A total of 1,875 tuberculosis patients are undergoing treatment at different places in Jessore district till the month of January, 2015. Of the total nine are patients of multi drug resistant TB, said Dr Emdadul Haque, key note paper presenter at a roundtable on tuberculosis pretension.Jointly arranged by BRAC, ministry of health and Press Club Jessore, the roundtable was held at the press club on Sunday morning.Dr Shahadat Hossain, civil surgeon, Jessore chaired the roundtable while Sohel Hasan, additional deputy commissioner, Jessore was the chief guest.It was attended among others by Kazi Raqib Hossain, senior information officer, Jessore, Dr Abdur Rouf, deputy civil surgeon, Dr Kamrul Islam Benu, president, Bangladesh Medical Association, Jessore, SM Idris Alam, district representative, BRAC, Jessore, Jahid Hasan Tukun, president, Press Club Jessore, Tauhidur Rahman, secretary and Mizanur Rahman Tota, Fakhre Alam, Saifur Rahman Saif, Saiful Islam Sazal and Nur Islam, senior journalists and Jafar Sadiq,senior lawyer. Jessore Correspondent
