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Nov182021 by News DeskNo Comments

Human rights of high-risk groups in prisons need to be ensured for HIV prevention – Inspector General of Prisons

Dhaka Ahsania Mission has taken initiative to increase awareness among the inmates and prison officials about HIV and AIDS transmission. Online HIV awareness training for prison officials and employees has started on 18th November 2021 under the “Prevention of HIV amongst the Most at Risk Prisoner in Bangladesh” program implemented by the Department of Prisons and Dhaka Ahsania Mission and supported by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Inspector General of Prisons Brigadier General A.S.M Anisul Haque was present as the Chief Guest at the inaugural function of the training. Md. Abu Taher, National Program Coordinator (Drugs and HIV / AIDS) at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) was present as a special guest. Iqbal Masud, Director, Health and Wash...

Nov22021 by News DeskNo Comments

Seminar with Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA)

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National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh and Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA) jointly organized a seminar on 01 November 2021 titled 'Importance of Amending Tobacco Control Law to protect public health and prevent non-communicable diseases. The seminar was at BMA Bhaban and members of the Central Executive Committee and representatives from some other renowned professional organizations of physician’s participated in the seminar. Professor Sohel Reza Choudhury, Head of the Department of Epidemiology and Research of the National Heart Foundation Hospital and Research Institute, presented the keynote at the seminar. National Professor Brigadier (Retd.) Abdul Malik, Founder and President of the National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh was also present as the Chief Guest. He said vari...

Oct282021 by News DeskNo Comments

PM’s interference is sought in a human chain to rescue the evicted lands of 180 landowners

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The real owners of the land made the demand in a human chain in front of the National Press Club in the capital on October 28, 2021, demanding the arrest of the land grabbers and the return of the evicted lands and fish farms in the Khalishakhali area of Debhata Upazila in Satkhira district. On behalf of the landowners, Rokhsana Nahid said that some local terrorists had taken over the fish farms and lands of 160 poor people in collusion with some police administration officials and land terrorists. They said that landless armed terrorists have taken 1320 bighas of privately owned land and employees hostage at gunpoint occupying all the houses in the area, looting fish and vandalizing the houses in the area on September 11 midnight. Debhata police station immediately informed the ...

Oct272021 by News DeskNo Comments

BSOA Wants to Ban the Display of Tobacco Products at POSs and Single Stick Sales

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Despite the current ‘Smoking and Tobacco Products Usage (Control) Act, 2005’ prohibiting the advertisement and promotion of tobacco products, there is no specific prohibition on the display of tobacco products in point of sales (POS). By misusing this loophole of the act, the tobacco companies are promoting and expanding tobacco products through product displays in the sales centers. That is why the leaders of the Bangladesh Supermarket Owners’ Association (BSOA) demand amendment of the existing tobacco control (TC) law. They made the demand at a joint exchange meeting of the Dhaka Ahsania Mission with the leaders of the association on October 27, 2021, at Mohakhali, Dhaka. Md. Zakir Hossain, General Secretary of BOSA chaired the meeting where Md. Niaz Rahim, Executive Member and C...

Oct252021 by News DeskNo Comments

Honors have been given to five meritorious people of Bhairab upazila

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Honors have been given to five meritorious people of Bhairab Upazila of Kishoreganj district of Bangladesh. They are Bhairab’s educationist and organizer Professor Abdul Baset, journalist and organizer Bashir Ahmed, journalist and writer Muhammad Shahidullah, educationist and writer Professor Md. Shahidullah, educationist and writer Sharif Hossain. The reception was organized by NTV Viewers Forum at Bhairab Upazila Bangabandhu Hall on Monday afternoon. President of the TV Journalists Association, journalist and writer Asaduzzaman Farooq presided over the function and eminent folklorist, archaeologist and researcher Muhammad Habibullah Pathan was the chief guest. Special guests were Upazila Nirbahi Officer Lubna Farzana, Upazila Assistant Commissioner (Land) MD Julhas Hossain Soura...

