দুঃসময়ের জন্য রক্ত সঞ্চয় করুন

`জাতির পিতা বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান সমৃদ্ধ সোনার বাংলার স্বপ্ন দেখেছিলেন। সেই স্বপ্ন বাস্তবায়নের জন্যে দরকার ত্যাগী মানুষ। কোয়ান্টাম ফাউন্ডেশনের স্বেচ্ছা রক্তদাতারা হলেন এমনই ত্যাগী মানুষ। রক্ত দিয়ে মানুষের জীবন রক্ষা করা—এমন ত্যাগের সুযোগ সবার হয় না। ইতোমধ্যে জেনেছি, গত ২০ বছরে কোয়ান্টাম ফাউন্ডেশন ১১ লক্ষাধিক ইউনিট রক্ত সরবরাহের কাজ করেছে। ২০১৯-এ সারাবছরে তাদের সরবরাহ ছিল ১ লক্ষ ১৪ হাজার ইউনিট। অর্থাৎ দেশের চাহিদার সাত ভাগের একভাগ। এ অর্জনের জন্যে আমরা সরকারের মন্ত্রী পরিষদ বিভাগের পক্ষ থেকে স্বেচ্ছা রক্তদাতাদের অভিনন্দন জানাচ্ছি।’ ২৬ ফেব্রুয়ারি ২০২০ কোয়ান্টাম ফাউন্ডেশন স্বেচ্ছা রক্তদান কার্যক্রম আয়োজিত ১৫৬ তম শত আজীবন রক্তদাতা সম্মাননা অনুষ্ঠানে প্রধান অতিথি হিসেবে উপস্থিত ছিলেন গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকারের মন্ত্রীপরিষদ বিভাগের মাননীয় সচিব (সমন্বয় ও সংস্কার) জনাব শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান এনডিসি। ন্যূনতম তিন বার রক্তদান করেছেন এমন ১৩৫ জন ডোনারকে সম্মাননা সার্টিফিকেট, আইডি কার্ড ও ক্রেস্ট প্রদান করা হয় এ অনুষ্ঠানে। এছাড়াও ১০ বার রক্তদান করেছেন এমন পাঁচ জনকে ...

Once again Quantum Meditation Society Paris organized a day-long voluntary blood donation program on December 16, 2019 in the renowned Bichat-Claude Bernard Hospital , Paris. Twenty-five donors donated blood in the event in remembrance of the freedom fighters and martyrs of our Liberation War. Quantum Foundation remembers their contribution with sincere gratefulness. It is to be noted that, Quantum Meditation Society Paris completed its first year with the event.  Considering the efforts and enthusiasm, Bichat-Claude Bernard Hospital has registered Quantum Meditation Society Paris as a voluntary blood donation organization and vowed to extend its full cooperation. Since the first blood camp on December 17, 2018 on eve of the Victory Day of Bangladesh, now blood camps are being organized here regularly.

Once again Quantum Meditation Society Paris organized a day-long voluntary blood donation program on Monday February 24, 2019 in the renowned Bichat-Claude Bernard Hospital , Paris. Twenty-four donors donated blood in the event that continued from 10am to 4pm in remembrance of the martyrs of our Language Movement. Quantum Foundation remembers their contribution with sincere gratefulness. It is to be noted that, considering the efforts and enthusiasm, Bichat-Claude Bernard Hospital has registered Quantum Meditation Society Paris as a voluntary blood donation organization and vowed to extend its full cooperation. Since the first blood camp on December 17, 2018 on eve of the Victory Day of Bangladesh, now blood camps are being organized here regularly.

Celebrating World Blood Donor’s Day (14 th June) on July 23, 2019, the notable voluntary blood donation organizations were awarded. Ministry of Health of Government of Bangladesh and World Health Organization arranged this program in Dr. Milon Auditorium of Dhaka Medical College . On behalf of Quantum Voluntary Blood Donation Program , Director Coordination of Quantum Foundation Mrs. Suraiya Rahman received the honorarium crest. Other than Quantum, ten organizations including Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, BADHON, SHANDHANI and Police Blood Bank were awarded. Besides, ten blood donors who have donated the highest number of blood from these institutions were awarded crest and certificates as well. On behalf of blood donors, a speech was given by Masud Iqbal who has donated blood for one hundred and four times. He said, “I have been donating blood since 1984. Still, I am shaken till date by the pathetic sight of people suffering in need of blood. Thus, I will dona...

