Anniversary
Kaler Kantho celebrates 12th anniversary
Vernacular daily Kaler Kantho has completed 12 years of its journey in the Bangladeshi media landscape.
The newspaper, owned by one of the country's largest conglomerates the Bashundhara Group through its subsidiary East West Media Group Limited, kicked off celebrations by cutting a cake in the conference room of EWMGL in Bashundhara Residential Area in the capital Monday morning.
Bashundhara Group Managing Director Sayem Sobhan Anvir inaugurated the daylong celebration by attending as the chief guest and wished a good transition of the daily into its 13th year.
He also congratulated all journalists and employees of the Kaler Kantho on making the journey successful by their efforts.
EWMGL Director and former Editor of Kaler Kantho Imdadul Haq Milan, Kaler Kantho Editor Shahed Mohammad Ali, Daily Sun Editor Enamul Hoque Chowdhury, Bangladesh Pratidin Editor Naem Nizam, Banglanews24 Editor Jewel Mazhar, Daily Sun Executive Editor Rezaul Karim Lotus, News24 Head of News Rahul Raha and EWMGL Publisher Maynal Hossain Chowdhury attended the cake-cutting ceremony.
The newspaper is observing the anniversary in a scaled-down manner amid pandemic situation.
Addressing the programme, noted littérateur Imdadul Haq Milan said all the media outlets under EWMGL including Kaler Kantho, Bangladesh Pratidin, Daily Sun, NEWS24, T-Sports TV and Radio Capital are dominating the sector of the country under the apt guidance of the management.
He also expressed gratitude to Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan for making all dreams of the largest conglomerate and EWMGL true by giving continuous support and instructions.
“All the success happens due to noble initiative of Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan and Managing Director Sayem Sobhan Anvir. It is due to them that EWMGL has emerged as the leading media hub in the country,” he said.
The journalists, other staff members, contributors and well-wishers of the newspaper were present.
The Kaler Kantho started journey on January 10, 2010 as a broadsheet.
NOVOAIR celebrates its 9th anniversary
Novoair, a private airlines of Bangladesh, celebrated the 9th anniversary of its operation through various programmes.Novoair's inaugural flight took off on January 9, 2013 from Dhaka to Chattogram.Managing Director of Novoair Mofizur Rahman has greeted all by saying Novoair has always given priority to its customers’ safety, security, comfort, and on-time performance.
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"We have earned passengers trust for safe air travel over the years. Novoair is always pro-active in enhancing the quality of passenger service and maintaining on-time departure," he said on Sunday.He said they are persistently adding modern technology in order to improve their service."To celebrate our 9th anniversary, we have launched mobile boarding pass service to provide more advanced services to the passengers. As in the past, Novoair is playing the leading role in digital advancement in Bangladesh aviation sector, " Rahman added.Novoair has 7 ATR 72-500 model aircraft in its fleet.
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BNP’s 43rd founding anniversary observed
BNP and its associate bodies celebrated the 43rd founding anniversary of the party across the country on Wednesday with various programmes.
On September 1, 1978, late President Ziaur Rahman founded the party with a 19-point programme to build a self-reliant Bangladesh.
The party flag was hoisted atop its Nayapaltan central office and all other offices of BNP across the country at 6am.
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BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir together with party senior leaders placed wreaths and offered fateha at the grave of its founder Ziaur Rahman at 11am, marking the day.
Later, the leaders and activists of BNP’s Dhaka south and north units also placed wreaths at Zia’s grave at 11:30am.
Doctors’ Association of Bangladesh (DAB) arranged a health camp on the ground floor of the BNP’s central office at 12noon.
On the occasion, the party will also arrange a discussion at the Jatiya Press Club on Thursday.
BNP's associate bodies and all other units across the country also marked the day by holding various programmes, including discussions and providing assistance to Covid-infected patients through the party's Covid-19 help centres.
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In its 42 years' journey, BNP had been in power for four times and in the opposition bench twice.
4th anniversary of Rohingya exodus arrives with repatriation a far cry
Bangladesh continues to bear the burden of over 1.1 million Rohingyas as no repatriation took place over the last four years amid “lack of initiative” from the Myanmar side and “inadequate steps” by the international community. .
The last exodus began on 25 August 2017, when violence broke out in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, forcing thousands of Rohingyas to seek shelter in Bangladesh.
Most arrived in the first three months of the crisis and the vast majority reaching Bangladesh are women and children, and more than 40 per cent are under age 12, according to UNHCR, the UN refugee agency.
Bangladesh shares borders with Myanmar and thinks stability in Myanmar is critically important in finding a durable solution for the Rohingyas who are victims of atrocity crimes.
In June this year, Bangladesh expressed “deep disappointment” over a new resolution on Myanmar at the United Nations General Assembly as "it has failed to recommend actions” on repatriation of the Rohingyas and failed to adequately reflect on the crisis.
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The resolution did not include any recommendations or actions on the issue of repatriation of the Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar. Neither does it recognize or stress the need for creating a conducive environment in Rakhine for the safe, sustainable and dignified return.
The resolution also lacks determination to address root causes of the Rohingya crisis through collective means.
8th anniversary of Rana Plaza tragedy Saturday
Dhaka, Apr 24 (UNB) - The 8th anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse, the worst-ever tragedy in the country’s multi-billion-dollar ready-made garment (RMG) industry, is being observed on Saturday amid the coronavirus pandemic.
This year, there will be no outdoor programmes to recall the victims due to the outbreak of coronavirus.
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Different right bodies, worker organisations and left-leaning political parties, including Rana Plaza Survivors’ Association, usually arrange various programmes every year, remembering the tragedy.
On April 24, 2013, Rana Plaza, an illegally-constructed building in Savar which housed five garment factories, came down crashing, killing 1,138 people and injuring over 2,000 others.
According to the survey conducted by ActionAid Bangladesh, the physical health condition of 14 percent of survivors is getting worse.
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Among them, 58.5 percent are more or less stable, and 27.5 percent are completely stable. Most of the 14 percent survivors reported that they are still bearing a headache, pain in hand and leg and back pain.
In terms of psychosocial health, 12.5 percent are still in trauma in comparison to 10.5 percent survivors last year. Currently, 62 percent reported that they are more or less stable, and 25.5 percent have recovered fully compared to 21 percent last year.
A total of 4.5 percent more survivors have improved their mental health than last year.
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These findings were disclosed in a virtual dialogue titled ‘COVID-19: Challenges for the Rana Plaza Tragedy Survivors’ on April 22 organised by ActionAid Bangladesh in memory of the 8th year of Rana Plaza tragedy.
The survey was conducted among 200 survivors of the Rana Plaza collapse.
Suhrawardy’s 127th birth anniversary celebrated
Dhaka, Sept 8 (UNB) - The 127th birth anniversary of Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy was celebrated on Sunday in a befitting manner.
BNP’s 41st founding anniversary Sunday
Dhaka, Aug 31 (UNB) - BNP is going to celebrate its 41st founding anniversary across the country on Sunday with various programmes.
Cumilla Gardeners Society celebrates 3rd anniversary
Cumilla, Aug 23 (UNB) - Cumilla Gardeners Society celebrated its third founding anniversary on Friday.
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Dhaka, Aug 19 (UNB) - BNP on Monday chalked out a two-day programme to celebrate its 41st founding anniversary on September 1.
SM Sultan’s 95th birth anniversary today
Dhaka, Aug 10 (UNB) – The 95th birth anniversary of renowned artist Sheikh Mohammed Sultan (SM Sultan) is being observed in a befitting manner on Saturday.