Oct212021 by News DeskNo Comments

‘Public awareness a must for abolishing smoking in public places’

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State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali said that there is currently no alternative to raising public awareness on the need to intensify the anti-tobacco campaign to curb smoking. In this case, the media of Bangladesh can play an important role. Smoking was once thought of as a fashion, but effective anti-tobacco campaigns have gradually changed social attitudes and attitudes. People have learned about the harmful effects of smoking. The state minister was speaking as the chief guest at a discussion on "Role of Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism in eliminating smoking space in restaurants" jointly organized by the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism and Ahsania Mission at the meeting room of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism at Bangladesh Secretar...

Oct102021 by News DeskNo Comments

Calling on the media to come forward to strengthen safe roads

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"Road accidents are the 8th leading cause of death in the world. According to the World Health Organization's Global Status Report on Road Safety 2018, 1.35 million people die in road accidents worldwide every year. More notably, road accidents are one of the leading causes of death among people aged 5-29 years and 90% of these deaths occur in low-income and middle-income countries. According to the World Health Organization, about 25,000 people die in road accidents in Bangladesh every year along many more are paralyzed. From January to October 2020, about 1,026 people died in motorcycle accidents. On average, about 2 to 3 people die every day. One of the major reasons for this is not using standard and quality helmets” said Shahnewaz Hasnat-e-Rabbi, lecturer at BUET's Accident Rechar...

Sep302021 by News DeskNo Comments

Big Tobacco apply ill tactics to encourage the display of tobacco products to lure teens and youths

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Taking advantage of loopholes in the Smoking and Usage of Tobacco Products (Control) Act (2005), tobacco companies resort to ill tactics such as incentivizing and even pressurizing dealers and vendors in different forms to display and promote their products at points of sale found a recent study conducted by Voices for Interactive Choice and Empowerment (VOICE) titled "Tobacco Companies’ Interference on Tobacco Advertisement, Promotion and Sponsorship (TAPS) at Point of Sale(POS) in Dhaka city". The study findings were disseminated today at a press briefing held at Dhaka Reporters Unity. Supported by the Campaign For Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK), the study recommends that the Smoking and Usage of Tobacco Products (Control) Act (2005) should be strengthened to ban product display at Poin...

Sep292021 by News DeskNo Comments

‘Working Transgender and Hijra child would be asset for parents’: Prime Minister

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Mr. Abu Hena Md. Rahmatul Muneem (Senior Secretary), Chairman of National Revenue of Board said in the award ceremony of ‘Inspiring Transgender and Hijra Volunteer Award 2021’ when he has given a speech as a chief guest on Wednesday morning at Sufia Kamal Auditorium in the national museum. He quoted the prime minister that, exempting tax for employers hiring transgender and Hijra workers is a process to empower the Transgender and Hijra community. In celebration of ‘International Youth Day 2021’, Bandhu Social Welfare Society (Bandhu) decided to recognize transgender and Hijra youth for their volunteer work during in Covid-19 pandemic. Asiqul Islam Sajib (Sanjibani) a transwoman obtained the first position based on her volunteer work on burying and cremating dead bodies during the pand...

Sep192021 by News DeskNo Comments

The necessary initiative will be taken to ban e-cigarettes: Health Secretary

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A meeting was held at noon on September 19 in the conference room of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to disseminate the results of the study on e-cigarette use conducted on University students of Dhaka city. The meeting was jointly organized by the National Tobacco Control Cell, Department of Health Services, MoHFW and Dhaka Ahsania Mission in collaboration with the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK). The meeting was chaired by Kazi Jebunnesa Begum, Additional Secretary (World Health) and the chief guest was Lokman Hossain Mia, Senior Secretary of Health Services. Lokman Hossain Mia, senior secretary of the health services department, said the health ministry has already taken some steps, such as a draft roadmap to build a tobacco-free Bangladesh. Hopefully, further ini...