In order to
ensure the involvement of the students community in AIDS
prevention activities, communities rally and film show was
held at the premises of Nowhata Degree College and
municipality areas this morning.
Mass
communication oriented development organization Center for
Communication and Development -CCD and it's youth wing
Bangladesh Advanced Students Alliance (BASA) jointly organized
this program
A
colorful rally started from the academic building paraded the
Nowhata bazaar and municipality areas of the Nowhata.
A
discussion meeting was held after the rally, Presided over by
A.H.M Abdul Hai, Program Coordinator of CCD, the meeting was
addressed, among others, by Md. Abdul Khaleque, Lecturer,
Dept. of Accounting, Lailun Nahar Baby, Lecturer of Dept. of
Geography of the college, Abdul Mottalib Jewel Campaign
Officer and Mahfuzur Rahman Mishu, Program Organizer of CCD,
BASA- Cultural Organiser Raninuzzaman, Moshiur Rahman, Nasim
Ahamd, BASA Organiser, and Convenor of Nowhata College unit
Raniur Rahman.
An
AIDS related short film "Ojana Ghatak" was screened
through the multi media projector for the students and
teachers of college.
Through
enjoying this short film the huge gathering came to know many
essential messages on HIV/AIDS issues.
National AIDS/STD
Program (NASP) of Health Department and UNICEF extended
financial support for the program.
The number of
HIV infected children under 14 in Bangladesh are 310 and 2100
children became orphan losing their parents due to HIV/AIDS.
Quoting the
reports revealed by UNAIDS it was disclosed in a discussion
meeting held in observance of the World AIDS Orphans day at
local New Government Degree College this morning.
With Organizer
of Bangladesh Advanced Students’ Alliance (BASA) Ashique
Hossain in the chair the meeting was addressed, among others,
by Programme Organizer of Centre for Communications and
Development-CCD Mahfuzur Rahman Mishu, Campaign Officer Abdul
Mottalib Jewel and BASA Member Umme Safiya Kaniz.
The meeting was
also told that the number of HIV infected children under 15 in
the world was 2.20 crore till 2004. Of them a total of 6.40
lakh children were infected solely in 2004. Among them 5.10
lakh, so far, died of AIDS.
In the
consequence of HIV epidemic one child is becoming orphan
losing either his mother or father in every 15 second in the
world at present. The rate is much higher in the AIDS affected
countries.
In the
Sub-Saharan African countries about 1.20 crore children became
orphan due to the same reason till 2004.
Due to the AIDS
prevalence the parentless children were mostly subjected to
repression and discrimination in the social and economic
context.
This Day is
being observed worldwide to show the sympathy and cooperation
to them.
On the occasion
CCD also arranged an exchange of views meeting with the
cultural personalities at its conference room this afternoon.
Chaired by
Executive Director of CCD Golam Mourtoza the programme was
addressed by Administrative Officer Abu Hena Mostofa Kamal.
CCD has taken an initiative to create mass awareness of
HIV/AIDS through folk-cultural show to reduce its prevalence.
National AIDS/STD Program and UNICEF supported these
activities.
The World Press
Freedom Day was observed here in befitting manner today. The
day’s programmes included rally, open dialogue and
discussion meeting in the city.
An open
dialogue was organized at the training room of Rajshahi City
Corporation with joint collaboration with Centre for
Communication and Development-CCD and Bangladesh Centre for
Development, Journalism and Communications (BCDJC). DANIDA/Royal
Danish Embassy, Dhaka extended financial support to conduct
the programs.
Taking part in
the dialogue the speakers said the existing disunity and
conflict among the journalists are the prime obstacles towards
creating congenial atmosphere for sound journalism.
They urged the
media professionals to become united for establishing their
freedom of expression and resisting any sort of assault and
repression on them.
Expressing
their grave concern over the frequent torture the discussants
said the journalists working in local and root level are being
subjected to various types of harassment and oppression.
Secretary of
Rajshahi Union of Journalists (RUJ) and Editor of Daily Natun
Probhat Sarder Abdur Rahman was the keynote speaker on the
occasion with Journalist Muhammad Zulfikar in the chair.
Editor of
Dainik Barta SMA Kader, Editor of Daily Sonaly Sangbad Liakat
Ali and Executive Editor Molazzem Hossien, Editor of Daily
Upochar Abdullah Al Mahmud Bablu, Editor of Daily Sunshine
Tasiqul Islam Bakul and President of RUJ Mustafizur Rahman
Khan addressed the discussion while CCD Director Golam Mortuza
made the welcome address.
Assistant
Professor of Mass Communications Department of Rajshahi
University Moshihur Rahman facilitated the dialogue.
CCD and its
students organization Bangladesh Advanced Students Alliance
(BASA) organized the colorful rally and discussion meeting
this morning. The colorful rally carrying festoons and banners
with the main theme of the day started from the premises of
Rajshahi Govt. College and paraded the main thoroughfares of
the city. Hundred of students of different higher educational
institution took part in the rally. A discussion meting was
held at the Rajshahi College campus after the rally.
In order to
ensure the involvement of the students community in AIDS
prevention activities, a community rally and film show was
held at the premises of Godagari Degree College here this
noon.
Centre for
Communication and Development-CCD and its youth wing
Bangladesh Advanced Students’ Alliance (BASA) and jointly
organized the programme.
A colourful
rally started from the academic building paraded the main
thoroughfares of the college campus.
President of
Godagari Press Club ABM Quamruzzaman and Lecturer of Sociology
department of the college Nasimul Islam led the rally and
addressed the gathering on the occasion.
Among others
BASA Organizer Abu Hena, Nazmul Islam Sweet, Jahangir Alam and
officials of CCD spoke highlighting the measures and
prevention step of HIV/AIDS.
An
AIDS related short film ‘Ojana Ghatak’ was screened
through multi media projector for the students and teachers of
the college.
Through
enjoying the short film the huge gathering came to know many
essential messages on HIV/AIDS issues.
National AIDS/STD
Programme (NASP) of Health Department and UNICEF extended
financial support for the programme.
Focusing on the
main theme of World Health Day 2005, 'Make Every Mother and
Child Count', mass communication and journalism oriented
development organization Center for Communication and
Development-CCD observed the day in a befitting manner through
different activities.
Among the
activities there was rally, discussion meeting and cultural
show. At the beginning of the day a rally started from the
daily Barta ground concluded at Old City Corporation premises
at Sonadighi. District Civil Surgeon office and CCD jointly
organized the program. NASP and UNICEF supported the program.
A huge number of Bangladesh Advanced Students Alliance (BASA)
members from different units attended the rally holding
festoons, banners and wearing crown with much enthusiasm.
In observance
of the day, CCD and BASA Rajshahi University (RU) unit jointly
organized a discussion meeting and cultural show at the
central library ground of RU while BASA member Afsarina Runi
was in the chair. Program Coordinator of CCD Hossain Abdul Hai
and Program Organizer Mahfuzur Rahman Mishu addressed the
meeting highlighting different aspects, background and present
situation of public health in Bangladesh. Among others, BASA
Organizer Anisul Ashekeen Russel, Tofael Ahmed Ujjol, Mahmudur
Rahman Sohel, Anisur Rahman Litu and Farzana Alam Tithi spoke
on the occasion.
Speakers
underscored the sound health of the mass people to make a
happy, prosperous and developed Bangladesh. They also demanded
immediate inclusion of more public health related information
in the textbook of school and college. Speakers expressed
their dedication to work more for the underprivileged women
and children in the community.
