A wonderful workshop was held at Chatmohar in Pabna to stop the sexual abuse of young women and create awareness among them.  On Thursday (8 February) afternoon the humanitarian organization "Silent Hands Support Inc." organized a workshop on "Good Touch & Bad Touch (know the difference)" with children of different ages of primary school under a Mass awareness project at Jhankra Government Primary School in the Haripur Union of Upazila. Over 150 students actively participated in the session. Rafiqul Islam, a member of Silent Hands Support Inc., delivered a keynote address during the workshop, which was chaired and managed by Tariqul Islam. The event also saw the presence of Md. Fariduzzaman, the Assistant Education Officer of Chatmohar Upazila, along with Head Teacher Jahangir Alam, Assistant Teacher Hosne Ara Parveen, and other notable figures such as Pabna Districts Silent hands support regional representatives, and journalists Pabitra Talukdar, Mohammad Alauddin, and Mahmudul Hasan. Following the informative session, various activities including music, ghazal, and quiz competitions were organized, showcasing the talents of the students. Nine students from the school emerged victorious in these competitions. Furthermore, every participant received recognition and awards from the organizing committee. When queried about the significance of the workshop, Tahamina Ahammed Tania (Tajj Momo), the founder of Silent Hands Support Inc., expressed, This workshop was orchestrated with the primary objective of nurturing the physical and mental well-being of children within our society. Tajj Momo emphasized the organizations commitment to fostering socio-economic change for marginalized communities and urged capable individuals within society to step forward and contribute to these efforts.

A two-day national level workshop on capacity building for women and gender equity concluded on Saturtday here in the Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir. The workshop organized by the Department of higher education, Government of Jammu and Kashmir in collaboration with the Government College of Education, Srinagar saw a huge participation of dignitaries, including professors, educationists, scholars, researchers, and students. They highlighted the major and positive role played by women to develop society as well as the nation. The workshop underscored how the lack of education and proper awareness among women were leading to domestic violence, thus forcing the women to clamour for their rights, they said. Experts also thrust on the need for proper education of girl children especially in far-flung areas so that they can play their role in future and overall society will be empowered, they said.

The prevailing son preference attitude in Bangladesh, and the consequent undervaluing of women and girls have the potential to significantly affect the country’s social and demographic scenario in the coming days unless these issues are addressed proactively with accelerated efforts.   This concern was expressed at a workshop where experts said that although Gender Biased Sex Selection is not prevalent in Bangladesh at this point, the situation could turn into an alarming concern in view of the grave situation created out of rampant use of sex detection technology, which has been the case in some of the neighbouring countries.   Low fertility, a skewed sex ratio at birth and use of sex-detection technology – the three preconditions of Gender Biased Sex Selection, which might translate into an alarming decrease in female to male ratio, as explained by demographers- are prevailing in Bangladesh.   A 2019 study, conducted by the University of Dhaka, found that about 28 per cent of women from a representative sample had a son preference for their first child, while 24 percent of men had the same.   The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Bangladesh in collaboration with Concerned Women for Family Development (CWFD) organised the two-day ‘Orientation Workshop for Media on the Positive Portrayals of Women and Girls in Bangladesh’ at Brac CDMA in Rajendrapur, Gazipur on June 20-21.   Md. Zashim Uddin, Director General of the Mass Communication Department of Government of Bangladesh, who was present as the Chief Guest in the closing session of the workshop said, “Much of the credit behind the significant advancement of gender equality and women’s empowerment in Bangladesh goes to the thriving media in Bangladesh. We will accelerate our communication efforts adopting innovative approaches to address the issues of son preference and undervaluing of women and girls.”   “Despite the improvements in society, the problems of gender-based violence continue to persist. However, we are committed to building a Bangladesh that is safe and empowering for all women and girls and we will continue to strive for it,” he added.   The workshop observed that the repercussions of son preference and the consequent undervaluing of girls affects women and girls even before they are born and follows them throughout the course of their life.   More than 25 media professionals from different forms of media, including newspapers, television channels, radio stations, news agencies, online portals and advertising agencies and youth representatives, took part in the workshop. AH  

