The Dhaka Times Desk United Commercial Bank Plc (UCB) organized a skill development training program under the Agriculture Support Initiative titled 'New Window of Trust' at Shahdain Community Center in Rajshahi Sadar.
This program was organized with a total of 240 agricultural entrepreneurs from 9 upazilas of the district. As per the directives of Bangladesh Bank, as part of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) project of UCB PLC, such training is being organized in different districts of the country for potential agricultural entrepreneurs.
Roop Ratan Pain, Executive Director of Bangladesh Bank, Rajshahi was present as the chief guest on the occasion. ATM Tahmiduzzaman, Additional Managing Director of UCB PLC and Rezaul Karim Siddique, popular presenter of BTV's agricultural program 'Mati O Manhoos' and agricultural data analyst, were present as special guests. Besides, Bangladesh Bank Additional Director Abul Kalam Azad, Rajshahi District Agriculture Extension Directorate Deputy Director Umme Salma were present as guests of honour; Rajshahi District Livestock Officer Dr. Md Fazle Rabbi and Rajshahi District Fisheries Officer Md Jahangir Alam. The program was presided over by Mohammad Shah Alam Bhuiyan, Deputy Managing Director of UCB PLC.
In this regard, Additional Managing Director of UCB PLC, ATM Tahmiduzzaman said, “UCB PLC is organizing skill development training programs as per the instructions of Bangladesh Bank to make agricultural entrepreneurs of different districts skilled through timely knowledge, advice and training. We believe that there is no way to ensure the food security of the country without making farmers and agricultural entrepreneurs efficient. We are very excited to take up this initiative for agricultural entrepreneurs. Through this programme, they will get an opportunity to learn details about modern farming methods and various financing facilities.”
It may be noted that UCB PLC has already implemented several initiatives 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 agricultural smart devices like AI-based 'More Fish' (Morfish) devices, promotion of maize cultivation as an alternative crop to tobacco, lightning arresters to prevent lightning strikes in different parts of the country. Installation of devices, distribution of food production machinery in different areas completely free of charge etc.
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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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