At the end of
the meeting, BASA artists rendered an enchanting cultural
presentation on the occasion.
The
young stars of CCD enchanted Dhaka people. The amusing melody
of folk song, the heart-touching combat of grandfather (Nana)
and grandson (Nati) and the acting of young performers
attracted thousands of people from home and abroad.
The
Connecting Futures Festival was held at British Council
premises in Dhaka from March 25 to 29, 2005. The British
Council premises were full of joy, pleasure and fellowship in
the presence of young people who represent four organizatiopn
from United Kingdom and six from Bangladesh. The aim of the
festival was to enhance mutual respect and understanding by
exchanging thoughts, opinion and experience among the young
people of UK and Bangladesh. CCD and its co-organization BASA
successfully fulfilled this target through performing in
different role and presentation.
Mass
communication and journalism-oriented development organization
Center for Communication and Development-CCD team consists of
37 members actively took part in the festival. The five-day
programs included Parliamentary Debate, Folk song, Gamvira,
Patriotic song, Film Show, Memorial Speech, Quiz Competition,
Talk Show, Forum Theature, Drama, Talent Show and cultural
soiree of different universities and organizations of UK and
Bangladesh.
In
the total festival, performance and presentation of Banglaesh
Anti-AIDS Students Alliance (BASA), the co-organization of CCD
pleased the particicipants and audience from home and abroad.
BASA debate team performed well in the parliamentary debate
and team leader Mahfuzur Rahman Mishu became the best speaker
in the competition. In the festival a quiz competition was
held on the history of Bangladesh. The Dhaka, Chitagong,
Rajshahi and Sylhet Divisional team participated there. The
Rajshahi team consists of Tofael Ahmed Ujjal, Anisur Rahman
Litu and Mahfuzur Rahman Mishu, who all are the members of CCD
and BASA.
The most
attractive program of the festival was the presentation of
young Baul team of CCD. The enchanting melody of folk song
pleased the guests from home and abroad. HIV/AIDS oriented
educative drama ‘Rango Rosher Jibon’ was staged by young
artists of CCD. The traditinal Gamvira song of Rajshahi region
was an exceptional item in the festival. This presentation
enthralled the particicipants and audience. Not only folk song
but also the Band song of Ahsan Manik charmed the audience
much.
The
female community is highly vulnerable for HIV/AIDS infection
in Bangladesh. In accordance with a govt. report, 33 women
were infected with HIV/AIDS last year in the country. But non-govt.
reports confirmed the number much more than that, BAIDS News.
Speakers
disclosed it while addressing in the folk cultural function
held at the premises of Vodra and Kedur Morh in the city on
Monday and today. Mass communication oriented development
organization Centre for Communication and Development-CCD
organized the cultural functions on the occasion of World
Women's Day. Speakers also said, 90% of the female who are HIV
positive received the fatal virus from their husbands. Out of
33 female infected with HIV last year in Banglsdeh, 28
obtained the killer virus from their husbands, they added.
Moreover, the 4 women who died of AIDS last year here were
also infected with HIV through their life partners.
Calling
upon all the concerned to ensure HIV test of the would-be
husbands before marriage, speakers said that the female
community must be aware of HIV/AIDS for their own safety and
for the security of their offspring. Ward Commissioner of
Rajshahi City Corporation Zahangir Alom Alomgir and Prof Golam
Quddus attended the functions as guest of honor. Program
Coordinator of CCD Hossain Abdul Hai presented welcome
address.
At
every cultural function Baul and Gomvira songs including
theatre were rendered. The popular Baul, Gomvira and drama
artistes of CCD focussed on the role and significance of the
day, the causes, means of prevention and other necessary
messages on HIV/AIDS and vulnerability of the women for HIV
infection through the tune of folk culture and acting. A huge
number of mass people including teachers, students and young
people enjoyed the function with much enthusiasm.
The
cultural campaign supported by the British Council and
Connecting Futures targets to create awareness of HIV/AIDS
among the youth community through popular folk cultural
presentations in the northern region. Administrative Officer
of CCD Abu Hena Mostofa Kamal, Program Assistant Qudrotussama,
Program Organizer Mahfuzur Rahman Mishu and Campaign Officer
Abdul Muttalib Jewel, among others, spoke on the occasion.
Calling
upon the students and youth community to donate blood
voluntarily for AIDS prevention, speakers said that HIV/AIDS
is spreading rapidly due to unsafe blood transfusion system in
Bangladesh, BAIDS News.
Speakers
said it while addressing a training workshop for the resource
students on HIV/AIDS held at the conference room of CCD today.
In the training program organized by Centre for Communication
and Development-CCD, it was also said that there was no safe
blood transfusion system in most of the hospitals and clinics
in the country. Blood is taken and given without proper HIV
test, which is very risky for AIDS infection. Former Program
Coordinator of HIV Program of CARE Bangladesh Dr. Nazmul
Hossain, Chairman of Mass Communication Department of Rajshahi
University Prof. Dulal Chandro Biswas and Director of CCD G. M
Mourtoza conducted technical sessions in the training
workshop. A total of 40 resource students of Rajshahi region
actively took part in the workshop.
Among
others, Program Coordinator of CCD Hossain Abdul Hai, Program
Assistant Qudratussama and Organizer Tofael Ahmed Ujjol,
Mahmudur Rahman Sohel, Afsarina Runi and Nibedita Roy
facilitated the training. CCD's Co-organization Bangladesh
Anti-AIDS Students Alliance locally supported the function.
As
the students and youths played significant role in every
crisis period of the nation, they also have to be sincerely
active in AIDS prevention movement.
Speakers
said it in the opening session of a cultural and drama program
at the Bangobandhu Degree College premises of Rajshahi on
Tuesday.
Mass
communication oriented development organization Centre for
Communication and Development-CCD and its co-organization
Bangladesh Anti-AIDS Students Alliance (BASA) organized the
function. British Council and Connecting Futures supported the
program.
Principal
of the college Prof M Nurul Islam inaugurated the function as
chief guest while CCD Program Coordinator Hossain Abdul Hai
was in the chair. Lecturer of Accounting Department of the
college Md Miazuddin addressed the gathering as special guest.
Lecturer of Islamic Studies Department of the college Md Kamal
Uddin presented keynote speech. Among others, Program
Assistant of CCD Kudrotussama, Administrative Officer Abu Hena
Mostofa Kamal and Campaign Officer Abdul Muttalib Jewel spoke
on the occasion.
At
the end of the discussion, enchanting cultural function
including Baul and Gomvira were rendered. The popular Baul,
Gomvira and drama artistes of CCD focussed on the causes,
means of prevention and other necessary messages on HIV/AIDS
through the tune of folk culture and acting.
A
huge number of teachers, students and young people enjoyed the
function with much enthusiasm. The cultural campaign targets
to create awareness of HIV/AIDS among the youth and students
community through popular folk cultural presentations in the
educational institutions in Rajshahi region.
The
including of sex education in the textbook has been reinforced
for AIDS prevention.
Speakers
underscored it in the closing ceremony of 2-day debate
workshop held at the conference room of Institute of
Bangladesh Studies (IBS) of Rajshahi University (RU) on
Tuesday. They also said, unprotective sex act is one of the
main causes of HIV/AIDS infection. Due to unawareness, the
trend of involvement in extra-marital sex act is alarmingly
increasing among the students and youth community. To save
them from HIV/AIDS, it is inevitable to include reproductive
health issue in the textbook, they added.
