International Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Day was observed on Wednesday with student-led mass uprising victims, who were injured during the uprising that forced Sheikh Hasina to flee to India.
The Bangladesh Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the physical medicine and rehabilitation department of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University jointly organised a programme featuring a rally, seminar, discussion session and others at the BSMMU to mark the day.
BSMMU physical medicine and rehabilitation department chairman Md Abdus Shakoor gave a presentation on post-student movement rehabilitation of the injured patients during a press meet session of the programme.
Shakoor said that BSMMU played a significant role in providing treatments to the injured patients.
A long-term treatment and rehabilitation cell dedicated to the patients of 鈥榓nti-discrimination movement鈥� has been formed at the BSMMU, said Shakoor, also the president of the cell.
The cell consists of doctors from all the departments and provides free treatment to the injured patients in the movement, mentioned Shakoor.
Student-led mass uprising victims also spoke at the session.
Imaran Hossain, who lost a leg during the movement, said that he was shot in the leg while in the movement at Mirpur in Dhaka on July 19.
Imaran鈥檚 leg was amputated and he also lost his private job due to his physical condition.
鈥業 am the only earning person in the six-member family,鈥� said Imaran, adding that he did not want monetary assistance, but rather a suitable job to work and earn for the family.聽聽 聽
Former head of BSMMU physical medicine and rehabilitation department Md Moyeenuzzaman was present as chief guest at the session, which was chaired by BSPMR executive president Md Taslim Uddin.
Wheelchairs and cash money were distributed among the student-led mass uprising victims.
BSPMR general secretary and BSMMU assistant professor Abul Kalam Azad said that nothing could compensate the loss of the victims but the BSMMU would at least try to support the victims to mitigate their sufferings.
