JULY 19, 2012  | MORE NEWS

Kazipur Public Policy Forum of Sirajgonj organized public hearings on 19th July 2012 at Upazila Auditorium with local administration, government officials of health, education and social services in presense of local MP on status and progress of girl’s education and reproductive health problem and expectation of community. Md. S M Habibur Rahman, convener of KPPF chaired in public hearings. Honorable MP Mr. Tanvir Shakil Joy was the chief guest of the event. Prof. Md. Mojammel Haque Sarker, Chairman, Upazila Parishad, Kazipur, Mr. Saidul Islam, Upazila Execuive Oficer, Kazipur; Mr. Fazlur Rahman, Upazila Education Officer (Acting), Kazipur; Dr. Shamimul Islam Shamim (RMO), Upazila health (Acting), Mr. Selim Jahangir, Upazila Family Planning Officer, Kazipur; Ms. Safina Lohani, Director, SUMS was presented as special guest.  Mr. Rejaul Karim, Progam Officer, SUMS was the moderator of the program. In this program total participant were 261.

Objective of the public hearing was to build the interaction among KPPF, community, government officials and MPs and to draw attention of MPs for solving education and reproductive health problem of Kazipur. Ms. Sabiha Sultana Sapla, member, KPPF described the situation of reproductive and maternal health problem of Kazipur. Mr. Md. Refaj Uddin, member, KPPF demonstrated the status of girls’ education. Ms. Jui Parvin, member of KPPF said that the allocation for scholarship is insufficient and inadequate for poor student and the distribution is not done properly. In this context she wanted to know about the opinion of school management committee and Upazila education officer and their initiatives. KPPF member’s asked about initiatives of MPs for the demand side financing system of Char areas and the poor administration system like lack of materials, anesthesia medicine, and absence of gynecologist & women doctor, blood bank and ultra sonogram in health complex.