing various agricultural products in an effective way.

In this regard, UCB PLC Additional Managing Director ATM Tahmiduzzaman FCS said, “UCB PLC believes that farmers and entrepreneurs have an important role in achieving the goal of ensuring food security through sustainable agricultural practices. But in this case they need timely knowledge and advice. We are very excited to take this initiative for agri-entrepreneurs; Through this they will get an opportunity to learn about modern farming methods as well as various financing facilities.”

It is to be noted that several initiatives have already been implemented under the 'New Window of Trust' project for the convenience of farmers. These include plantation of different varieties of trees, training for agricultural entrepreneurs, distribution of smart agricultural devices like AI-based 'More Fish' (Morfish) devices, promotion of maize as an alternative crop to tobacco, installation of lightning arrester devices to protect against lightning in different parts of the country. , completely free community-based food production equipment transfer in different areas etc. News bulletins.

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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