Mass
communication oriented development organization Centre for
Communication and Development-CCD and its co-organization
Bangladesh Anti-AIDS Students Alliance (BASA) organized the
workshop to create awareness of HIV/AIDS through debate among
the students. British Council and Connecting Futures supported
the training program.
Director
of Teachers-Students Cultural Centre (TSCC) of RU Prof M
Sadequl Islam attended the function as chief guest while
Director of CCD G M Mourtoza was in the chair. Convenor of the
workshop Anisur Rahman Litu and Team Leader of RU Central
Debating Team Mahfuzur Rahman Mishu attended the function,
among others. Program Coordinator of CCD Hossain Abdul Hai
presented welcome address and BASA Member Rebeka Sultana
Shilpi conducted the function.
A
total of 61 students of 17 higher educational institutions of
Rajshahi region are actively took part in the workshop.
Reputed debaters of the country conducted different technical
sessions of the training.
The
trend of involving into different risky behaviour including
drug addiction is increasing among students. That is why, they
have to be engaged in creative and intellectual activities.
Vice
Chancellor of Rajshahi University (RU) Prof Dr Faisul Islam
Farouquee said it while inaugurating a 2-day Debate training
workshop held at the conference room of Institute of
Bangladesh Studies (IBS) today. He further said, due to
ignorance and unawareness, the vulnerability of HIV/AIDS is
rising rapidly among the students. He called upon all the
concerned to make them free from all risky practice for the
welfare of the nation.
Mass
communication oriented development organization Centre for
Communication and Development-CCD and its co-organization
Bangladesh Anti-AIDS Students Alliance (BASA) organized the
workshop to flourish the intellectual talent of the students.
British Council and Connecting Futures supported the training
program.
In
the function, Pro-Vice Chancellor of RU Prof Dr K A M Shahadot
Hossain Mandol spoke as special guest. In his speech, Prof
Mandol said, AIDS is one of the national problems in our
country. The students and youth communities have to come
forward to combat this fatal disease. They have to be aware of
HIV/AIDS themselves and also make other people aware of the
virus, he added.
The
function presided over by Director of CCD G M Mourtoza was
attended, among others, by Director of IBS Prof Dr Joynal
Abedin and Students Advisor of RU Zahid Hossain as special
guest. Program Coordinator of CCD Hossain Abdul Hai presented
welcome address and BASA Member Salma Sultana Rima conducted
the function.
A total of 54 students of 17 higher educational institutions
of Rajshahi region are taking part in the workshop. Reputed
debaters of the country are conducting different technical
sessions of the training.
As
the female students will be able to play an effective role as
wife, mother and guardian in future, they have to be made
aware and alert to prevent the fatal disease AIDS very first,
BAIDS News.
Speakers
said it in the opening session of a cultural and drama program
at the Madarbux Home Economics College premises of Rajshahi
today.
Mass
communication oriented development organization Centre for
Communication and Development-CCD and its co-organization
Bangladesh Anti-AIDS Students Alliance (BASA) organized the
function. British Council and Connecting Futures supported the
program.
Principal
of the college Prof Salma Shahadat inaugurated the function as
chief guest while CCD Director G M Mourtoza was in the chair.
Assistant Professor of Bangla Department of the college Seheli
Akter addressed the gathering as special guest. Program
Coordinator of CCD Hossain Abdul Hai presented welcome
address. Among others Administrative Officer of CCD Abu Hena
Mostofa Kamal and Campaign Officer Abdul Muttalib Jewel spoke
on the occasion.
At
the end of the discussion, enchanting cultural function
including Baul and Gomvira were rendered. The popular Baul,
Gomvira and drama artistes of CCD focussed on the causes,
means of prevention and other necessary messages on HIV/AIDS
through the tune of folk culture and acting. A huge number of
teachers, students and young people enjoyed the function with
much enthusiasm.
The
cultural campaign targets to create awareness of HIV/AIDS
among the youth and students community through popular folk
cultural presentations in the educational institutions in
Rajshahi region.
80
% of the drug-addict are young and students in the country. As
their trend to drug-abuse is increasing alarmingly, they are
becoming infected with HIV/AIDS rapidly.
Speakers
said it while speaking in the inaugural session of special
cultural campaign held at the premises of Upashahar Housing
Estate Degree College in Rajshahi today. Mass communication
oriented development organization Centre for Communication and
Development-CCD organized the function with the view to making
the students and youth community aware of HIV/AIDS.
Speakers
also said, due to family and social degradation, the students
and youth community try to find out temporary pleasure with
drug. The disappointment from unemployment problem also
encourages them to have many drugs. Calling upon the effective
programs to save them from the curse of drugs, speakers said
that the youth and students communities have to be involved in
creative, intellectual and cultural activities for the sake of
socio-economic development of the nation.
Chairman
of Transport Committee of Rajshahi City Corporation Ward
Commissioner Murad Ali inaugurated the function as chief guest
while Principal of the college Prof S M Sahaduzzaman was in
the chair. Director of CCD Golam Mourtoza presented welcome
address in the function. Among others, Administrative Officer
Abu Hena Mostofa Kamal and Campaign Officer Abdul Muttalib
Jewel addressed the gathering.
At
the end of the discussion, enchanting cultural function
including Baul and Gomvira were rendered. The popular Baul,
Gomvira and drama artistes of CCD focussed on the causes,
means of prevention and other necessary messages on HIV/AIDS
through the tune of folk culture and acting. A huge number of
teachers, students and young people enjoyed the function with
much enthusiasm.
The
cultural campaign supported by the British Council and
Connecting Futures targets to create awareness of HIV/AIDS
among the youth and students community through popular folk
cultural presentations in the educational institutions in
Rajshahi region.
The risk of
HIV/AIDS infection is alarmingly rising among students as 40%
of them are involved in extra-marital sex-act and other risky
behaviour including injecting drug-use in the country, BAIDS
News.
The speakers
disclosed this information while addressing a training
workshop for the resource students on HIV/AIDS held at the
conference room of CCD today. In the training program
organized by Centre for Communication and Development-CCD, it
was also said that 90% of the students have no concept of
HIV/AIDS. As a result, they are increasingly becoming involved
in using injecting drugs, having extra-marital sex and
homosexual act causing a dangerous threat to their life and
nation, they added. Supported by National AIDS/STD Program (NASP)
and UNICEF, different sessions of the training were conducted
by former Program Coordinator of HIV Proram of CARE Bangladesh
Dr Nazmul Hossain, Mass Communication Department Chairman of
Rajshahi University Prof Dulal Chandro Biswas and Director of
CCD Golam Mourtoza. A total of 35 resource students of
different educational institutions including Rajshahi
University and Rajshahi College actively took part in the
daylong training workshop.
Among others,
Program Coordinator of CCD Hossain Abdul Hai, Program
Assistant Kudrotushshama, Organizer of BASA Tofael Ahmed Ujjol,
Anisul Ashekeen Russel, Salahuddin Murad and Mahmudur Rahman
Sohel facilitated the training program. The organizers and
workers of the students’ wing of CCD, Bangladesh Anti-AIDS
Students Alliance (BASA) assisted the total arrangement of the
function.