US Ambassador Miller and Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Anisul Huq, M.P, inaugurated a counter-human trafficking workshop for tribunal judges in Dhaka. The event was organized by the Fight Slavery and Trafficking In-Persons (FSTIP) project and funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Strong collaboration between the United States and Bangladesh led to the establishment of seven special tribunals to prosecute trafficking-in-persons (TIP) and the implementation of the five-year National Plan of Action to combat human trafficking.   US Ambassador Miller highlighted U. S. support for Bangladesh’s counter-human trafficking programs. He added that working with Bangladesh to fight human trafficking is a priority of the U.S. Embassy. Furtherly Ambassador Miller said that this workshop reaffirms their commitment to partner with the Government of Bangladesh, civil society, the private sector, and trafficking survivors to end trafficking in persons.   Ambassador Miller said that human trafficking is modern slavery and it has no place in our world.   Despite the Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking Act of 2012, American and Bangladeshi law enforcement and judicial partners recognize prosecution and conviction rates for human trafficking can be improved. USAID’s $10 million FSTIP project is helping Bangladesh more effectively prosecute and convict human traffickers though training like this week’s workshop for justice sector officers, prosecutors, and judges.   Bangladesh’s attainment of Tier 2 status for the last two consecutive years in the U.S. Department of State’s TIP Report demonstrates the growing success of the U.S./Bangladesh partnership combating human trafficking. Source: Press release

A Workshop held at CU for the participants of the upcoming "Hult Prize on Campus Program 2020" was kicked off at around 2.30 pm at Department of Management. Chief Guest of the program and also the trainer of the workshop was, the Territory Officer Mohammad Asif Siddique from Nestle Bangladesh Limited. Md Asif said to the trainees, "A good presentation is a technique to win something. It is a very important factor to keep in mind. You stay behind  Because of the limitation in your presentation" "When we think about a business plan, we need to think about the beginning and the ending of it. And to win the Hult Prize competition the business plan has to be Not only profitable but also have a positive impact on the society ", he added. According to the officials, the Program is going to be held on December 6, 2019, opened for all CU students.  Registration of the program is available from 28th September to till 31st October and the participants will be assigned with the specific case on October 4-5. Started by the Campus Director and Chief Organizer Abdullah Al Mahmud Taisir, 156 participants including the organizers attended the workshop. As the inaugural speaker, Cheif Organizer Taisir gave basic instructions to the participants about the upcoming championship. Earlier, International Organization "Hult Prize" started working at CU from last year and on September 11 it declared it's a new committee of 51 members for the 2019-20 session. SJ

The five day long workshop on social media titled ‘Social Media Training: Fake News, Verification and Community Management’ concluded on Friday. Bangladesh’s Rtv and German mass media Deutsche Welle jointly organized the workshop. The concluding program of the workshop held at the Bengal Media building at Tejgaon in the capital. Chief Executive Officer of Rtv and Chief Editor of Rtv Online Syed Ashik Rahman, Chief Editor of Deutsche Welle Ines Pohl, Bangla department Chief Debarati Guha, Political, Press and Cultural Attaché of German Embassy in Bangladesh Ines Neidhardt, Marketing Head of Deutsche Welle Bangladesh Chapter Rouham Monzoor and others were present on the occasion. Debarati Guha said, Deutsche Welle performs it duties maintaining utmost neutrality. In the crisis moment fake news spread sometimes. It becomes hard to determine the truth of news. This type of training would help to overcome the crisis moments. Thanking Deutsche Welle Syed Ashik Rahman said, this type of arrangement is made to develop quality of journalism and to build up efficient newsmen. The activity will continue in future. Thanking Rtv Deutsche Welle Chief Editor Ines Pohl said, mass media are changing rapidly. In most cases fast news presentation becomes important. In this regard social media are good sources of news. But we have to be alert, it should be true. We would be successful if it helps journalists of Bangladesh in their professional life. Apart from the television media representatives from different online and print media took part in this workshop. Deutsche Welle Academy Trainer Jessie Wingard conducted the workshop which began on Monday. Deutsche Welle is one of the influential news agencies in the world which also delivers news in Bangla language. Along with news it also performs very good role in human resource development.       AH

The five-day workshop on social media titled ‘Social Media Training: Fake News, Verification and Community Management’ has begun. Bangladesh’s Rtv and German media Deutsche Welle are jointly organizing the workshop. Rtv’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Editor of Rtv Online Syed Ashik Rahman formally inaugurated the workshop at Bengal Media building at Tejgaon in the capital on Monday. He said, to develop quality of journalism and to build efficient newsmen this workshop is organized. This type of activity will continue in future. Apart from television media, representatives from different online and print media are taking part in the workshop under supervision of Deutsche Welle Trainer Jessie Wingard. Deutsche Welle Academic Trainer Jessie Wingard is also conducting the workshop. Deutsche Welle is one of the influential news agencies of the world which also delivers news in Bangla language. Along with news it also performs very good role in human resource development. AH