BSS-36 Govt giving priority to women dev: Chumki

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Govt giving priority to women dev: Chumki

DHAKA, Sept 12, 2018 (BSS)- State Minister for Women and Children Affairs
Meher Afroz Chumki said the incumbent government is running it’s all works
with giving priority to the development of women.

“The Ministry has already taken a number of projects for the empowerment
of women. A diabetic hospital for women and children has been set up at
Segunbagicha in the capital in collaboration with Women and Children Affairs
Ministry and Bangladesh Diabetic Samity” said Chumki

The state minister was inaugurating a 50-bed hospital on `women and
children diabetes, endocrine and metabolic’ at Uttara.

About 1,000 patients will get treatment from the hospital in a day, She
added.

Professor AK Azad Khan, president of Bangladesh Diabetic Samity prsided
over the meeting.

Secretary of Women and Children Ministry Nasima Begum, Director General
of Women and Children Directorate Kazi Rowshan Akter, Secretary of Bangladesh
Diabetic Samity Mohammad Saifuddin and Bangladesh Diabetic Samity’s Chief
Executive Officer NH Dr MA Samad, among others, attended the meeting.

BSS/pr/KAK/RY/1910 hrs