The
youths and students communities have been urged to build up
strong AIDS prevention movement with the spirit of great
Ekushe. Speakers urged this in the inaugural session of an
exceptional folk cultural function held on the occasion of
International Mother Language Day at the premises of Rajshahi
University Station Bazar on Monday. In order to create
awareness of HIV/AIDS among the local youths and students,
mass communication and journalism oriented development
organization Centre for Communication and Development-CCD
organized the function supproted by the British Council. In
the function, speakers also said, the valiant youths and
students community have led the liberation war with much
patriotism and spirit of Ekushe. In the same way, they have to
fight against the fatal infection of HIV/AIDS in our country.
Otherwise, the nation will suffer from AIDS epidemic and the
whole nation will have to pay for the great havoc, they added.
Director of CCD Golam Mourtoza presented welcome address in
the function. Program Coordinator Hossain Abdul Hai and
Organizer of Bangladesh Anti-AIDS Students Alliance (BASA)
Anisur Rahman Litu conducted the function. Among others,
Administrative Officer of CCD Abu Hena Mostofa Kamal and
Campaign Officer Abdul Muttalib Jewel addressed the gathering.
After the discussion, the cultural presentation started with
folk song including Baul and other patriotic songs. The young
artists of CCD presented the folk song with much zeal of
motherland and mother tongue, which was enjoyed by thousands
of enthusiastic audience. The young actors of Gomvira
highlighted the significance of great sacrifice of the
martyres in 1952 and necessary awareness messages on HIV/AIDS
through the vocal-war of Nana and Nati. Then an AIDS related
drama named Rongorosher Jibon was staged on the occasion. A
huge number of audience including students, youths, juveniles
and local mass people enjoyed the drama till mid-night. In
collaboration with the British Council, CCD is arranging such
exceptional folk cultural programs in all the educational
institutions in Rajshahi region to make the youths and
adolescents aware of HIV/AIDS.
Calling upon the
significance of involving the youth and students community
in AIDS prevention movement speakers said that it is
impossible to succeed in fighting HIV/AIDS epidemic without
cordial participation of them in the movement, BAIDS News.
Noted
educationists said it while speaking in the inaugural
session of special cultural campaign held at the premises of
Komela Hoque Degree College in Rajshahi today. Mass
communication oriented development organization Centre for
Communication and Development-CCD organized with the view to
making the students and youth community aware of HIV/AIDS.
Pro-Vice
Chancellor of Rajshahi University Prof Dr K A M Shahadot
Hossain Mandol inaugurated the campaign as chief guest while
Principal of the college Prof Md Mohosin Ali was in the
chair. In his speech, Prof Mandol said, HIV/AIDS is damaging
the human resources much more devastatingly than any Great
War. The students and youth communities are unconsciously
becoming infected with this deadly virus due to their
unawareness. Therefore we have to include them in AIDS
prevention activities with creating sufficient awareness
among them, he added.
Local social
worker and President of the governing body of the college Md
Saiful Islam and Director of CCD Golam Mourtoza attended the
function as special guests. Program Coordinator of CCD A H M
Abdul Hai conducted the function.
At the end of
the discussion, enchanting cultural function including Baul
and Gomvira were rendered. The popular Baul, Gomvira and
drama artistes of CCD focussed on the causes, means of
prevention and other necessary messages on HIV/AIDS through
the tune of folk culture and acting. A huge number of
teachers, students and young people enjoyed the function
with much enthusiasm.
The
cultural campaign supported by the British Council and
Connecting Futures targets to create awareness of HIV/AIDS
among the youth and students community through popular folk
cultural presentations in the educational institutions in
Rajshahi region.
In order to
involve the students’ community in AIDS awareness
activities, the effective program is going on in full swing
in the higher educational institutions in Rajshahi. The
cooperation of all the concerned persons including teachers
and guardians has been urged in this respect, BAIDS News.
It was urged in
the progress review meeting of the activities held in the
campus of Rajshahi College today. Mass communication
oriented development organization Centre for
Communication
and Development-CCD and its co-organization Bangladesh
Anti-AIDS Students Alliance (BASA) conducted the AIDS
awareness activities in the institutions. National AIDS/STD
Program (NASP) of Health Department and UNICEF supported the
programs.The meeting presided over by Mahfuza Hoque Sumi,
Convenor of BASA, RC Unit, was addressed among others by CCD
Official Hossain Abdul Hai, Program Assistant Qudratusshama,
Campaign Officer Abdul Mottalib Jewel, BASA Worker Nahidul
Islam Robin and BASA members of the college.
Moreover, to
promote the AIDS awareness activities among the students, a
review meeting was held at Madarbux Home Economics College
today. In accordance with the support of all the students
present in the meeting, Marfia Khanam Maya was elected as
Convenor of the college unit of BASA.
Meanwhile, a
review meeting of Rajshahi University (RU) Unit of BASA was
held at the premises of the central library of RU on
Tuesday. With the view to strengthening organizational
activities in the campus, an elaborate program was chalked
out to observe International Mother Tongue Day and
Independence Day auspiciously through arranging poem
recitation, speech and essay writing competition among the
students. Organizer of BASA RU Md Anisur Rahman Litu
presided over the meeting while organizers Tofayel Ahmed
Ujjol, Asma Khanam Mita, Salahuddin Murad, Mahmudur Rahman
Sohel and CCD officials spoke on the occasion.
A huge number of
students of the above mentioned educational institutions were
also present in the review meetings.
For the sake of preventing
AIDS epidemic in Bangladesh, the youth community
must be involved in AIDS prevention activities
with much awareness and sincerity. Otherwise, the
killer germ HIV will spread soon among the youths.
Speakers
said it in the first Focus Group Discussion (FGD)
held at the CCD premises at Monafer Moarhe in
Rajshahi today. Mass communication oriented
development organization Centre for Communication
and Development-CCD organized the FGD series in
order to assess the information needs for the
youths about HIV/AIDS and to involve them in AIDS
prevention activities.
In
the FGD, it was also said that 80% of the youth
community have no concept of HIV infection in the
country. As a result, many of them are involved in
much high-risk behaviours that promote HIV
infection among them.
A
total of 22 youth people of different level of
Rajshahi actively took part in the daylong program
supported by the British Council and Connecting
Futures. The Executive Director of CCD Golam
Mourtoza, Program Manager of CCD Shahana Parveen,
Communication Officer Abdul Hai and Program
Assistant Kudrotusshama conducted the technical
sessions in the FGD. Bangladesh Anti-AIDS Students
Alliance- BASA, the co-organization of CCD and its
potential program organizers facilitated the FGD
series.
Rajshahi,
December 24: 90 percent HIV infected women in Bangladesh have
been affected from their husbands. Presently the number of HIV
infected female is 3100 in Bangladesh.
It
was disclosed in the inaugural session of a 4-day training on
AIDS Journalism held at a local hotel in Rajshahi today.
Mass
communication oriented development organization Centre for
Communication and Development-CCD in collaboration with CARE
Bangladesh organized the training to flourish AIDS Journalism
trend for strengthening AIDS prevention movement.
In
the function, it was also said that 30 of the 102 HIV infected
in Bangladesh this year are female. Besides four of the dead
of AIDS this year are female. In accordance with the Global
Report-2004 of UNAIDS, the number of female who are HIV
infected is 3100, though it is less in number in the
government report.
