One in four adults and one in ten children are likely to have a mental health challenged in Bangladesh

Shamsul Basunia

On October 10 has been marked as World Mental Health Day in Dhaka, capital city of Bangladesh with befitting manner and festive mood. To help mark the occasion, people of all sorts raising awareness of what can be done to ensure that people with mental health problems can live with dignity. One in four adults and one in ten children are likely to have a mental health challenged that impacts on the lives of tens of millions of people in Bangladesh, and can affect their ability to sustain relationships, work, or just get through the day.

On the occasion, a seminar and a rally were held in front of Dhaka’s public library auditorium where information Minister Hasanul Hoque Inu urged all psychologists and adherents to come forward unitedly to address the problem correctly for building a healthy mental health to the nation. Dr Nasrin Wadud, psychologist Abu Ahmed, Umme Kulsum Kali, Shamsul Basunia, Towfik Aziz, Selina Ahmed delivered speech while Faruqul  Islam of Special Olympics Bangladesh was in the chair.

Dr Nasrin Wadud said psychology must have ability to serve the mentally challenged people. If the suffering people do not make habit to avoid shyness to take service from the psychologists, they will deprive to get health service properly. Faruqul Islam said we are ready to make a greater unity amidst the psychologists for providing service to the sufferers.