Honorable secretary of Ministry of Water Resources of Government of Bangladesh Kabir Bin Anwar was present as the chief guest in the 149 th Hundred Lifelong Blood Donors Felicitation Program organized by Quantum Foundation on October 20, 2019. It took place in Quantum Meditation Hall, kakrail, Dhaka. Ninety donors, who have voluntarily donated blood at least three times, were awarded honorarium certificate, ID card and crest in the ceremony.   The chief guest said, “Our nation had always cherished a serving mentality and still does. We can be proud as a nation. In today’s world, when someone dies in the West, it is often difficult to find even one person to cry over the deceased. In some cases, people are available on rent who would come and cry in the funeral ceremony. Often children find out about their parent’s death after a long time passes by. The familial bond has weakened in the West. Children have to make an appointment to meet their parents there. Par...

On December 17, 2019 a day-long blood camp was organized by Bangladesh Development Bank Limited (BDBL) at the seminar hall of its head office on the eve of Victory Day. The bank’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Kazi Alamgir inaugurated the event. Twenty-one officials of the institution donated blood in the camp. It is to be noted that, thirty bags of blood were collected from the blood camp organized in the same venue with overall cooperation by Quantum Voluntary Blood Donation Program on 6 th November last year.

“I have seen the growth of Quantum Voluntary Blood Donation Program from the very beginning. A notable portion of the total requirement of blood in our country is now being fulfilled by Quantum Lab . They perform the required screening tests quite well here. In fact, this is why I refer my patients to Quantum Lab whenever needed. Considering the standard of quality, Quantum has become a place of confidence for common people.” Above is the excerpt from the keynote by chief guest Professor Dr. Motiur Rahman Molla, senior consultant and coordinator of Department of Maxillofacial Surgery of Apollo Hospital , in the Hundred Lifelong Blood Donor Felicitation Program organized by Quantum Foundation on December 29, 2019. The 153 rd episode of such felicitation program was arranged in Quantum Meditation Hall in Kakrail, Dhaka. Eighty-eight lifelong blood donors, who have donated blood for at least three times, were awarded honorarium certificate, ID card and crest in the ceremo...

Prof. Dr. Mohiuddin Ahmed Bhuiyan Head of Department of Department of Pharmacy, University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka The 121 st felicitation program for lifetime voluntary blood donors was organized by Quantum Foundation on January 24, 2016 at Quantum Meditation Hall, Kakrail, where the honorable chief guest was Prof. Dr. Mohiuddin Ahmed Bhuiyan - the Head of the Department of Pharmacy, University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka. During his speech he said, ‘I feel really proud and glad today to say that I could be a part of such a great program. I’m connected to Quantum Foundation for a long time. There’s an Active Social Awareness Club in the pharmacy department of Asia pacific University; where the regular blood donation program is an essential part of the club for the coordinator, teachers and the student, taking place in every semester of every year. I’ve been working with Quantum Foundation regarding this for the last four years. There co-relation with the donors ...

Prof. Md. Hamidul Haque Director General of National Academy for Education Management (NAEM) The 122 nd felicitation program for lifetime voluntary blood donors was organized by Quantum Foundation on 27 th March 2016, where the honorable chief guest was Prof. Md. Hamidul Haque- the Director General of National Academy for Education Management (NAEM). When talking about the blood donors, in his speech, he said, ‘We all know that the beating of heart, the movement of body, hormone transmission- everything is done through blood. Blood is the sole medium for the communication within the cells in our body. And this act of selflessness, of donating our blood, or any part of our body, can never measured in price. Everyone of you, who managed to save others’ lives through blood donation, who kept others’ heart beating; I would like to bade them my utmost respect and salaam. No one can actually explain the value of the single unit of blood that you donated, other than t...

