Today is the 21st death anniversary of internationally reputed arsenic researcher Dr. Shibtosh Roy.
Dr. Roy died in a tragic road accident on this day (July 02,2001) at Taraganj of Rangpur District.
He had gone to the northern region of the country to identify arsenic affected patients for a joint research program of Dhaka Community Hospital Trust, Commonwealth Research Organization of Australia (CSIRO) and the Geology Department of Dhaka University.
Dr. Roy visited all the villages under 460 Upzilla of 64 districts of the country to treat arsenic patients. He was 51 years old when he died.
Dhaka Community Hospital shows respect for his memory every year. In addition, religious functions will be organized by his family for eternal peace of the departed soul.