Speakers
also said, due to the present socio-economic status and sole
influence of the male on safe sex-act, the female community
are in a high risk of HIV infection in Bangladesh and 90
percent of the female infected with HIV/AIDS received this
killer virus from their husbands. The seven female who were
identified as HIV positive in Bangabandhu Medical University
in last two years received this virus from their husbands back
from the Middle East countries, they added. In this respect,
speakers called upon the government and other concerned
authority to take effective measures to make the female
community aware of this fatal disease.
Editor
of the Dainik Barta S M A Kader inaugurated the training
workshop as chief guest while Media Analyst of CCD Mohammad
Zulfiker was in the chair. Editor of the Daily Shonali Songbad
Md. Liakat Ali attended the function as special guest.
Communication Officer of CCD A H M Abdul Hai presented welcome
address. Chairman of Mass Communication Department of
Rajshahi University Professor Dulal Chandra Biswas conducted
different technical sessions in the first day of the training.
A
total of 37 senior journalists of different local and national
newspapers and news agencies working at Chapai Nawabgonj,
Natore, Naogaon and Rajshahi are taking part in the 4-day
training program.
Due
to an unavoidable circumstances the
final debate is going to be held at Monnafer Morh instead
of the Kazi najrul Islam
Auditorium of Rajshahi University on 27th of December. Dept.
of Mass Communication and dept. of Genetics and Breeding will
fight there. Honorable city mayor of Rajshahi Mizanur Rahman
Minu MP will be there as chief guest. The program will start
at 3 pm.
Rajshahi,
December 01: Journalists are also active in the street to
create mass awareness of HIV/AIDS. They have started to
disseminate necessary messages on the deadly disease AIDS
through their means of mass communication, BAIDS News.
On
the occasion of World AIDS Day 2004, mass communication
oriented development organization Centre for Communication and
Development-CCD organized Meet the Press in Panchogarh, Natore,
Bogra, Rangpur, Pabna, Dinajpur, Thakurgaon and Naogaon
district separately. Above four hundred journalists working in
different local and national newspapers and news agencies
actively took part in the dialogues. At the end of the
dialogue all journalists brought out colourful rally in the
heart of the towns and paraded the main thoroughfares. The
towns' people watched the community rally on HIV/AIDS of
journalists and appreciated the initiative. The officials of
government and non-government offices and public leaders
opined that such an attempt of journalists would enhance the
AIDS prevention movement much ahead than earlier.
Rajshahi,
December 08: The female community has been infected with
HIV/AIDS mostly by their husbands in Bangladesh. So the to
save from such a deadly disease like HIV/AIDS.
Speakers
in the inaugural session of the orientation on HIV/AIDS held
at the premises of Rajshahi Madarbux Home Economics College
said it today. Principal of the college Salma Rahman attended
the function as chief guest while Documentation Coordinator of
CCD Mir Mohammad Hasan Abdullah was in the chair. Mass
communication oriented development organization Centre for
Communication and Development-CCD with the cooperation of
National AIDS/STD Program (NASP) and UNICEF organized the
function.
In
the discussion, speakers expressed their anxiety that the
females are highly vulnerable for HIV/AIDS due to their
physical and socio-economic status. Moreover, the male
partners have affected most of the women living with HIV, so
without making the women fully aware of HIV/AIDS, it is never
possible to prevent rapid infection of HIV/AIDS, they added.
Assistant
Professor of the college Seheli Akter and Raonak Jahan
addressed the function as special guest. Among others, Program
Assistant of CCD Kudrotusshama, Convener of Bangladesh
Anti-AIDS Students Alliance (BASA) Rajshahi A M Raihan and
Joint Convener Rebeka Sultana spoke on the role of students in
preventing HIV/AIDS and on the activities of BASA.
At
the end of the orientation, an enchanting video show of folk
culture and documentary film on HIV/AIDS was projected to the
present students of the college.
Rajshahi,
November 24: Though HIV/AIDS is spreading rapidly in
Bangladesh, the role of newspapers in preventing AIDS epidemic
is not satisfactory in the country. But the role of only local
newspapers published from different districts of northern
region was found more advanced in this regard.
After
a close survey on the AIDS related news items published in the
national and local newspapers from January to June in 2004,
Bangladesh AIDS Information and Documentation Services-BAIDS
disclosed this report today. It was also found that few
newspapers put emphasis on this issue as national crisis, but
the English dailies played more significant role in this
regard than the Bangla dailies.
Under
the Communication for AIDS Prevention Project (CAP), BAIDS, a
joint venture of Centre for Communication and Development-CCD
and CARE Bangladesh, conducted the survey on 28 daily
newspapers in the first half of the year.
It
was also added in the report that in the period of
January-February this year, the AIDS-related news coverage in
13 national and 15 local newspapers was very little. But after
the starting of the CAP project, a huge number of views
exchanges, orientation and training workshops on HIV/AIDS
issues were held with journalists, media owners and civil
society in different districts of the northern region to
flourish AIDS Journalism. As a result, the media people and
media owners highlighted much more news and views on this
issue in their respective newspapers in the rest of the
period.
The
study report said that the Daily Independent was at the top in
covering AIDS related news publication among the national
dailies. This time a total of 36 AIDS related news items were
published covering 406 inches in the Independent. Among them,
04 were organizational report, 18 were press release and news
items served by news agencies, 05 editorials, 03
sub-editorials, 03 features and 03 hard reports. In this
regard, the Daily Star and the Bangladesh Today are in the
second and third place respectively. These two papers covered
404 and 370 inches with AIDS related news items. The daily
Janokontho was at the bottom in the list of the national
dailies that covered AIDS related news items in the period.
This paper published only 6 news items covering 34 inches on
HIV/AIDS issue.
The
survey report also observed that in spite of having less
number of pages, the local and regional newspapers covered
much more news items on this fatal disease HIV/AIDS. Among the
regional dailies, the Dainik Barta, published from Rajshahi
was at the top position covering 44 news items in 350 inches.
Its news items included 32 pieces served by news agencies, 06
organizational reports and other 06 pieces investigative
reports prepared by the staff reporters of the Barta. The
daily Natun Provat and the daily Sonali Sangbad were in the
second and third position respectively in AIDS related news
coverage among the regional dailies. These two papers covered
AIDS related news items in 323 and 322 inches. The daily Ajker
Deshbarta published from Dinajpur was at the bottom covering
only 71 inches at the period.
From the media
analysis, it has been evaluated that most of the AIDS related
newspapers published in this period were served from either
some news agencies or some organizations. Moreover, these news
items were only informative rather than constructive and
educative.
Rajshahi,
October 29: In order to create mass awareness about HIV/AIDS
issues through flourish of AIDS Journalism, mass communication
oriented development organization Centre for Communication and
Development-CCD organized a report writing competition on
HIV/AIDS Issues. All journalists working in northern region of
Bangladesh could take part in the competition.
With
the view to making the mass people aware of HIV/AIDS, CCD has
been implementing an exceptional project titled as
Communication for AIDS Prevention (CAP) in the northern
region. The project supported by CARE Bangladesh also aims at
creating AIDS prevention culture through flourishing AIDS
Journalism and proper use of all communication materials.
Under this project, CCD arranged this report writing
competition while the interested journalists can participate
with their articles, features, editorials, sub-editorials,
columns and news items published in the local or national
newspapers in the period from November 01 to December 15 in
2004. The cuttings of the published reports along with two
copies of the same newspapers have to be reached CCD office
addressed as Executive Director, CCD, Dream Paradise House,
Monafer Morhe, Raninagar, Rajshahi-6204. Every participant
will be awarded for his or her published news items. Moreover,
three best journalists selected among the participants will be
rewarded with prize money, crest and certificate.
