CIS, A-PAD organized an International Symposium

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

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

‘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

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