Bangladesh National Authority for Chemical Weapons Convention (BNACWC) periodically organizes “Basic Assistance and Protection Course for Responders (BAPCoR)” as part of the capacity building programme of different stakeholders, said ISPR.
BNACWC organized capacity building programme BAPCoR-2 on Wednesday. The theoretical part of the training was held on 14 and 15 June via online platform under the supervision of BNACWC. The practical part and the closing ceremony of “Basic Assistance and Protection Course for Responders-2 (BAPCoR-2)”, was held at FSCD Training Complex in city’s Mirpur area. Total 28 officers from different ministries, Armed Forces, FSCD, Bangladesh Police, Bangladesh Ansar and VDP attended the course.
The aim of this training was to enhance the capacity of the responders to deal with Chemical Agents related incidents in the country. The curricula of the course included the National legislations on Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), theoretical and practical lessons on identification of chemical warfare agents, emergency response tools, personal protective equipment and emergency rescue system during chemical incident and medical management of chemical casualties.
Member Secretary, BNACWC and Director General, Civil and Military Relations Directorate, Armed Forces Division Commodore Arif Ahmed Mustafa was present as the Chief Guest at the closing ceremony. At the end of the ceremony, Chief Guest distributed certificates among the participants.
He thanked BNACWC and FSCD for organizing the event in a very befitting manner. He hoped that, this programme would play an important role to enhance the capacity of responders to combat any kind of chemical incident in Bangladesh. He also emphasized the necessity to conduct such training course for capacity building of responders in future.