The
news items must be AIDS preventive and positive for human
rights issues such as: causes and risks of HIV infection in
northern region, concept and rate of awareness about HIV/AIDS,
physical, family and social status of the patients, human
rights issues and their treatment facilities, risky behavior
of the vulnerable people and their awareness, role,
activities, success and limitations of HIV/AIDS prevention
activities of CARE Bangladesh and other organizations, role of
politicians, intellectuals, religious leaders and civil
society, role of newspapers, electronic media ant journalists,
expected programs and activities, role of hospital and clinics
and need of including HIV/AIDS related study materials in the
text and curriculum of school and college in AIDS prevention
and awareness raising campaign.
Notably,
the best participants in the AIDS related report writing
competition arranged by CCD would be rewarded auspiciously on
World AIDS Day on December 01.
One people died of AIDS in Gaibandha. Without building a
strong prevention through mass awareness, HIV/AIDS could
spread rapidly in this area, BAIDS News.
In the Orientation Workshop on HIV/AIDS Issues with
Journalists held at the auditorium of Gaibandha Public
Library speakers expressed this anxiety. In order to create
mass awareness about HIV/AIDS issues through flourish of
AIDS Journalism, mass communication oriented development
organization Centre for Communication and Development-CCD
organized the orientation today. With the reference of the
Virology Department of BSMMU, it was
disclosed here that one people has already died of AIDS in
the district. But the identity of the deceased has been kept
unrevealed for preservation of human rights of his kith and
kin. Calling upon the mass people to be aware of HIV/AIDS,
the speakers said media people could easily play a vital
role in creating mass awareness through their constructive
reporting.
Civil Surgeon of Gaibandha Dr Habib Ur Rahman inaugurated
the workshop this morning. In the afternoon Deputy
Commissioner Tapon Chandro Mozumder attended the closing
ceremony as chief guest while General Secretary of
Gaibandha Press Club Abu Jafor Sabu was in the chair.
Associate Professor of Mass Communication Department of
Rajshahi University Moshihur Rahman, Project Development
Officer of CARE Bangladesh Dr Nazrul Islam and Program
Coordinator of CCD Shahana Parvin conducted different
sessions of the workshop.
A total of 33
journalists of different local and national
newspapers and news agencies working at Gaibandha took part
in the daylong workshop supported by CARE Bangladesh.
President of Gaibandha Press Club Gobindo Lal Das was the
local coordinator in the workshop.
Due to lack of
knowledge about causes and consequence on HIV/AIDS of the 80
percent people, the deadly disease has been quickly spread
in the country. AIDS prevention is never possible without
create massive awareness and combined effort of all the
level, BAIDS News.
Speakers stressed it in a daylong advocacy workshop with
media owners on HIV/AIDS issues held at Chamber Bhaban
auditorium in Rangpur today. Mass communication oriented
development organization Centre for Communication and
Development-CCD organized the workshop under its
Communication for AIDS Prevention Project (CAP). The project
is being implemented with the financial assistance of
CARE-Bangladesh. Police Super of Rangpur Abdus Salam PPM
addressed as chief guest in the concluding ceremony of the
workshop. Mostofa Azad Chowdhury Babu, President of Rangpur
Chamber of Commerce also addressed as the special guest.
All the regional daily newspapers published from Rangpur
region, journalist leaders and CCD came to a commitment as
Rangpur Declaration to work together for HIV/AIDS
prevention. Such a declaration is the first venture in the
country.
Chairman of Mass Communication Department of Rajshahi
University Prof Dulal Chandra Biswas, Program Officer of
CARE Bangladesh Ahamed Shahariar and Program Coordinator of
CCD Shahana Parveen conducted the workshop as facilitators.
Regional Coordinator of CCD Md. Wadud Ali presented welcome
address in the workshop.
Signing the Rajshahi Declaration, the editors of the
newspapers and journalist leaders said, in order to raise
mass awareness about HIV/AIDS and to flourish an AIDS
prevention culture in the society all the media personal
will work whole-heartedly. In this regard, the newspaper
owners will highlight AIDS prevention massages through
special reports, editorials, sub-editorials, column,
letters, slogans and advertisements in their newspapers.
It was also mentioned in the declaration that with the view
to setting up a new dimension in this respect CCD and the
newspaper owners will draw an outline and written principles
as well as special training courses and exchange visit will
be arranged to boost up their activities. Besides they will
work together to manage sponsorship for HIV/AIDS related
news coverage in the regional newspapers.
Moreover, the newspaper owners will take care of the HIV
positive people if their human rights are violated. They
will also jointly lead organizing
effort to utilize the working force of other local
socio-cultural
organizations to combat HIV/AIDS and to include HIV/AIDS
issue in the textbooks of school, college and universities.
A host of editors, executive editors, managing editors and
publishers of the newspapers published from Rangpur,
Gaibandha, Lalmonirhat and Kurigram
including President and Secretary of those districts press
club and journalists union took part in the workshop.
Without united
and effective prevention program, it is not possible to stop
the spread of HIV/AIDS in the country. That is why, to build
up a strong prevention movement, an anti-AIDS journalists
alliance was formed in Nilphamary, BAIDS News.
The journalists network was formed in a Networking Meeting
and Orientation on HIV/AIDS Issues with Journalists held at
the auditorium of Tulshiram Govt. Primary School at Sayedpur
on Tuesday. Mass communication oriented development
organization Centre for Communication and Development-CCD
organized the orientation under its Communication for AIDS
Prevention (CAP) project. CARE Bangladesh is supporting the
project being implemented in the northern region. Program
Officer of CARE Bangladesh Ahmed Shahrier, Program
Coordinator of CCD Shahana Parveen and Communication Officer
A H M Abdul Hai conducted different technical sessions in
the orientation. Regional
Coordinator of CCD Journalist Shah Alom Shahi presented
welcome address in the function.
In this workshop, a convening committee of Anti-AIDS
Journalists Alliance (AJA-Nilphamary) was formed with Staff
Reporter of the Daily Sangbad and Editor of Weekly Alapon Md
Aminul Hoque as Convenor. Kazi Jahid of the Daily Mnobjamin
and Mosharrof Hossain of the Daily Inqilab were elected as
Joint Convenors while Ratan Sarker of ATN Bangla was elected
as Member
Secretary of the alliance.
A total of 33 journalists of different local and national
newspapers and news agencies working at Sayedpur and
Nilphamary took part in the daylong orientation and
networking meeting.
Having no cure
of AIDS, all should be aware of all type of preventive
methods of HIV/AIDS. Therefore, all professionals including
media people have been urged to work together for AIDS
prevention, BAIDS News.
It was urged in the Networking Meeting and Orientation on
HIV/AIDS Issues with Journalists held at the auditorium of
Kurigram District Motor Owners Association on Wednesday.
Mass communication oriented development organization Centre
for Communication and Development-CCD organized the
orientation under its Communication for AIDS Prevention
(CAP) project. CARE Bangladesh is supporting the project
being implemented in the northern region. Project
Development Officer of CARE Bangladesh Dr Md Nazrul Islam,
Program Coordinator of CCD Shahana Parveen and Communication
Officer A H M Abdul Hai conducted different technical
sessions in the orientation.
