Staff Correspondent

The National Physical Medicine Day is set to be celebrated this on Saturday (November 14) with a firm commitment to advancing various sub-specialties of physical medicine, including cardiac and neuro-rehabilitation.

To mark the day, the Bangladesh Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (BSPMR) and the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) have jointly organized a day-long program featuring a colourful rally, a seminar, and stall exhibitions.

According to the organizers, a vibrant rally will commence from the BMU Bottola premises at 8:30 AM on Saturday. This will be followed by a seminar at 9:30 AM at the Conference Hall (Room No. 507, 5th Floor) of the BMU Super Specialized Hospital.

Adviser to the Prime Minister and BNP Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas Uddin Ahmed, MP, is scheduled to grace the event as the chief guest, while BMU Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr. F. M. Siddiqui will attend as the chief patron.

The event will feature State Minister for Youth and Sports Md. Aminul Haque, Doctors Association of Bangladesh (DAB) President Prof Dr. Harun Al Rashid, Senior Vice-President Prof Dr. Md. Abdul Kenan, Treasurer Dr. Md. Mehedi Hasan, and Joint Secretary Dr. A. K. M. Khaleduzzaman Dipu as special guests.

Other notable special guests include BMU Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Prof Dr. Md. Nazrul Islam, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Administration) Professor Dr. Md. Abul Kalam Azad, and BMU DAB President Professor Dr. Erfanul Haque Siddiqui and General Secretary Professor Dr. Sheikh Farhad.

The program will be jointly presided over by BSPMR Executive President Professor Dr. Md. Taslim Uddin and BMU Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department Chairman Prof Dr. M. A. Shakur. Keynote papers at the seminar will be presented by Prof Dr. M. M. Zaman and Associate Prof Dr. M. A. K. Azad.