Two books titled 'Cha Sramiker Katha' And 'Cha Sramiker Majuri: Maliker Labh, Sramiker Lokshan' were published at the National Press Club on Saturday. Both books were written, edited and principally researched by Philip Gaine. Read : FAO distributes dairy equipment for small farmers' groups to improve dairy processing capacity PPRC Executive Chairman Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman presided over the function organized by Society for Environment and Human Development (SEHD), Bratyajan Resource Centre (BRC) and Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC). After the book was unveiled, a regular discussion meeting was held on the rights of tea workers and the newly published books. Vice President of Bangladesh Tea Workers Union, Juri Valley Mrs Bauri, Acting General Secretary of Bangladesh Tea Workers Union Mr Nripen Paul and President of Bangladesh Trade Union Mr Tapan Dutta spoke on behalf of the tea workers. Read : BNP instigation behind RMG unrest: Home Minister On the other hand, Chairman of Bureau of Economic Research of Dhaka University Professor MM Akash, Supreme Court lawyer Barrister Jyotirmoy Barua, United News of Bangladesh's Editor Farid Hossain and Dhaka University Professor Sanjida Akter spoke on the occasion. UNB Editor Farid Hossain said, "The employers pay low wages to the workers. But why can't they pay more, there is no audit. The book has the story of tea workers, the story of their deprivation, the story of discrimination, the story of losing, the story of winning." Read : SC hearing on banning Jamaat deferred till Nov 19 Highlighting the sufferings of the tea workers, Mrs Bauri, Vice President of Bangladesh Tea Workers Union, Juri Valley, said, "We just want our industries to survive and those of us who are workers just want to live after eating a little. We want to teach our children to read."

To commemorate 70 years of the Language Movement, Nagad and The Business Standard (TBS) unveiled a special publication Sunday to pay tribute to 19 language heroes of 1952 from Chattogram. The cover of the publication "Chattogram in Language Movement" was revealed in the capital Sunday ahead of Shaheed Dibash (Martyrs' Day) and International Mother Language Day Monday. Chattogram in Language Movement features untold tales of 19 veteran language heroes from the region, who actively participated in the Language Movement to achieve the recognition of Bangla as the state language of then Pakistan. Also read: BD Hot Deals offers up to Tk10,000 cashback on Nagad payment The heroes are Shaheed Saber, Maulana Ahmedur Rahman Azmee, AKM Emdadul Islam, Krishna Gopal Sen, Abdus Salam, AKM Rafique Ullah Chowdhury, Abdullah Al Harun, Kobial Ramesh Shil, MA Aziz, Abul Kalam Azad, Chemon Ara, Mohammad Solaiman, Binod Behari, Prothiba Mutsuddi, Shawkat Osman, Mahbub Ul Alam Chowdhury, Zahur Ahmad Chowdhury, Prof Abdul Fazal and Sayadul Haque. Deputy Minister for Education Mohibul Hasan Chowdhoury Nowfel was present at the event as the chief guest. Nasiruddin Yousuff Bacchu, freedom fighter and Ekushey Padak winning thespian, and Barrister Biplab Barua, special assistant to the prime minister, were present as special guests. Also read: Nagad offers up to 50% discount, cashback throughout February Tanvir A Mishuk, managing director of Nagad, also attended the event. The joint publication will be circulated across the country along with TBS' daily newspaper Monday.

Mohiuddin Ahmed, the founder of University Press Limited (UPL), passed away in Dhaka early Tuesday. He was 77 The emeritus publisher breathed his last at 12:59am, said his daughter Mahrukh Mohiuddin in a facebook post. His namaz-e-janaza was held at Gulshan Azad mosque after Zuhr prayers. Mohiuddin Ahmed was born in 1944 in Parashuram upazila of Feni. After graduating from Dhaka University, Mohiuddin studied journalism at Punjab University with a Pakistan Council Scholarship. Later in 1975, he established publication institution UPL. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed profound shock at his death.

Autism expert and Shuchona Foundation Chair Saima Wazed Hossain Friday announced the publication of "Pracheer Periye," the Bangla translation of Dr Stephen Shore's book "Beyond the Wall: Personal Experiences with Autism and Asperger Syndrome." She made the announcement in a video posted by the Shuchona Foundation on its Facebook page on the occasion of World Autism Awareness Day 2021 that falls on April 2. Saima is a licenced school psychologist, an advisor to the director-general of WHO on mental health and autism. Also read: Researchers 'successfully test' drug for children with autism "It is a newly translated book. I hope you all will read it," Saima, granddaughter of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and daughter of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said. The book vividly brings out the myriad of challenges faced by Dr Shore as a person "on the spectrum." Shuchona Foundation will make fresh announcements shortly on the availability of "Pracheer Periye" in selective outlets. Acknowledging that not the two persons on the spectrum are the same, the book is helpful and gives an understanding of the life of a person with ASD. Dr Shore is a renowned self-advocate who was diagnosed with autism as a child. His autobiographical account gives a rare, detailed, and warm insight into the life of someone with Asperger syndrome. Also read: 50,500 children with autism in country: Zahid Maleque Shuchona Foundation hoped that "Pracheer Periye" will help further this understanding among Bengali readers at home and abroad. It will enable Bengali readers to get a glimpse of the inspiration and energy reflected in "Beyond the Wall," empowering readers to face their challenges without fear and compromise, the foundation said. "The book is a must-read for those who want to understand what it takes to fit in a complex, fast-paced, complicated world."