Sharing meeting between acid seller and acid user

Sharing meeting between acid seller and acid user

On March 2014 at 3.00 pm, a sharing meeting was held between acid sellers and acid users with a view to stop selling acid without license at conference hall, Deputy Commissioner office, Mymensingh in participation of 17 women and 50 men. The chief guest of the meeting was Mustakim Billah, Deputy Commissioner (DC), Mymensingh. The special guests were A.M Jahangir Alam, additional police super (DSB), A.K.M Tariqul Alam, CEO, Mymensingh municipality, Md. Hamidul Haq, Assistant police super, Begum Rokeya, executive director, Sabalamby Unnayan Samity, Swedish representatives, Ataul Karim Khokon, secretary, pressclub, Mymensingh and Siddik Rubel, coordinator, Acid Survivors Foundation (ASF). Mollika Khatun, Additional district magistrate presided over the meeting. In the meeting, the guests said that license should be ensured through DC those who have no license and police monitoing will be strengthened in this regard. Monitoring will also be strengthened in educational institutes, battery association and goldsmith association so that the open flow of acid does not enter into mass people. The shop keepers have to use register to stop open flow of acid, to reduce the availability of acid and to measure and monitor the quantity of acid using in which areas. District health administration will give emphasis on treatment of acid burned patients. If it is needed to send to ASF then health administration will play necessary role. To increase awareness among the political, social and religious elites about acid throwing issue. Security will be ensured for acid victims and witnesses and actual facts will be taken from survivors for getting justice. Control on acid will be brought by raising consciousness among the mass people. It was recommended that acid law will be implanted properly. The president of the meeting ended the meeting by giving thanks to all for their important opinions.