BNP's four-pt prog to stand by dengue patients, create public awareness

Blaming the gross failure of the mayors of two Dhaka city corporations for the worst dengue outbreak in the city, BNP on Friday announced a four-point programme to stand by the dengue patients and create public awareness, reports UNB.
Tabith Awal and Ishraq Hossain, the two BNP nominated mayoral candidates in the last elections to the Dhaka north and south city corporations respectively, announced the programmes highlighting the causes of the awful dengue situation in the city at a press conference at the party's Nayaplatan central office.
As part of the programmes, they said they will initiate a blood collection drive encouraging the party men to donate blood and encourage others to do that as the blood banks in the city are struggling to meet the demand, and people are crying for blood on social media for the dengue patients.
Besides, the party will also launch an online centralised 'Blood Information Depository' website to connect the needy and the donors and the service will continue as long as the dengue situation persists.