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E-bulletin of Dhaka Ahsania MissionMission Barta

Noted researcher and literary DrHalima Khatun got the Chand Sul-tana Award-2014 for her contributionto the education sector in the coun-try especially in child education.Dhaka University Vice-ChancellorDr. AAMS Arefin Siddique handedover the prize to Dr. Halima Khatunat a function held at Dhaka AhsaniaMission auditorium in the capital cityon Wednesday.“The prize honored me and stirredme also”, Halima Khatun said.“We must follow the footprints ofChand Sultana and there is a solu-tion to bring the permanent peace inthe country”, she added. While talking about the lifestyle ofChand Sultana, DU VC said, “She

has not only researched, but alsosparked her thinking in the society,which directly impacted over the so-cietal structure positively”. “Chand Sultana got a very little pe-riod to serve the society, but she hadtaken very impressive initiatives, theyoung generation must be con-cerned to fill up her untouchedsteps”. “Only the literacy rate doesn’t ad-dress the total development, ratherthe patriotism rate and the moral ed-ucation meets up the progressiveaspect of a country”, he added. Dhaka Ahsania Mission presidentKazi Rafiqul Alam said, “We musthave a very strong commitment toour ... continue page > 4

Dr. Halima Khatun gets ChandSutana Award

DAM at work

Network of drug treatment & re-habilitation centers formed

Annual Sports & CulturalCamp- 2014 at AMCC

Nogordola stepped down to 9thyear

Pachimchar BormaGanakendra inaugurated

Skill dev training inaugurated inLohagora

Prevention of human trafficking

Chand Sultana Award givingceremony

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Drug treatment & rehabilita-tion centers in Bangladeshformed a Network titled‘Sanjog’. A meeting washeld in this regard at DhakaAhsania Mission Head Of-fice Dhanmondi, recently. Atotal of 32 drug treatment &rehabilitation center headswere present in the meetingand a thirteen-member Ex-ecutive Committee wasformed for next 2 years.They are Dr. Peter Haldar(Bangladesh Youth FirstConcern-Dhaka)- President,D A Nasir (PHERA-Dhaka)-Vice President, ParvezAhmed (ARK-Chittagong) –Vice President, Iqbal Masud(Dhaka Ahsania Mission) –General Secretary, Md.Mostafizur Rahman (HolyCare-Barishal) – Joint Sec-retary, Imamul Islam Rony(Sober Life-Dhaka) –Trea-

surer, Shamem (Ashroy-Dhaka)-Organizing Secre-tary and MostafizurRahman (IRA- Bogra)-Pub-licity & Publication Secre-tary. Members of the committeeare Tarun Kanti Gayen(CREA-Dhaka), Abul BasharPoltu (APOSH-Rajshahi),Afroza Aktar Monzu (KMSS-Khulna), Didarul AlamRashed (Nongor- Cox’sBazar), Mahbub-A- Khuda(Relation- Jamalpur).After the formation of thecommittee Dr. Syed EmamulHossain, Director of CentralDrug Treatment Center, De-partment of Narcotics Con-trol and Dr. AktaruzzamanSalim, Residential psychia-trists (LPR), Department ofNarcotics Control attendedthe meeting and welcomedthe new committee.

Network of drug treatment &rehabilitation centers formed

DSCC starts to printpublication withanti-tobacco messagesDhaka City Corporations (South& North) is implementing theirsmoke free guideline in manyways in their working areas. Re-cently Dhaka South City Corpora-tion (DSCC) has started to printtheir forms/publications with anti-tobacco messages. Beside,DSCC has designed their publi-cations with the anti-tobaccomessages and they have startedto disseminate the messagesamong mass people through theirprinted publications and format. It is noted that with the support ofCTFK, Dhaka Ahsania Missionhas continuously sensitized &motivated the both City Corpora-tion of Dhaka City to publish theanti tobacco messages throughits publications and formats. It isbeing anticipated that more antitobacco messages will be pub-lished in the rest publications andformats in near future due to con-tinuous advocacy work.

