Natundhara Bangladesh
A programme to provide assistance among the elderly people organised by Natundhara Bangladesh (NDB) was held at different places including High Court, Press Club and Stadium markets in the city on Monday marking International Day of the Elderly People. In the programme the speakers called upon the authority concerned to adopt necessary steps to provide dwelling houses and food among the elderly people as if they can spend the rest of their life happily. The function was attended, among others, by NDB Chairman Momin Mehedi, its Senior Vice-Chairman Shanta Farzana, Presidium members Advocate Faruque Ahmed, Ahmedul Kabir Khan Kiron, Vice-Chairman Dr Noorjahan Nira, Farhadul Islam Kamal, President of NDB, Dhaka Mahanagar Dakshin Mahmud Hasan Taher and General Secretary Ibrahim Khalil Prodhan.
Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee
Mobile phone operator Grameenphone (GP), in partnership with Bangladesh Rural Advancement committee (BRAC) is going to expand awareness campaign to another 50,000 school students with a view to raise awareness on “Safe Internet” usage.
The campaign has mainly been designed to aware the school children of safe internet navigation as well as teach them some of the “to do” and “not to do”.”Grameenphone considers it a responsibility to ensure that people, especially children, get the best out of the digital technology at their disposal,” said GP Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Mahmud Hossain at press conference recently at BRAC Inn center in the city.
“Our safe internet program, which is currently in its fourth year, is targeted towards achieving this objective, and we believe spread of the Internet and its benefit among people will help in reducing inequality,” he added. In the partnership this year, they have set an aim to reach a further 50,000 children in 250 schools around Bangladesh. GP has so far reached 80,000 children in 500 schools across Bangladesh with the program
through activations in schools and distribution of guidebooks on the safe and responsible use of internet. BRAC was also the partner of the earlier initiative.The initiative aims to empower children to make the right decision on how to interact and engage through the internet confidently and responsibly.