In this workshop, a convening committee of Anti-AIDS
Journalists Alliance (AJA-Kurigram) was formed with
Executive Editor of the Daily 'Chaowa Paowa' Fazle Elahi
Swapon as Convenor. Mizanur Rahman Mintu of the Daily 'Janata'
and Shamol Bhowmik of 'Channel I' were elected as Joint
Convenors while Ahsan Habib Nilu of the Daily 'Jugantor' and
'NTV' was elected as Member Secretary of the alliance.
Chief Executive Officer of Kurigram District Council Md
Rafiqul Islam attended the closing ceremony as chief guest
while President of Kurigram Press Club Robindronath Roy was
in the chair. Editor of the Daily Kurigram Khabar Chanalal
Bockhsy and Editor of the weekly Ganokotha Advocate Safiqul
Islam Santu addressed the ceremony as special guests.
A total of 32 journalists of different local and national
newspapers and news agencies working at Kurigram took part
in the daylong orientation and networking meeting.
A total of 20 people have been identified as HIV positive in
BSMMU Hospital this year. Most of them were affected in the
Middle East while in service there, BAIDS News.
Bangobandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital
is one of the key hospitals where diagnosis and treatment of
HIV/AIDS is available. The
Virology Department of the hospital has been providing this
grand service since the beginning. The survey report of
HIV/AIDS infected people published by the Government on the
occasion of World AIDS Day on December 01 every year is
chiefly prepared by this department. The Government also
includes the statistics of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH)
of the Virology Department of BIRDEM, ICDDRB and Armed
Forces Pathology Institute in the yearly report.
The Virology Department of BSMMU Hospital could identify 20
people as HIV infected up to the month of October this year.
Head of this department and Member of the National AIDS
Committee Professor Dr Nazrul Islam said, out of the
identified PLWH, 16 are male and 4 female. Most of the male
PLWH have been infected with HIV/AIDS while working in the
Middle East. Moreover, all the 4 identified female PLWH are
housewife who received this virus from their husbands coming
from the Middle East, he added.
Prof Nazrul also disclosed, his department could identify 24
HIV infected people last year. Among them, 21 were male and
the rest were female. The then infected females were also
housewives and they got infected with the fatal virus from
their husbands who once worked in the Middle East.
One of the renowned AIDS specialists of the country, Prof
Nazrul further said, many Bangladeshi also got infected with
HIV/AIDS while working inIndia. Most of the HIV positives
identified so far in the country were
service holder in the foreign countries. He added, the
Government report published every year only with the
statistics of the people who come to these hospitals for
diagnosis and treatment of their HIV status. So many
HIV infected people who never come to any hospital could
escape the Govt. report.
Director General of Health Department Prof Dr Mizanur Rahman
also disclosed such information that the number of HIV
infected people is huge in Bangladesh but due to lack of
technical facilities, actual data of the infected people
could not be defined so far.
The World AIDS Day is going to be observed in a befitting
manner in Rajshahi on December 01 this year. With the view
to creating mass awareness, an elaborate program would be
observed on the occasion.
In this regard a planning meeting of Rajshahi HIV/AIDS
Steering Committee was held at the UPHCP Centre of Rajshahi
City Corporation today. The higher officials of 39 GOs and
NGOs working at different levels in Rajshahi
district with HIV/AIDS prevention program actively took part
in the meeting held with Civil Surgeon Dr A K Fazlul Hoque
in the chair.
An elaborate program action plan was chalked out to be
observed from December 01-03 in Rajshahi. The programs
include rally, human chain formation, postering, leaflet and
sticker distribution, banner and festoon set-up, staging
cultural function, gomvira, theatre, folk-songs, blood
donation camp, video show, posters and painting exhibition.
Among others, Chief Health Officer of RCC Dr Rizvi Sultan,
Dr Sheikh Zahid Hossain, Technical Coordinator of CARE
Bangladesh Dr. Monirul Islam, Executive Director of CCD
Golam Mourtoza, ED of Borendra Unnayan Prochesta Foizullah
Chowdhury, Program Officer of CARE Bangladesh Ashish
Chatergy and Shushil Das spoke on the occasion.
Audience needs
and socio-cultural aspects requires to be considered during
developing messaged related to HIV/AIDS communication
revealed in the dissemination session on “Messages used
for HIV/AIDS Prevention in Bangladesh” organized by CARE
Bangladesh and Centre for Communication and Development
(CCD) on October 5, 2004 in Dhaka. Mr. Dulal Chandra Biswas,
the researcher and Chairman of the Dept. of Mass
Communication in Rajshahi University, urged for adopting
Social Capital Building Communication (SCBC) Strategy as an
long term strategy for behavior change of human being
regarding HIV/AIDS as behavior change communication module
fail to attain expected results.
The
findings show that different segments of people in Bangladesh
have different categories of information needs regarding
HIV/AIDS such rural people want to know about very fundamental
aspects, causes and consequences of HIV/AIDS, its spread and
about prevention and care for the HIV/AIDS patients while the
other groups comprising civil society representatives, urban
and vulnerable propel want to know further details about the
already mentioned aspects of HIV/AIDS.
Mr.
A. F. M. Sarwar Kamal, Secretary, Ministry of Health &
Family Welfare, Government of the Peoples’ Republic of
Bangladesh was the chief guest in the session. In his speech,
the Secretary has given emphasis saying that we all must work
together to develop appropriate messages for HIV/AIDS
communication, which are user friendly and culturally
sensitive. He said that Bangladesh government is strongly
committed to work against the menace of HIV/AIDS. The meeting
was chaired by Mr. Frank Boren, Assistant Country Director-
Program of CARE Bangladesh
Mr.
Dulal Chandra Biswas, presented the keynote papers on the
mentioned issue while Dr. Md. Abdus Salim, Program Manager of
National AIDS/STD Programme made a presentation on
government’s activities in this regard. Dr. Md. Mizanur
Rahman, Director General of Health Services and Professor Dr.
Fatima Parveen Chowdhury, Line Director of National AIDS/ STD
Programme were attended the meeting as special guests. The
meeting was attended by Communication Experts and
representatives from different donors and international
organization/NGOs.
Pharmacy,
Computer Science and Engineering and & Genetics and
breeding move on Quarter final
29-10-2004:
Time: 10.30 PM: Debate 6:
"Deshoj Shongskritir Madhdhomei Bangladeshe AIDS
Protirodh Kora Shomvob"
Position: Folklore
Opposition: Pharmacy
The
Winner: Folklore (Opposition)
The
Best Speaker: Md. Shoikot Islam, Teamleader, (Opposition)
Time: 03.00PM: Debate 6: "Poshchima Shongskriti e
AIDS Bister er Prodhan karon"
Position: Language
Opposition: Computer Science & Engineering
The
Winner: Computer Science & Engineering
(Opposition)
The
Best Speaker: Ahmed Monjurul Hasan, Teamleader (Opposition)
Time: 04.00PM: Debate 7: "Jouno Shikhkha e AIDS
Protirodhe Shobcheye Boro Niamok"
Position: Genetics & Breeding
Opposition: Social Work
The
Winner: Genetics & Breeding (Position)
The
Best Speaker: Ahmed Monjurul Hasan, Teamleader (Opposition)
Library
& Information Science 'A' & Mass Communication "A" move on Quarter final
28-10-2004:
Time: 03.00 PM: Debate 4:
"Shochetonotai AIDS Theke Bachar Ekmatro Upai."