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Atwo-day long annualsports & cultural com-petition-2014 wasstarted on February

17, 2015, Tuesday morning atAhsania Mission Children City(AMCC)’s own ground, Pancha-garh. In his inaugural speech,Gaurab Kumar, Superintendentof AMCC, highlighted the impor-tance of sports and culture.AMCC’s chil-dren dividedinto three differ-ent groups ac-cording to theirheight. All thechildren gotchance to par-ticipate in differ-ent threeevents accord-ing to theirchoice and per-formance out of13 events. Sports werestarted with the300 meters rac-ing of group- A.Then eachgroup of chil-dren in thesports-racing,sack racing, pillow throw, draw-ing, mathematics racing, longjump, high jump, biscuit racing,cock-fighting, basket ball throw,spoon marble racing and climbup to banana tree. NazmaKhatun and Ashraful Islam hadconducted all the events. Thesports competition endedthrough the biscuit race. Somevillagers came to enjoy the

event. Saiful Alam, EducationCoordinator of AMCC, con-cluded first day’s activities bygiving thanks to all the AMCC’sstaffs and the villagers, also byinvitation to attend the nextday’s cultural competition. At second day first session ofthe cultural competition hadstarted by the supervision ofAMCC music teacher Abdul

Manna. All of the students hadparticipated in various eventslike poetry recitation, countrysongs, rhymes recitation,songs, Hamd and Nath, modernmusic, dance,folk/Bhawaiya/Bhatiyali, soloand group performances andthe joke in different groups ac-cording to their interest.The prize giving ceremony had

conducted at 3.00 pm. Thechairman of Hafizabad UnionParishad and CVAC chairmanof AMCC Shahdat Hossain wasthe chairperson and UNO LailaMuntazeri Dina was the chiefguest of the prize giving cere-mony of Annual Sports & Cul-tural Competition 2014. UNOLaila Muntazeri Dina empha-sized on maintaining five basic

needs forhuman aboutthe children andthanked to themanagementabout initiatingthis kind of hu-manitarian ac-tivities. Fewothers elite likeMaghi Pan-imuch PukuriHigh School’sHead MasterR o k s a n u lIslam, UpazilaVice FemaleChairman Kam-run Nahar andCVAC memberTaslima Khatunwere present atthe prize giving

ceremony. AMCC’s childrenwelcomed them with a bouquetof flowers.The guests deliveredtheir valuable speech. After theirspeech, they provide the creststo the winners. After finishingthe prize giving session, guestswrote their comments in visitor’sbook and passed few momentswith the children.

Annual Sports & CulturalCamp- 2014 at AMCC

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Nogordola celebrated its 9th anniversary at its capitals’Dhanmondi Showroom on 2 April 2015. To mark theevent, discussion meeting, fashion show and cultural pro-gram were held. Dhaka Ahsania Mission President KaziRafiqul Alam spoke as the chief guest at celebration and

former Managing Director of First Security Islami Bankand also the advisor or Dhaka Ahsania Mission AAMJakaria was present as special guest on the occasion. Ex-ecutive Director of Hajj Finance Company Md Lokiotullawas present at that time.

Nogordola stepped downto 9th year

From page> 7activities aiming to be suc-ceeded in personal as well associetal life”. “Halima Khatun loves her work,she feels for the positive devel-opment in the society, she is asignificant example for thewomen society in the country”,he mentioned.He urged DU VC to name a hallor academic building after Khan

Bahadur Ahsanullah in recogni-tion to his contribution duringthe foundation of Dhaka Univer-sity.Among others, the program wasalso addressed by FormerBUET VC Dr. M H Khan, DAMexecutive director EhsanurRahman, DAM co-coordinatorMomtaz Khatun, DAM project-2director Golam Faruq Hamim,Mawlana Osman Gani and

many of high officials. Dr. Halima Khatun completedher MA in English literature fromDhaka University and receivedDoctorate in Education in 1968from University of Northern Col-orado, USA. The award given every yearfrom 2001 by DAM in memoryof late Chand Sultana, arenowned non-formal educationmaterial developer of DAM, tocountry’s renowned literacy per-sonnel and organisations fortheir innovative implementationand research on literacy, non-formal education, cancer andHIVAIDS.

