Global Handwashing Day-14 celebrated in Gaibandha
Thursday, 16 October 2014
GAIBANDHA, Oct 15 (BSS): Global Handwashing Day 2014 is being celebrated in the district as elsewhere in the country today to create awareness among people about handwashing for ensuring their healthy life.
The theme of this year is 'Clean Hands, Save Lives.'
Marking the day, the Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) and district administration chalked out elaborate programmes in the district.
A colorful rally, led by Deputy Commissioner (DC) M Ehsan-e-Elahi, was brought out from Independence Square in the morning which ended on the campus premises of Asaduzzaman Girls' School here after parading the main streets of the town.
Later, a discussion highlighting the significance of the day was held on the school premises with executive engineer of DPHE SM Halim Uddin in the chair.