Dr. Mala Khan Senior Scientific Officer Project Director and Scientific Officer of Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. Dr. Mala Khan , the project director and scientific officer of Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, joined us in the 123 rd felicitation program of lifetime voluntary blood donors as the chief guest of the ceremony that took place on April 10, 2016, organized by the Quantum Voluntary Blood Donation Program. She is the Founder Project Director of a completely new and specialized institute, ‘Designated Reference Institute for Chemical Measurement’ of the Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. In her speech, Dr. Mala Khan said, ‘I thought I did a lot for this country, before I came to this program. A feeling of self satisfaction was built within me after working for 16-17 years for the laboratory, administration and science, but today I feel like bowing down in front of you people. I d...

 Dr. Md. Abdul Mojid Former secretary of People’s Republic of Bangladesh The 124 th felicitation program for lifetime voluntary blood donors was organized by Quantum Foundation on April 24, 2016, where the honorable chief guest was Dr. Md. Abdul Mojid- the former secretary of People’s republic of Bangladesh, former chairman of National revenue Board; currently the chief coordinator of Diabetic Association of Bangladesh and a renowned writer. In his speech he said, ‘There’s a pleasing similarity between the activities of Quantum Foundation and the Diabetic Association of ours. It would be much more easier to prevent and control diabetes, if we comply with the curriculum that Quantum Foundation follows for the overall success and excellence in life. This is where the concept of attitude and perception comes- how you see yourself, how you are dealing with your stress? Are you running your life with positive attitude or making the situation more complex with ...

Muhammad Abdullah Rector of BCS Administrative Academy Acting Secretary of People’s Republic of Bangladesh and Rector of BCS Administrative Academy   The 125 th felicitation program for lifetime voluntary blood donors was organized by Quantum Foundation on May 29 2016, where the honorable chief guest was the Acting Secretary of People’s Republic of Bangladesh and Rector of BCS Administrative Academy- Muhammad Abdullah . In his speech in the program, the chief guest said, ‘I have a spiritual bond with Quantum Foundation in terms of family relation. One thing about Quantum, that really touches my heart, is the fact that it works for the overall welfare of the society, regardless of religion, cast or creed. I feel really fortunate today to be present in this program. As we all know, all the programs of Quantum are well-acclaimed by everyone, starting from the renowned personalities to the ordinary citizens. It was Quantum Foundation that changed thousands ...

  Asad Chowdhury Poet and Litterateur. Famous poet and litterateur of Bangladesh, Asad Chowdhury, is also renowned for his stupendous anchoring on television and recitation skills. Even though his career started as a poet, he was a journalist by profession.   The famous poet and litterateur of Bangladesh, Asad Choudhury , was the chief guest in the 127 th felicitation program for lifetime voluntary blood donors, taking place on August 21, 2016. He is well known for his amazing anchoring on television and recitation skills. He has worked on various aspects of literature; he has written many children’s book, folk verses, autobiographies etc, other than poems. He has also done few translations, alongside. Even though his career took off as a poet, he was a journalist by profession. One of his famous books include, Bangladesh er Muktijuddho (liberation war of Bangladesh). He received a Bangla Academy Award  in 1987 and also earned an Ekushey Pada...

Ataur Rahman Former president of New Theatre Committee, International Theatre Institute, Paris. Former chairman of Bangladesh Center of International Theatre Institute; former chairman of Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation, Former president of New Theatre Committee, International Theatre Institute, Paris. The 126 th felicitation program for lifetime voluntary blood donors was organized by Quantum Foundation on July 24, 2016, where the honorable chief guest was the renowned stage personality Ataur Rahman. He is the former chairman of Bangladesh Center of International Theatre Institute (BCITI), and also chaired the Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation. Apart from that he also presided the New Theatre Committee, International Theatre Institute(ITI), Paris. He was given many awards for his tremendous work with; which include the Ekushey Padak, Munir Chowdhury Honors-2000 and Amalendu Biswas Smriti Padak-2011 . In the program he said, ‘Today’s program wa...

