<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">The National Disaster Preparedness Day-2023 was observed in the district like elsewhere across the country amid different awareness programme today.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">The National Disaster Preparedness Day is observed at the initiative of the district administration with the theme 'Smart Bangladesher Protaya, Durjog Prastuti Sabsomoy'.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On the occasion of the day, a colorful rally was brought out from the premises of the Deputy Commissioner's office which paraded the important streets and ended coming at same place this morning.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After the rally, a discussion was held on the occasion of the day at the conference room of deputy commissioner office this morning.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Deputy Commissioner (DC) Md Taufiq-e-Lahi Chowdhury presided over the function.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Additional Deputy Commissioner Ripon Kumar Saha, Additional Superintendent of Police Ripon Chandra, Bhola Press Club President M Habibur Rahman, District Red Crescent Society General Secretary Azizul Islam, District Fire Service and Civil Defense Deputy Assistant Director Md. Abdur Razzak, Relief and Rehabilitation Officer SM Delwar Hossain, among others, spoke.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The speakers said, the current government is much more capable of dealing with disasters. If appropriate measures are taken at the right time during the disaster, the damage can be reduced a lot.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The speakers called upon everyone to be more aware of this matter. BSS</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>