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'National Conference on Mental Health Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking' held
The "National Conference on Mental Health Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking" was held in Dhaka Wednesday.
Winrock International organised the conference in collaboration with the Department of Clinical Psychology of the University of Dhaka.
Representatives from the National Trauma Counselling Center, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), and the Embassy of Switzerland in Dhaka, mental health professionals, UN bodies, INGOs, and NGOs, and mental health caregivers, supported by the Ashshash project, were present.
Ashshash works in partnership with public and private-sector service providers to deliver counselling, legal services and economic empowerment support to men and women who have escaped trafficking. The four-year project is funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and implemented by Winrock International.
Mental health caregivers shared their experiences on capacity-development initiatives that created increased access to mental health services at grassroots levels.
The importance of psychosocial support in improving the quality of life of the survivors, ensuring their overall wellbeing, and enabling self-reliance, was also highlighted throughout the session.
Ashshash's beneficiaries – the survivors, exhibited the direct result of the project's psychosocial counselling support; towards forging mental resilience and enabling their successful journeys toward reintegration.
Kamal UA Chowdhury, professor of the Department of Clinical Psychology at the University of Dhaka, highlighted the overall context of provisioning psychosocial counselling support at grassroots levels, the associated challenges, and potential scopes of intervention through collaborative efforts, moderation of existing resources, and capacity development of mental health caregivers at grassroots levels.
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Mohammad Shaheen, joint secretary at the Ministry of Social Welfare, endorsed the ongoing work of the project and stated that in the future, he envisions institutionalising mental healthcare service provision.
Dr Bidhan Ranjan Roy Podder, director of NIMH, said: "We operate institutionally and projects such as Ashshash works at grassroots levels. This gap must be bridged to ensure the effective provision of counselling services."
Suzanne Mueller, deputy head of mission at the Embassy of Switzerland, said several ministries, governmental agencies, NGOs, and INGOs are working to deliver the care and support needed by the victims.
"However, we need to come up with a comprehensive referral structure by integrating all the service providers under a singular standard operating procedure," she added.
IBBL Chattogram North, Mymensingh, Bogura hold business development conference
Chattogram North, Mymensingh and Bogura zones of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) recently organised a half-yearly business development conference online.
Mohammed Monirul Moula, managing director and chief executive officer of the bank, addressed the programme as the chief guest Wednesday.
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IBBL additional managing directors Muhammad Qaisar Ali, Md Omar Faruk Khan; deputy managing directors JQM Habibullah, Md Mostafizur Rahman Siddique, Md Nayer Azam; senior executive vice-presidents Md Siddiqur Rahman, Mohammad Jamal Uddin Mazumder, AFM Kamaluddin, Mohammed Shabbir, Md Mahboob Alam, Mohammod Ullah, Mizanur Rahman and Md Maksudur Rahman attended the conference.
IBBL executive vice-presidents Md Anisul Haque, Ahmed Zubayerul Huq and Miftah Uddin; Md Rezaul Islam, head of Bogura, and Mohammad Nurul Hossain, head of Chattogram North, also joined the virtual business development conference programme, according to a media statement.
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IBBL Chattogram South, Sylhet, Rangpur hold half-yearly business development conference
Chattogram South, Sylhet and Rangpur zones of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) recently organised a half-yearly business development conference online.
Mohammed Monirul Moula, managing director and chief executive officer of the bank, addressed the programme as the chief guest Tuesday.
IBBL additional managing directors Muhammad Qaisar Ali, Md Omar Faruk Khan; deputy managing directors JQM Habibullah, Md Mostafizur Rahman Siddique, Md Nayer Azam; senior executive vice-presidents Md Siddiqur Rahman, Mohammad Jamal Uddin Mazumder, AFM Kamaluddin, Mohammed Shabbir, Md. Mahboob Alam, Mohammod Ullah, Mizanur Rahman and Md Maksudur Rahman attended the conference.
