1,500 People Take Oath Month - Long Program by BNP Leader in Mathbaria to Prevent Dengue.

S M Akash Mathbaria (Pirojpur) Correspondent A month-long public awareness program to prevent dengue has started in Mathbaria, Pirojpur. Municipal BNP General Secretary Mizanur Rahman Mizan has undertaken this program involving residents of nine wards of the municipality for mosquito control, cleanliness drives, and destruction of Aedes mosquito breeding grounds. The program was inaugurated on Saturday (26 September) at 11 am at the Upazila Parishad premises by Ruhul Amin Dulal, Member of Parliament for Pirojpur-3 constituency. About 1,500 people took an oath to remain aware to prevent dengue at the meeting. The program, on the personal initiative of Municipal BNP General Secretary Mizanur Rahman, was attended by Upazila BNP Member Secretary Advocate Rafiqul Islam Babul, Municipal BNP President Jasim Uddin Farazi and leaders and activists of various levels of the party. The organizers said that mosquito nets, mosquito coils and bleaching powder were distributed among the people participating in the program. Alongside, awareness was raised about keeping the yard and surrounding environment clean, removing stagnant water, and destroying potential breeding grounds of Aedes mosquitoes. Later, awareness leaflets on dengue prevention were distributed in various areas of the municipality. The organizers said that dengue cannot be controlled only through mosquito extermination activities. To reduce the risk of dengue, conscious participation of common people is needed in addition to keeping houses and surrounding environment clean. Municipal BNP General Secretary Mizanur Rahman said that this program has been taken to prevent dengue under the direction of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman. Necessary materials are being distributed along with creating public awareness in nine wards of the municipality. He said that BNP leaders of each ward have been instructed to work locally to prevent dengue. Considering the outbreak of dengue in the district, he called upon everyone to be careful and aware to avoid deaths of patients.