Students urged to work unitedly to regain lost glory of DMC
Sunday, 11 July 2010
Former students of Dhaka Medical College (DMC) has called upon all especially the students to work unitedly for regaining the lost glory of the medical college that turns 64 years after establishment, reports BSS.
The students, who are now earning name and fame at home and abroad by serving different capacities in the health sector, at a discussion Saturday recalled the hospital's past role in actively participating in all democratic movements starting from Language Movement in 1952.
DMC Alumni Trust (DAT) organised the discussion, which was organised in observance of DMC Day in its conference room in the city.
Health and Family Welfare Minister AFM Ruhal Haque spoke as the chief guest at the discussion presided over by DAT president Dr Nazmun Nahar.
Health Adviser to the Prime Minster Dr Modasser Ali, Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Education Rashed Khan Menon, lawmaker Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin, Principal of Holy Family Red Crescent Hospital Prof Moniruzzaman Bhuiyan, Secretary General of Swadhinata Chikitshak Parishad (SWACHIP) Iqbal Arslan and Principal of DMC Din Mohammad spoke, among others, on the occasion.
Dr Ruhal Haque said the DMC is a contributor towards strengthening democracy. The former students of the medical college have been brightening the country's image through their creative works, he said.
The minister underscored the need for strengthening the existing facilities of the lone burn unit of the DMCH and for introducing burn units at all medical colleges side by side with capacity building of cardiology departments.
He said creation of over 3,000 new posts of assistant surgeons and upgrading the posts of nurses to second class from third class are among the government's major achievements so far.
Modasser Ali said anyone who wants to bring change very quickly must change himself or herself first.
A good number of physicians had sacrificed their lives during the War of Liberation in 1971, he said terming it as a testimony of active participation of general doctors in the great War of Liberation.
There is no alternative to working in a coordinated manner to regain the lost glory of DMC, he said.
About student politics, Dr Modasser said none can stop it which has direct link to the soil of the country. A vested quarter has been hatching conspiracy against student politics, he further said.
Echoing a similar view of regaining DMC's lost glory, Nazmun Nahar laid emphasis on turning DMC into a centre of excellence in the region.
The students, who are now earning name and fame at home and abroad by serving different capacities in the health sector, at a discussion Saturday recalled the hospital's past role in actively participating in all democratic movements starting from Language Movement in 1952.
DMC Alumni Trust (DAT) organised the discussion, which was organised in observance of DMC Day in its conference room in the city.
Health and Family Welfare Minister AFM Ruhal Haque spoke as the chief guest at the discussion presided over by DAT president Dr Nazmun Nahar.
Health Adviser to the Prime Minster Dr Modasser Ali, Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Education Rashed Khan Menon, lawmaker Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin, Principal of Holy Family Red Crescent Hospital Prof Moniruzzaman Bhuiyan, Secretary General of Swadhinata Chikitshak Parishad (SWACHIP) Iqbal Arslan and Principal of DMC Din Mohammad spoke, among others, on the occasion.
Dr Ruhal Haque said the DMC is a contributor towards strengthening democracy. The former students of the medical college have been brightening the country's image through their creative works, he said.
The minister underscored the need for strengthening the existing facilities of the lone burn unit of the DMCH and for introducing burn units at all medical colleges side by side with capacity building of cardiology departments.
He said creation of over 3,000 new posts of assistant surgeons and upgrading the posts of nurses to second class from third class are among the government's major achievements so far.
Modasser Ali said anyone who wants to bring change very quickly must change himself or herself first.
A good number of physicians had sacrificed their lives during the War of Liberation in 1971, he said terming it as a testimony of active participation of general doctors in the great War of Liberation.
There is no alternative to working in a coordinated manner to regain the lost glory of DMC, he said.
About student politics, Dr Modasser said none can stop it which has direct link to the soil of the country. A vested quarter has been hatching conspiracy against student politics, he further said.
Echoing a similar view of regaining DMC's lost glory, Nazmun Nahar laid emphasis on turning DMC into a centre of excellence in the region.