Mohammad Mortoja, the father of a one year old girl, was recently diagnosed with life threatening disease leukemia (Bone Marrow Blood Cancer). Mortoja or his fami ly members did not realise this problem until it was diagnosed on earlier this month as Doctosr initially suspected he had Dengue fever.

According to medical report from Apollo Hospital, Dhaka he is in early stages of the leukemia and needs to start treatment immediately to stop the spread out of the Cancer.

Currently, he has been taken to Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore for further treatment. According to Mortoja’s wife (Ivy), treatment will cost approximately1.20 Core (Taka) which is approximately equivalent to AUD200, 000 (Two Hundred thousand dollars).

According to Singapore Medical centre, the treatment requires Chemo therapy to cure him and the estimated cost for each Chemo that includes monitoring and medication is about 50/60 lakhs Taka.

Pioneer in Building Leaders

by Aminul Islam, 13 July 2008, The Daily Star

In 1983, the Mymensingh Girls Cadet College started its operations as the first Cadet College in Bangladesh for women. Today, 24 years after its inception, the college is being recognized as one of the best educational institutions in the country in all respects including some of the best performances in SSC and HSC examinations every year.

The district of Mymensingh is famous for many creative works from the past. Mahua, Malua, Chandrabati, Kajal Rekha, famous palas of Mymensingh Geetika have established Mymensingh as the birthplace of many source of our folklore. The district is also rich in agricultural production from the middle age. The economic solvency made the people of this region attracted towards cultural activities. The river Old Brahmaputra that flows through the district provides as a great source of water for cultivation throughout the region.