Dr. Halima Khatun getsChand Sutana Award

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Under DAM CLC project, Pachim-char Borma Ganakendra was inau-gurated at Chandanish area ofChittagong region on 8 April 2015.Upazila Nirbahir Officer SanjidaSharmeen was present as the chiefguest at the inaugural program. Shesaid, woman folk have to come for-ward for development, they shouldnot be lag behind. No society hasbeen developed keeping aside thewoman folk and this is why womanshould be prioritized at every activ-

ity. She promised all types of sup-port for the Ganakendra. While ad-dressing as the special guest,Upazila Livestock Officer ReazulHaque also promised all types ofsupport. He also added that hewould assist in training for live-stock rearing. Chairman of 8-noBarma Union Parishad Md NurulIslam said, Pashchim Char Barmais a neglected village, road commu-nication was also backdated in therecent past. But now it has devel-

oped. In the parallel way, DhakaAhsania Mission will work for de-velopment of the local peoplethrough this Ganakendra. He urgedall to work together under theshadow of this institution. Convener of the advisory commit-tee of the Ganakendra MdMustafizur Rahman sought helpfrom the upazila administration todevelop this institution. RegionalManager Shilop Chakma informedeverybody about the goal and ob-jective of the Ganakendra. He said,the main goal of the institution is todevelop the life-standard of under-privileged and ultra-poor people. DAM Master trainer Md Reazud-din, Area Manager Md AbuKashed, PPS (a local Non-Govern-ment Organization) Executive Di-rector Md Nurul Haque and otherfield officers were present at thattime. President of the GanakenraMd Abu Taleb Khan Choudhurypresided over the program.

Pachimchar Borma Ganakendrainaugurated

AMCC welcomes Bengali New Year

Ahsania Mission Chil-dren City (AMCC) hasbeen working to consti-tute ethical value in everydestitute street childthrough rehabilitatingthem. As part of this aim,AMCC observed PahelaBaishakh, the first day ofbengali New Year,through different pro-grams. The whole build-

ing of AMCC in Pancha-garh was adorned withthe color-paper, balloonand the handicrafts madethe AMCC children. Thechildren started their day-long program with takingpantha ilish. Later Na-tional Anthem was sungin assembly. Bengali tra-ditional sports includinghari bhanga (break pot),high jump, long jump,pillow fighting, cockfighting, race fighting etc.An art competition washeld on traditional naturalscenery of Bangladesh. Inthe cultural competition,dance with folk song, folksong, short drama wererendered which touchedthe audience.

Dress fair of NogordolaNogordola organized adress fair at the premisesof Ahsania Mission Col-lege, Rupnagar, Dhaka on10 April 2015. FormerManaging Director ofFirst Security Islami

Bank and also the advisorof Dhaka Ahsania Mis-sion AAM Jakaria inau-gurated the fair. Hugebuyers gathered to buythe Baishaki dress fromthe fair.

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A view exchange meetingon Women repression,early marriage, sanitationand the goal and objectiveof Ahsania Mission Chil-dren City (AMCC), washeld at Darikamari high

school of Hafizabadunion under Panchagarhsadar upazila on 18March 2015. With the fi-nancial assistance ofKNH Germany and underthe supervision of Pan-

chagarh district adminis-tration, AMCC organizedthe meeting. Chairman of2 no. Haifzabad unionMd. Sahadath Hossainpresided over while Up-azila Chairman of Pan-

chagarh sadar Md.Anowar Sadat Samratwas present as chiefguest. Liala MuntazerinDina Upazila Nirbahi Of-ficer of Panchagarh sadarand Maruf Muntaz Rumi,Country CoordinatorKHN Germany werepresent as special guests. Moreover, Panchagarhsadar upazila Vice-chair-man Kamrunnahar Sha-heen, Freedom Fighterand also the advisor ofAMCC Md. AlauddinPradan, Advocate Ear-shad Hossain Sarker, Md.Suksanul Hossain Leon,Headmaster of PanimachPukuri School and otherrespected persons of thearea attended in the meet-ing.