Mikail Shipar Government Secretary Secretary of the Ministry of Labor and Employment, People’s Republic of Bangladesh   The 128 th felicitation program for the lifetime voluntary blood donors took place on October 19, 2016 organized by the Quantum Voluntary Blood Donation Program, where the chief guest of the ceremony was Mr. Mikail Shipar - the Secretary of the Ministry of Labor and Employment, Government of Bangladesh. In his speech, the chief guest said, ‘We don’t actually have anything to give to the donors other than our utmost respect for their self-motivated effort of donating blood every four months. If we consider the degradation of our society we’ll notice that nowadays, we don’t even know our neighbors; when someone gets murdered in front of our eyes, we rather prefer taking its photos than saving the person. And that is where Quantum Foundation is working, and trying to awaken our sense of moral and humanity, creating a sense of accountabil...

Arastoo Khan Chairman of Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited The chief guest of the 130th felicitation program for lifetime blood donors organized by Quantum Voluntary Blood Donation Program held on November 13, 2016, was Mr. Aarasto Khan- Chairman of Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited. He tells us that he came to the program not as a chief guest but to express gratitude towards the donors. Donors and Quantum Foundation both did extensive work. You are the distinguished people among the society. I am saluting you. You have donated more than 800000 units of blood in the last 15 years. There’s a database of almost 2.84 lac donors. This is certainly a huge achievement. You donated blood to 30 thousand people free and 47,000 people with a minimum payment. I agree that, those who have the ability to pay the minimum cost shouldn’t be given blood for free. Free should only be for poor people who can’t afford it. Through the Quantum Voluntary Blood Donation Pro...

Md. Sohrab Hossain Secretary, Ministry of Education On May 14, 2017, 134th Felicitation Program for Voluntary Blood Donors was organized by Quantum Voluntary Blood Donation Program. The chief guest at the ceremony was Md. Sohrab Hossain-  the Honorable Secretary of Minister of Education (Secondary and Higher Education Division) of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Chief guest Sohrab Hossain said that, 'Those who are donating their blood are surely great human beings.' He continued, 'We work every day. But the satisfaction of all the work is not the same. I am feeling a different kind of contentment for the work that I came here to do today. Man is for people. Many people in our country die for not getting blood on time. For years, various organizations have started working for this, by conducting blood donation activities. Quantum is one of the organizations. If we all participate in blood donation or other welfare activities of suc...

  Md. Sirajul Haque Khan Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Today’s program was hosted for those who donated blood selflessly. I don’t have the ability to honor you for the work you did. But I am thankful that I could meet you all. Giving out advices is very easy but in most cases you’ll see that the advisor doesn’t practice the advice he gave out himself. But the one who has been advised has to follow it. Hence, my advices may seem unnecessary to a lot of you. I donated blood three times. But I am still in a big debt. In 1983, I was admitted to a Chest Disease Hospital due to complications of bronchitis. At this time, my body bled the most of my blood. Blood had to be transfused in me. But due to a mismatch, the body started to react. Then the voluntary blood donors came forward to help. Therefore, today I say that the blood currently in my body is not mine. I was healed by getting blood...

Dr. Shahla Khatun   National Professor All of you who are present here are voluntary donors. I cannot compare your with anything. All of you are children of our golden country! I am very happy to be here to meet you. And I have been given the opportunity to get acquainted with the Quantum Foundation , so I thank them. As you all know, I'm a doctor. When I started my education, Dhaka Medical College was the only medical college in the country. I can’t even explain how difficult it was for us to find blood donors back then. When I was in my third year of undergrad, our professor suddenly decided that there would be a heart operation and all of our batch should be there. We were 18 students. We went to the operation theater . Everyone was very enthusiastic to see the operation. All of a sudden the patient began to bleed a lot and we only had one bottle of blood. Back then blood was bottled unlike now, where special packaging is done. The patient needed more ...

Mohammad Ismail Chairman, Bangladesh Agriculture Bank We often call Bangladesh a small and poor country. But on what context: population, area or poverty? We stand 8 th globally in population. There are still 7 more countries that beat us. And in the geographical area Bangladesh is 93 rd . There are still more than one hundred countries. Our country's GDP is very high now. Then how are we poor a country! I think this is a completely wrong idea. If we can remove this misconception from our mind, then we’ll be able to see that we are doing well in every aspect of the society and a mentality to donate will be created. We can help our country and foreign countries as well. We have such power. We still have to get charity from foreign countries. We can also give charity if we want. Because it does not require you a lot of money but a big heart in order to donate. If the ones, who are blessed with the ability to give zakat, pay two and a half percent of thei...