Bangladesh Computer Society (BCS) organised a drawing competition and discussion meeting on the occasion of the 60th birthday of Sheikh Russell, the youngest son of the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was held at their own office auditorium on Thursday.
BCS President Engineer Subrata Sarkar celebrated Sheikh Russell Day 2023 by cutting cake with children at BCS Innovation Center. BCS Secretary General Kamruzzaman Bhuiyan and Dhaka University Fine Arts Faculty Professor Syed Abul Barak Alvi were present at the event.
Haileybury Bhaluka proudly announces its prestigious recognition as a Centre of Safeguarding Excellence (CSE) by The Safeguarding Alliance, a leading authority in the field of child protection and safeguarding based in the UK. It signifies a momentous achievement for Haileybury Bhaluka and the educational landscape in Bangladesh, marking it as the first school in the region to receive the honour.
The Safeguarding Alliance is globally renowned for its unwavering commitment to maintaining the highest child protection and safeguarding standards. Haileybury Bhaluka has already set up B-SAFE (Bangladesh Safeguarding Alliance for Educators), an innovative platform established locally for collaborative efforts for schools in Bangladesh to benefit from comprehensive training, certification opportunities, and the development of effective safeguarding policies.
The latest recognition reaffirms Haileybury Bhaluka’s resolute dedication to these vital principles. Designated as a Centre of Safeguarding Excellence in Bangladesh, Haileybury Bhaluka now undertakes the pivotal mission of disseminating its safeguarding expertise among educational institutions across the nation.
By partnering with The Safeguarding Alliance, it aims to ensure adherence to proper safeguarding practices for children, on and off campus.
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has put emphasis on strengthening the trade relations between Bangladesh and Myanmar through speedily resolving the existing problems in the way of trade.
The FBCCI said Bangladesh and Myanmar have long been enjoying friendly relations while there is a huge trade potential between these two neighboring countries. Despite being neighbours, the volume of bilateral trade between the two countries is very low.
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) collaborated with the Department of Japanese Studies from the University of Dhaka to organize the 4th JICA Chair Lecture titled Educational Development in Modernization of Japan. The event was recently held at the Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban, University of Dhaka.
Dr. KAYASHIMA Nobuko, Senior Research Advisor of JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development, delivered the keynote speech. At the outset, she highlighted the historical development of the Japanese education system and explained the competitiveness of education worldwide.
From the Edo period to the Meiji restoration to the present times, she explained how Japan government emphasized the increase of primary to tertiary education.
The speaker also outlined how foreign teachers, mainly from Europe and America, had been brought to educate the Japanese. In addition, she emphasized the benefits of the government initiative of sending their bright students abroad to receive education and how these people later contributed to the development and modernization of Japan. She stressed the need for quality education and sustainable development in any country while highlighting the localization of foreign knowledge.
The program was graced by Mr. Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury, Honorable Deputy Minister, Ministry of Education, Government of the People Republic of Bangladesh, as Chief Guest. He stressed the need to learn from Japanese educational development. He appreciated how Japan has emerged as a modernized country by developing its education by bringing globally renowned faculty members from Europe and the USA and sending Japanese students to other countries to utilize them in national development. He also outlined the recent initiatives that the current government took to develop education in the country from primary to tertiary.
Mr. ICHIGUCHI Tomohide, Chief Representative of the JICA Bangladesh Office, joined as a Special Guest. In his address, the Chief Representative of the JICA Bangladesh Office thanked all concerned, including the Department of Japanese Studies, for making the seminar a success and mentioned that the JICA Chair Seminar is just the beginning of its support to Bangladesh in graduating to the middle-income country.
Dr. Md. Jahangir Alam, Chairman, Associate Professor, Department of Japanese Studies, University of Dhaka, delivered the introductory remarks. He thanked all stakeholders, including JICA and research scholars, for their gracious participation.
The event was chaired by Professor Dr. A. S. M. Maksud Kamal, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic), University of Dhaka. In his concluding remarks, he stressed the vocational education of the country. He asked all the students to learn about technology to tackle global challenges and contribute to the country development. He congratulated the Department of Japanese Studies and JICA for organizing the seminar.
Department of Japanese Studies would like to be the hub of all Japanese endeavors in Bangladesh to strengthen bilateral relations, ultimately contributing to Bangladesh development. The seminar was moderated by Shiblee Noman, Assistant Professor of the Department of Japanese Studies, University of Dhaka. More than 500 academics, researchers, development professionals, and students have also attended the seminar.