, Sept. 4 -- Gulshan Society and Dhaka Animal Welfare Alliance Trust (DAWAT) on Friday launched a special programme to vaccinate and collar stray dogs across the capital.

Gulshan Society President Barrister Omar Sadat, who is also president of DAWAT, and DAWAT Secretary General Nazneen Haque Akbar formally inaugurated the programme in the morning at Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed Park in Gulshan.

Speaking on the occasion, Omar Sadat said in a civilised city, all animals and birds have equal rights to coexist alongside humans.

"Stray dogs are also a part of our urban society. They live with people on our streets, parks and in the surrounding areas. A humane city does not respond to dogs and cats through fear or cruelty. Rather, it responds t...