Executive vice-presidents Abu Sayed Md Idris, Sikder Md Shehabuddin, Md Mizanur Rahman Bhuiyan, Ahmed Zubayerul Huq, Md Barkat Ullah and Miftah Uddin also joined the programme, according to a media statement.
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Dutch-Bangladeshi agri-business conference held at The Hague
The Bangladesh-Netherlands Agri-Business conference was held at the Hague to enhance the agro-food processing system and technological cooperation with both countries.
The conference was jointly organized by the Ministry of Agriculture (BD), Bangladesh Embassy in the Netherlands, the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality of the Netherlands, and Wageningen University and Research.
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The conference discussed innovation and cooperation in the fields of agricultural food processing, horticulture, dairy, fisheries, and poultry. Emphasis is being placed on how Dutch knowledge, experience, technology, and innovation can be utilized in these sectors in Bangladesh.
Agriculture Secretary Md. Saidul Islam, Ambassador of Bangladesh to The Hague M Riaz Hamidullah, Deputy Director-General of the Ministry of Agriculture of Nature and Food Quality of the Netherlands Guido Landhir, Executive Director of the Netherlands Food Partnership Myrtle Dance, Dutch Top-sector Agro-Foods Director Willen, Digital Innovation Partner Jan Carroll Mac, among others, spoke in the conference.
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TEDx Talks: Everything You Need To Know
Are you looking for a way to get inspired or learn something new? TEDx Talks may be just what you need! TEDx Talks are talks given by experts in various fields that are meant to educate, inspire, and entertain. Those short, informational videos are the perfect way to learn about new topics or get inspired about something you are passionate about. But what exactly are TED Talks, and how can you get involved? Here's everything you need to know about TEDx Talks.
What is TEDx Talk?
To know about TEDx Talk, you need to know what Ted is. It is a non-profit organization that aims to let the world know about innovative ideas and inspiring discoveries through lectures that last only 18 minutes or less.
TED is the initials of three English words: Technology, Entertainment, and Design. However, Ted's scope is not limited to these three topics. Moreover, they also try to create new and varied lectures on all possible subjects in the world. These lectures are informative as well as inspiring. As a result, the audiences are introduced to new things and get motivated to apply new creative ideas in their own lives. But somehow, Ted's speeches should not be confused with the so-called 'motivational speech.'
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History of TEDx
The story of Ted's journey began in 1984, five years before the birth of the World Wide Web. It started as a conference in Monterey, California. It was started by Richard Saul Wurman, an architect, and graphic designer. Wurman wanted Ted to be the "Ultimate Dinner Party" that he would host. In order to implement this ambitious plan, he invited speakers from all over the United States, including Silicon Valley and Hollywood, to the conference.
Speakers at TED conferences these days are usually scripted, and by practicing that script over a long period of time, speakers make themselves ready to present to the audience. But Wurman's actual TED concept did not have any scripts. He wanted the TED conferences to be an "anti-conference" - there would be no annoying PowerPoint slides or one-hour monotonous lectures. Instead, he wanted talented people to take to the stage and present their ideas to others, to talk about things that fascinated them.
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Speakers at the first TED conference in 1984 discussed compact disc production and its operation and an e-book reader. There was also a presentation by Lucasfilms' three-dimensional graphics design and fractal mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot. But despite the presence of all the well-known speakers, Ted's first conference was a failure economically.
Come Back from the Failure
Overcoming initial disappointment, Wurman again tried to organize a TED conference in 1990 and set up a TED speech duration of 18 minutes. In addition, instead of making the conference open to all, it was restricted to the best inventors and talents; that is why getting a TED conference ticket that year became a huge honor.
After that, the list of speakers at the TED conference continued to grow, and many more joined it, including scientists, philosophers, musicians, businessmen, religious leaders, and philanthropists. At the same time, people's interest in attending the TED conference continues to grow, although it was only limited to a few invited people.
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IBBL holds business conference for Chattogram
Chattogram North Zone, South Zone, Agrabad and Khatunganj corporate branches of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) organised a business development conference Wednesday in the port city.
Mohammed Monirul Moula, managing director and CEO of IBBL, addressed the conference as chief guest.
