Pirojpur Correspondent

The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction was observed in Bhandaria Upazila of Pirojpur district under the theme, “Start at Home to Build a Disaster-Resilient Country.”

A colourful rally was held at 11am on Tuesday, October 13, on the grounds of Bhandaria Bandar Government Girls’ Secondary School. The programme was organised under the overall management of the upazila administration and the Upazila Disaster Management Department.

During the event, Fire Service personnel conducted a firefighting demonstration to show students how to respond calmly to a fire and take appropriate steps to extinguish it.

Later, a discussion meeting was held at the upazila conference room, chaired by Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Md. Hasibul Hasan.

Those present included Upazila Project Implementation Officer Md. Mamunur Rashid; the school’s headteacher, Md. Abu Naser; Fire Service Assistant Station Officer A. Sobhan; Upazila Jubo Dal Member Secretary Md. Shamim Howlader; Jubo Dal leader Alamin Howlader; and Youth Red Crescent Sub-Team Leader Sajib Kumar Halder Shawon, among others.