Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal, ruling party BNP's youth front, organised a free medical camp and a voluntary blood donation programme in Nayapaltan on Tuesday as part of its two-day programmes marking the organisation’s 48th founding anniversary.

The activities began at noon on the ground floor of Jubo Dal’s central office in Nayapaltan.

Alongside the blood donation programme, free medicines, medical services and health advice were provided to members of the public. Around 500 people received free medical care at the daylong medical camp, while 35 bags of blood were collected through the blood donation programme.

BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi inaugurated the programmes.

Jubo Dal President Abdul Monayem Munna and General Secretary Nurul Islam Nayon were present at the event. Jubo Dal Vice-President Professor Dr Lohani Mohammad Taizul Islam supervised the medical camp.

As part of the central programmes, various social responsibility initiatives were held across the country at district and metropolitan levels on Tuesday, including discussion meetings, rallies, processions, blood donation programmes, free medical camps, tree plantation, cleanliness drives, fish fry release and distribution of food among underprivileged people.

The programmes were held at times scheduled by the respective organisational units.

According to Jubo Dal’s announced schedule, the second day of the celebrations will be observed on Wednesday (October 28).

On that day, all upazila, thana, municipal and subordinate units across the country will organise discussion meetings, rallies, processions, voluntary blood donation programmes, free medical camps, tree plantation, cleanliness drives, fish fry release and distribution of food among underprivileged people at times convenient for their respective units.

Earlier in the morning, at 11am, Jubo Dal leaders and activists paid tribute and offered prayers at the graves of the organisation’s founder, Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman, and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia at Zia Udyan in Agargaon, Dhaka.

BNP Acting Secretary General and the Prime Minister’s Political Adviser Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi attended the programme as the chief guest.

Leaders and activists of the central Jubo Dal, as well as Dhaka North and Dhaka South metropolitan units, took part in the programme.