City Desk :
Daffodil International University’s Social Business Students Forum and Aging Support Forum have jointly organized the ‘Youth Summit on Aging-2021’ based on the theme “Digital equivalence for all age” began on Thursday at Daffodil Education Network Campus. The summit will continue up to 25th October, 2021. As part of the summit a workshop on “How to use mobile phone technology” was arranged for the elderly persons of the society.
Major General (Rtd.) Jiban Kanai Das, Country Director of the Sir William Beverage Foundation inaugurated the workshop as the chief guest.Tasmima Hossain, Editor of The Daily Ittefaq and Prof. Dr. Mohammad Masum Iqbal, Dean of the Faculty of Business and Entrepreneurship of Daffodil International University were present as special guests. Hasan Ali, President of Aging Support Forum presided over the program. Former BSCIC general manager Manjuara Begum, SBSF vice-president Mr. Rakibul Islam, General Secretary Mr. Mehdi Hassan Khan and KaziMesbah-ur-Rahman, a senior administrative officer of Daffodil International University were also present at the program.
The summit will contunue until October 25 and the 5th edition of the Summit is being held this year under the theme ‘Veteran in Technology’. Senior citizens from different parts of the country are participating in the summit.
Speaking as the chief guest, Major General Jiban Kanai Das said, ‘We don’t know how much information and how massive utility we have on our mobiles, but today we have the opportunity to discover it. He also thanked the mentors of the event and said, ‘Today we understand that the way our young generation mentored us, the country is safe in their hands in the future.’ For the elderly, he said, age is just a number. You still have a lot to enjoy.
Speaking as the special guest, Tasmima Hossain said that the availability of internet during the corona period has helped many people to spend their time. We should all have one in mind-soul-commitment. As one generation moves forward, another generation moves forward holding their hands and this is a continuous trend.
