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Campaign
for Establishing Human Rights Of
the AIDS Infected People Winds Up
Rajshahi,
May 28:
The
AIDS candle light memorial campaign held
with the view to ensuring human rights of
the AIDS infected  people
and commemorating the deceased round the
world, the weeklong campaign program wound
up on Friday.
In
observance of the International AIDS
Candlelight Memorial Day 2006, development
organization CCD Bangladesh started the
the 5-day campaign program titled as We
Are Always With You on 22 May.
Commemorating
those who died of HIV/AIDS and wishing
long lives for those infected, CCD
Bangladesh adopted 5-day program of AIDS
awareness campaign up to 25 May in
observance of the international day this
year. National AIDS/STD Program (NASP) and
UNICEF are supporting this exceptional
program.
A
spectacular candlelight rally was held in
Rajshahi University on Sunday to
commemorate those who died in  HIV/AIDS
and wishing long lives for those infected.
Various sorts of colorful festoon, poster,
red ribbon and banners displaying HIV/AIDS
prevention and awareness-related messages
adorned the rally. Some hundreds of
students, teachers and development workers
took part in the rally. Similar types of
program, wishing long lives for the
HIV/AIDS infected and in honor of the
deceased was performed at Bhuban Mohon
Park, Naohata Degree College, Baneswar
Degree College and Puhtia Degree College
next days consecutively. Expressing
solidarity with this international
program, CCD Bangladesh and its students
wing Bangladesh Advanced Students Alliance
(BASA) organized this program.
A
large number of professionals including
teachers, students, journalists,
development workers, businessmen,  political
leaders and activists expressed their
solidarity with the program of CCD and
attended the programs. The members of
Youth Voice perform folk songs including
Baul song, pot song, theater and gomvira
in different places and spread AIDS
awareness and human rights related
messages of the HIV/AIDS infected people
among the mass gathering through
entertainment. Different Government,
non-Government organizations, donor and
international agencies appreciated such an
exceptional AIDS awareness campaign
programs of CCD.
Director
of CCD Bangladesh G M Mourtoza conducted
the weeklong campaign program while Abu
Hena Mostofa Kamal, A H M Abdul Hai, Abdul
Muttalib Jewel, Abu Tayeb Shah and Farjana
Yeasmin Juicy coordinated the series of
cultural functions. Overall assistance in
implementing this program was provided by
the members and organizers of BASA and
Youth Voice.
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