The Doctors Association of Bangladesh (DAB) will organise a scientific seminar on Tuesday to mark World Osteoporosis Day 2026, aiming to raise awareness about bone health and osteoporosis prevention.

The seminar titled “Osteoporosis: A Preventable Epidemic,” will be held at 11:00am at the Convention Hall of the Super Specialized Hospital of Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) in the capital.

Dr Zubaida Rahman, vice president of the Ziaur Rahman Foundation and a prominent cardiologist, will attend the event as the chief guest.

DAB President Prof Dr Harun Al Rashid will preside over the seminar, while Prof Dr AKM Khalequzzaman Dipu will make the keynote presentation.

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain and State Minister Dr MA Muhit will attend as special guests.

Prof Dr Farhad Halim Donar, a member of the BNP Standing Committee and chief adviser to DAB, and BMU Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr FM Siddiqui will also attend.

The programme will include a question-and-answer session, a panel discussion and a quiz.

The panel of experts includes Prof Dr Erfanul Haque Siddiqui, Prof Dr Faruk Quashem, Prof Dr Sayed Akram Hossain, Prof Dr Shamim Ahmed, Dr Sheikh Farid Ahmed and Prof Mohammad Belalul Islam.

The event will be held under the theme “Build, Protect, and Strengthen Your Bones for Life,” with Incepta as the scientific partner.

World Osteoporosis Day is observed annually on October 20 to raise awareness about osteoporosis, a condition in which bones become weak and fragile, increasing the risk of fractures.