Bangladesh Medical Students’ Society (BMSS) successfully pulled off its star-studded flagship event-the National General Assembly (NGA), on April 22, 2022 in the scenic campus of United International University. With over 270 enthusiastic participants hailing from 40 medical colleges all over Bangladesh, this annual conglomeration is rightfully labelled as the ‘biggest’ BMSS event of the year.
The opening ceremony was presided over by Prof. Dr. Md. Nazmul Islam, Director, Disease Control and Line Director, Communicable Disease Control, DGHS; Dr. Khandoker A. Mamun, Professor, Dept of CSE, UIU, Director AIIMS Lab and Founder, CMED; Mr. Selim A Khan, Head of Sales, Square and Dr. Tasnia Noor Salim, President, BMSS.
In addition to Prof. Dr. Nazmul, the thought-provoking thematic session which took place shortly afterwards was graced by Public Health Activist Dr. Abu Jamil Faisel and Dr. Saklayen Russel, Associate Professor and Head, Dept of Vascular Surgery, BIRDEM as speakers. In the external affairs session, BMSS had Prof. Mohammad Ali, Founder of National Liver Foundation, emninent oncologist Prof. Dr. Parveen Shahida Akhter, Mohammad Jisun, founder of bloodman and Umme Farhana Zarif Kanta, Bandhu Social Welfare Society. who spoke about their work.
An idea competition aiming to explore solutions to the inadequacies in health care was staged where partcipants came up with insightful solutions.
Members of the current and previous executive body, notable BMSS alumni, general members and other youth activists spontaneously participated and spent the whole day together amidst this flurry of wonderful sessions, competitions and plenaries. People who attend the NGA rightfully want to keep rejoining it every year!
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