Position: Geology and Mining
Opposition: Library and Information Science
"A"
The
Winner: Library and Information Science
"A"
The
Best Speaker: Md. Ujjal Hossen (Opposition)
Time: 04.00PM: Debate 5: "AIDS Shochetonota
Srishty te Print Mediar Cheye Electronic Media E Odhik
Karjokor"
Position: Botany
Opposition: Mass Communication "A"
The
Winner: Mass Communication "A"
The
Best Speaker: Mahfuzur Rahman Mishu (Opposition)
English
& Mass Communication "B" move on Quarter final
27-10-2004:
Time: 02.30 PM: Debate 2:
"Condom Shorboprodhan AIDS Protirodhok- Dharona t
Bohujatik Shongshta Shomuher Procharona."
Position: Library and Information Science
"B"
Opposition: English
The
Winner: English
The
Best Speaker: Shahnaz Akhtar Banu (Opposition)
Time: 03.30PM: Debate 3: "Shontrash noy, AIDS e
Manob Shovvotar Jonno Shob Cheye Boro Hoomki."
Position: Mass Communication "B"
Opposition: Public Administration
Rajshahi,
25 October:"We
have to ensure the active participation of the students’
community into the AIDS prevention movement through creating
proper awareness among them on HIV/AIDS issue. Only then it is
possible to build up a strong protection against AIDS disaster
in the country," BAIDS news.
Speaking in the opening ceremony of the second round of the
Inter-Department Debate Competition on HIV/AIDS issue, the
guest speakers said it. Mass communication oriented
development organization Centre for Communication and
Development-CCD and its co-organization Bangladesh Anti-AIDS
Students Alliance BASA-Rajshahi arranged this month long
debate in the campus.
Dean of
Social Science Faculty Prof Dr A H M Zehadul Karim and
Lecturer of Mass Communication and Journalism Department of
Dhaka University Fahmidul Hoque respectively as Chief Guest
and Special Guest attended the opening session held at the Law
Gallery of Robindro Building today. Program Co-ordinator of
CCD Shahana Parvin presided over the function.
After
the opening session, there held the first debate of the second
round with Social Science Department as winner. Debating for
the topic on “The initiative of Non-Government Organizations
in AIDS Prevention is more effective than the Government
Effort”, the Social Science team defeated the Population
Science and Human Resource Development team. Mahfuz Zaman of
the winning team was the best speaker today.
Library
and Information Science (B) team and Mass
Communication (B) team will fight against English
Department and Public Administration Department
respectively on Wednesdy. Notably, a total of 14 teams
are taking part in the second round of the
competition.
14
teams will fight in the 2nd round of the BASA- Inter
Department Debate Competition-2004, in Rajshahi
University.
This round will start from 25th of October.
The
Teams are- Language, Library and Information Science
B, Social Welfare, Geology and Mining, Public
Administration, English, Genetics And Breeding, Mass
Communication B, Sociology, Mass Communication A,
Botany, Population Science And Human Resource
Development, Library And Information Science A,
Computer Science And Technology.
19-10-2004:
Time: 02.30 PM: Debate 13:
"Dorshokrai Cholochchitrer Oshlilota k Utshahito
Korse"
Position: Arabic
Opposition: Library And Information Science A
The
Winner: Library And Information Science A
Time: 03.30PM: Debate 14: "Shikhkharthider AIDS
Shochetonotay Poribar Noy, Shokhkhokder Vumikai
Mukhkho"
Position: Accounting
Opposition: Computer Science And Technology
Time: 03.30PM: Debate 12: "AIDS-Bipod Muloto
Tritio Bishsher Upor Chapie Deya Procharona"
Position: Finance And Banking
Opposition: Population Science And Human Resource
Development
The
Winner: Population Science And Human Resource
Development
Bangladesh
Anti-AIDS Students Alliance, BASA, Rajshahi University
Unit has been launched 'BASA- Inter Department Debate
Competition'04 on 14th October.
Dean
of the Faculty of Arts Professor Dr. Abu Daud Hasan
has announced the opening of the competition in this
evening, here in Rajshahi University.
Among
the guests there were Mohammad Jahid Hasan, the
Student Advisor of Rajshahi University;
Professor M. Sadequl Islam, Director of
'Teacher-Student Cultural Center'; Ahmed Shahriar,
Project Officer of Care Bangladesh; Golam Mourtaja,
Executive Director of Center for Communication
and Development, CCD; Renowned Journalist Salim Samad:
Kahirujjaman Kamal, executive director of Bangladesh
Human Rights Journalists Forum; and so on.
The main objective
of this event is to rise a massive awareness among the
university students through an interesting event like
debate.
30
teams from 23 department and a total number of
120 debaters is taking part in this
competition.
All
the debates of the first round will be
held at the 'Law Gallery' of the 'Rabindra
Bhaban' in the university campus at 3 pm everyday
except the opening day. On the opening day the
first debate- "AIDS is more destructive
than atomic bomb" held at 5-00 pm
between the Dept. of Language (position)
and the Dept. of Folklore (opposition)
. The winning team of this debate is
Folklore. The last one "Bangladesh is going to be
attacked by AIDS mainly for the geographical location"
was at 06.15 pm, between the Dept. of Law and Justice
B (position) and the Dept. of
Library and information Science B (opposition).
Here the winning team was Library and
Information Science B.
In
order to make the mass people aware of HIV/AIDS, two
enchanting Gombhira Asor was held at Bhadra and
Dhorompur in the Rajshahi city on Wednesday and
Thursday. Thousands of village people enjoyed the
Gombhira songs and came to know the causes of AIDS,
its infection and preventive method in the function,
BAIDS News.
With
the support of CARE Bangladesh, mass communication
oriented development organization Centre for
Communication and Development-CCD organized the
presentation of traditional folk culture known as
Gombhira here.
Local
Ward Commissioners of Rajshahi City Corporation Prof
Golam Quddus inaugurated the Asor as chief guest.
Among others, Executive Director of CCD Golam Mourtoza
Program Officer of CARE Bangladesh Ahmed Shahrier,
Media Analyst of CCD Mohammad Zulfiker, Ward
Commissioner Monowara Begum and Documentation
Coordinator Mir Mohammad Hasan Abdullah addressed the
gathering on the occasion.
Without
proper empowerment and accountability of the local
government, the good governance and democracy will be
a meaningless effort. In this respect, the media men
have to carry out proper responsibility to upgrade the
national development.
Mayor
of Rajshahi City Corporation Mizanur Rahman Minu MP
said it while speaking as chief guest in the closing
ceremony of the weeklong training workshop on Local
Government Reporting today.
With
the view to ensuring proper role of mass media in
strengthening local government for all round
development of the country, development organization
Centre for Communication and Development-CCD and BCDJC
jointly organized the workshop held in the conference
room of CCD in Rajshahi. A total of 22 journalists of
local and national newspapers and news agencies took
part in the workshop.
Local
Ward Commissioners of City Corporation, teachers of
Mass Communication Department of Rajshahi University
and national-level communication experts conducted
different sessions in the training.
Presided
over by Media Analyst of CCD Mohammad Zulfiker, the
closing ceremony was addressed, among others, by
Editor of the Dainik Barta S M A Kader, Editor of the
daily Sonali Sangbad Md Liakat Ali and Joint Director
of BCDJC Md Sazzad Hossain. Executive Director of CCD
presented welcome address in the function.
