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Vol. 5 Num 423 Thu. August 04, 2005  
   
Metropolitan


Workshop on diabetics concludes
A three-day training workshop on "Diabetic Mellitus" ended yesterday at Birdem auditorium in the capital jointly organised by Diabetic Association of Bangladesh and University of Oslo, Norway, says a press release.

Prof. AK Azad Khan, president of the association, presided over the closing ceremony while Norwegian Ambassador Ad Lise Norheim was present as chief guest.

The three-day workshop started on Monday at Brac centre in Gazipur.

Prof AK Azad Khan, Prof Graham A Hitman, Prof Samad Shera, Prof Hajera Mahbub, Prof Akhter Hossain, Prof Kishwar Azad and Dr C Sneholota presented research papers on the first day of the workshop.

Researchers and physicians from Norway, UK, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh took part in the workshop.