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Muhammad Qaisar Ali, additional managing director, deputy managing directors JQM Habibullah, Md Nayer Azam; senior executive vice-presidents Mohammed Shabbir, Md Maksudur Rahman; executive vice-presidents ASM Rezaul Karim and Miftah Uddin joined the programme.
Mohammad Nurul Hossain Kawsar, head of Chattogram North Zone, also addressed the conference.
Miah Md Barkat Ullah, head of Chattogram South IBBL, presided over the function.
IBBL Dhaka North Zone, South Zone hold business development conference
Dhaka North and Dhaka South Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) organised a business development conference in the capital Wednesday.
Mohammed Monirul Moula, managing director and CEO of the bank, addressed the conference virtually as the chief guest.
Md Omar Faruk Khan, additional managing director, spoke as a special guest.
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IBBL deputy managing directors Md Mostafizur Rahman Siddiquee and Md Altaf Hossain; senior executive vice-presidents Mohammed Shabbir and Md Maksudur Rahman; executive vice-presidents ASM Rezaul Karim and Md Mizanur Rahman Bhuiyan, also addressed the programme.
Muhammad Saeed Ullah, head of Dhaka North Zone, presided over the function; Mir Rahmat Ullah, head of Dhaka South Zone, delivered the welcome speech.
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Egypt's Future University to co-host intl conference on restructuring of global economy
The Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration at the Future University of Egypt will co-sponsor the 11th International Conference on the Restructuring of the Global Economy (ROGE).
The international event will take place during August 8-9 at the Säid Business School of the University of Oxford, seeking to elucidate a wealth of issues in all aspects of business management, management education, teaching and learning methodologies and many more.
The Centre for Business & Economic Research (CBER) in London is organising this prestigious academic conference in collaboration with the Journal of Business & Retail Management Research.
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The international conference has a sizable following and draws academics, policymakers, and observers from all over the world.
Dr PR Datta, executive chair of the CBER, said: "It is very encouraging to see more and more Egyptian and other institutions forming international associations and partnerships. ROGE is a vital forum for academics and others to share ideas and conduct research."
International entrepreneurship development conference Saturday
Entrepreneurial Economist Club (EEC), an organisation of the Dhaka School of Economics (DScE), will arrange an international conference on entrepreneurship development in Bangladesh after LDC Graduation Saturday.
The day-long programme will include research paper presentations, debates, and experience sharing by top executives of some enterprises.
Also, foreign researchers and teachers from renowned universities of India, Thailand, Australia, and Mexico will join the event.
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Dr Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, chairman of the DScE and Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation, will inaugurate the programme as the chief guest.
Professor Sheikh Ekramul Kabir, head of admin and academic affairs of the DScE, will be present as the special guest.
Professor Dr Sujata Khandai, deputy dean (academics) of India's Amity University Noida, will present the theme paper on entrepreneurship development, international economics under Covid-19 in Bangladesh: Aftermath of LDC Graduation.
Dr Azreen Karim, research fellow of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, Sara Tasneem, assistant professor of entrepreneurial economics at the DScE, and Md Mahbubur Rahman, executive director of SDO, will also speak at the programme.
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Professor Dr Muhammad Mahboob Ali, coordinator of entrepreneurial economics at the DScE, will moderate the inaugural session.
Islami Bank holds Annual Risk Conference 2021
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) organised "Annual Risk Conference 2021" Saturday on a virtual platform.
Md Anwarul Islam, general manager of the Bangladesh Bank, addressed the function as chief guest.
Mohammed Monirul Moula, managing director and CEO of Islami Bank, presided over the programme.
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IBBL additional managing directors Muhammad Qaisar Ali and Md Omar Faruk Khan, Deputy Managing Director JQM Habibullah, and Chief Risk Officer Mohammad Ali spoke at the event.
Also, IBBL Senior Executive Vice-President Md Motiar Rahman and Bangladesh Bank Deputy General Manager Aminur Rahman Chowdhury addressed the conference, according to a press release.
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