Community Initiative Society (CIS) and Asia Pacific Alliance for Disaster Management (A-PAD) jointly organized an International Symposium on Improvised Communities at Dhaka Community Medical College Auditorium, Dhaka on November 7, 2023. The symposium was held in connection with “Capacity Building Project for the establishment and Sustainable Management of a Multi-sector Platform
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Mon Utsab Festival Promotes Mental Health Literacy Through Art, Dance, and Education
Artists, dancers, students, and psychologists came together to champion mental health literacy at the daylong Mon Utsab Festival held at the prestigious Bangla Academy on Friday, October 20, 2023. Organized by a dedicated team comprising Associate Professor of Psychology at Dhaka University, Md Salim Hossain; artist Shamir Ahmed Hemel; counseling psychologist-musician
Inauguration of ‘The Holy Care Home’ in Shahrasti
"The Holy Care Home" was inaugurated on October 21st, at 3 pm at Kazirkap Ward No. 6, Shahrasti Municipality, Chandpur. The chief guest in the opening ceremony was the commander of sector 1 of Bangladesh's independence war, former advisor to the caretaker government, former successful minister of state, chairman of
Seminar on medicine free life by Dr. Mujibur Rahman
A seminar titled ‘How to Live a Medicine free life’ organised by Vantage Natural Health Clinic was held at Krishibid Institute Auditorium (KIB) in the capital on Friday At the event, internationally-renowned cardiologist and medical doctor Dr Mujibur Rahman spoke about various methods of leading a healthy life without medicine. He discusses
‘Uphold reputation of family planning department’
The reputation of the Family Planning Department should be maintained in providing maternal and child health and adolescent care services. Deputy Director of Kurigram District Family Planning Department Md. Modabber Hossain has called upon everyone to fulfill their duties with utmost transparency and accountability and perform their duties with sincerity. His remarks
Lifebuoy celebrates Global Handwashing Day with BRAC with the launch of ‘H for Handwashing Games’
Lifebuoy, the world’s largest hygiene brand from the house of Unilever, is celebrating Global Handwashing Day by launching a unique campaign “H for Handwashing Games,” for school students with BRAC, the world’s largest NGO. The H for Handwashing Games, developed to address post-pandemic hygiene fatigue, is designed to captivate, and
Dr. Ashish supports for Saraile boat candidate
Awami League's nominated candidate in the upcoming Brahmanbaria-2 seat by-election. Shahjahan Alam Saju was supported by Managing Director of Universal Medical College Hospital in Dhaka and member of Bangladesh Awami League's Central Health and Population Sub-Committee, Sarail's son Dr. Ashish Kumar Chakraborty, a press release said on Friday. In a meeting
Regular egg intake is imperative for sound health: Experts
Regular egg intake is very much important for maintaining sound health as it's a balanced food for all irrespective of age, gender and season. Eggs are relatively low in calories and saturated fat and rich in protein, vitamins, minerals and other healthy nutrients. Academics and experts came up with the observation while
Tobacco law amendment proposal returned as cabinet seeks more scrutiny
The Cabinet has sent back the proposed draft of the ‘Smoking and Tobacco Products Usage (Control) (Amendment) Act, 2023’ for further review. “The Cabinet has advised the health ministry for further scrutiny and incorporation of stakeholders’ opinion,” informed Md. Mahbub Hossain, Cabinet Secretary at a press briefing held at the Prime
Swedish State Secretary explores WaterAid’s inclusive WASH projects in Dhaka
The Swedish State Secretary for International Development Cooperation and International Trade, Ms Diana Janse and Ambassador Ms Alex Berg von Linde visited key WaterAid Bangladesh projects supported by Sweden on 9 October 2023. Geared towards the achievement of universal access to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), these initiatives are championing