Bagerhat, Feb 25 (V7N) – A public awareness drill on disaster preparedness, focusing on cyclone and other natural disasters, was held in Morrelganj, Bagerhat. The drill took place on Monday afternoon at the playground of Panchkaran Union’s Panggaw MM Secondary School, starting at 3:00 PM. The event was organized by the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society’s Bagerhat Unit with support from the Coastal Disaster Risk Reduction Program (CDRRP).

The chief guest of the event was Program Manager Mrs. Gladys Fernandez. Special guests included Achala Nabratna, Global Regional Director for the Asia-Pacific Region, Program Director Mark Lindberg, Program Officer Mrs. Alicia Fairfield, and Resty Lu, Country Representative of the American Red Crescent in Dhaka.

Other speakers included Program Manager Mohammad Jahangir Alam, Manager Mohammad Harun-ar-Rashid, Program Officer Mohammad Sultan Mahmud, Masum Ahmed, and Deputy Manager Nazmul Alam. The event was moderated by Assistant Program Officer Mohammad Sadid Hossain.

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