Report of Meeting held

Skill-development training(sewing) was inaugurated at theShah Fakir Nayapara ShaplaGanakendra of Chunti Union underLohagora upazila of Chittagongdistrict on 8 April 2015 to make thelocal women skilled. With the as-sistance of Upazila Youth Develop-ment Department, Dhaka AhsaniaMission and and ShaplaGanakendra jointly organized this21-day training. Forty women ofthis area took part in the trainingprogram. Upazila Nirbahi Officer(UNO) Md Fiznur Rahman waspresent as the chief guest of the in-augural session while UpazilaElection Commissioner Al Mamun,Upazila Youth Development Offi-cer Tanbirul Haque, Noted politi-

cian Anis Ullah, DAM MonitoringOfficer Shahab Uddin and AreaManager Kamruzzaman were pres-

ent as the special guests in the pro-gram.

Skill dev training inauguratedin Lohagora

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Jessore district is located in theKhulna division of south-westernBangladesh. It is adjacent to theWest Bengal of India. The land-scape of Jessore region is the com-bination of plain land, coastal andforest area. Some parts of the areafrequently face natural disasters.More than half of the population inthis district lives below povertyline. They are suffering much be-cause of cyclone, salinity, Arsenic,flood, water logging, unemploy-ment, low literacy rate, river ero-sion and trafficking etc.Bangladesh is small developingcountry of South Asia, contains theseventh largest population in theworld. The vast majority of thepopulation in Bangladesh still livesin poverty. In recent years, therehas been a significant increase intrafficking of women and childrenin south-west region. Jessore re-gion is one of the most vulnerableregions for trafficking because ofits large population, large-scalerural-urban migration, the largepopulation living in conditions ofchronic poverty and recurrent nat-ural disasters.At least 10000-20000 Bangladeshi

women and children are traffickedto India, Pakistan and Middle East-ern country in every year fortraded, exchanged for sexual slav-ery & prostitution and bondedlabour across borders.So DAM believes that human traf-ficking is a gross violation ofhuman rights. DAM implementscomprehensive awareness and sen-sitization campaigns for communi-ties, government organizations,

civil society organizations andgroups using direct and indirectmedia in the vulnerable unions, up-aziilas and districts. The key mes-

sages against human traffickinghave been disseminated to door todoor in the vulnerable areas.Through the shelter home DAM of-fers a package of supports and serv-ices including safe shelter, food,counseling, education, recreationand training etc. For economic re-habilitation DAM provides entre-preneurship development andeconomic empowerment supportsto the rescued victims. The devel-opment goal is to help the survivorsregain their normal social and fam-ily life. Since inception till to-date a total1571 among them male 230 and fe-male 1341 victims or survivors ofinternal & cross boarder traffick-ing, illegal labour migration anddomestic violence were referredand enrolled and received a pack-age of services at DAM shelterhome. There are 1366 survivorsback to home, 112 number of sur-vivors got new job, 176 survivorsare became small enterprauner, 34people gone safe home, non formalprimary education to 1571, coun-seling services to 1571 241 peoplereceived vocational training and448 people received life skill train-ing supported by USAID / Winrock

International, UNODC, World Vi-sion, EU,CORDAID, ACT, Miss-ing Child Alert (MCA) project andthe Shelter Home itself.

Prevention of humantrafficking

Chand Sultana Award giving ceremony

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