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DHAKA ROTARY NEWS ISSUE 10> VOLUME 79> YEAR 2015-16>Dated 15.09.2015

REGULAR WEEKLY MEETINGS

Today’s Program

Venue: Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel

Date: 15 September 2015

Time: 5.00 pm for 5.30 pm

Program: Details as follows:

Speaker: Ms. Dilara Satter Mitu Executive Director SEID Topic: Inclusion of children with autism, intellectual & multiple disabili- ties in mainstream development.

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September is Basic Education and Literacy Month.

As we all know September is the Rotary Basic Education

and Literacy month, which only reflects the Rotary

concern for most basic social aspect of humanity – Basic

Education and Literacy. Literacy is not only a significant

goal for Rotary but it is also a special goal for Rotary

because literacy is a key factor in overcoming poverty. It

is one of the 6 areas of focus for The Rotary Foundations

Future Vision – basic education and literacy. The statistics

of worldwide literacy is disheartening. UNESCO estimates

there are 780 million illiterate adults in the world of them

two-third are women. Many more are practically

illiterate, without the reading and writing skills necessary.

Illiteracy is a major obstacle to economic, political, and

social development considered by most nations including

the UN.

Although the literacy rate in Bangladesh has improved in

the past few years, but the present number of over 60

million people illiterate is quite shocking. Such high

percentage in illiteracy affects economic and other social

development of the country as ‘literacy is considered a

human rights’ and a tool for personal empowerment.

The Rotary Club of Dhaka should focus more on projects

and programmes on Basic Education and Literacy

including adult education, basic education for street

children, distributing free text books and reading and

writing materials. These projects ultimately help in

creating a better society with Rotary theme ‘Be a Gift to

the World.

Rtn PP Khandker Badrul Hasan, PHF

Editor

Communication & Bulletin Sub-committee:

Chairman & Editor:

Rtn PP Khandker Badrul Hasan, PHF

Members:

Rtn PP Rafiqul Islam I Rowly, PHF Rtn PP T I M Nurul Kabir MPHF, B, PHS, Rtn Mirza Hossain MPHF, Rtn Barrister Shafayatullah PHF, Rtn Mahmud Hasan RFSM

Contact:

Rotary Bhaban, National Institute for Cancer Research & Hospital (NICR&H) Mohakhali, Dhaka - 1213 Tel: 9892465 E-mail: rcd@agni.com www.rcdhaka.org

Club of Dhaka

The President requested Rtn PP Rafiqul Islam Rowly

PHF to introduce the Guest Speaker. Rtn PP Rafiqul

Islam Rowly PHF introduced the Guest Speaker Mr.

Sanjan Kumar Das, PHD and requested him to give a

speech on the topic “Delta Vision, A Platform for

global tailor made medicine”. Mr. Sanjan Kumar Das,

PHD delivered his speech and talked about the tailor

made health care and affordable medicines.

Questions were asked by Dr. Yvonne and Dr. Nahid

Sayma of ABCD Team which were brilliantly

answered by the Guest Speaker.

Vote of thanks was offered by Rtn S M Anwar

Hossain, MPHF.

A token of appreciation in the form of memento was

presented to the Guest Speaker by Rtn Golam

Mustafa PHF.

Rtn Mahmud Hasan RFSM, Chairman of the Rotary

Children’s Art Competition on Peace summarized the

developments of the project to the members.

The President gifted RCD Banners to all the members

of the ABCD Team and also to the Guest Speaker.

Minutes of the earlier meeting were unanimously

passed by the members. Club Secretary Rtn Barrister

Shafayat Ullah PHF announced the date of the next

weekly club meeting to be held on Tuesday,

September 15, 2015 at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel,

Dhaka at 05.30 pm. Sgt-at-Arms report was read out

by Rtn S A M Yousuf PHF. There being no other

important point to discuss the President adjourned

the meeting.

Rtn Barrister ShafayatUllah PHF

Club Secretary

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR WEEKLY MEETING OF ROTARY CLUB OF DHAKA

HELD IN PAN PACIFIC SONARGAON HOTEL, DHAKA ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 08, 2015

Regular weekly meeting of RC Dhaka was held on

Tuesday, September 08, 2015. Club President Rtn

Mohd Nasim Majumder PHF called the meeting to

order at 5.30 pm. Rtn PE S M Anwar Hossain MPHF

led the invocation. The President called the Guest

Speaker Mr. Sanjan Kumar Das, PHD Post-Doctoral

Scientist, Imperial College, London and Dr. Sandra to

the Head Table. Birthday and Wedding Anniversary

greetings were offered by Rtn PP A K M Abdus

Sobhan PHF.

The President introduced all the members of the

ABCD (Aust-Bangla Care for Dental) Project Team to

the RCD members. He briefed everyone about the

Dental Project and its possible dates of the Camp

and mentioned that the details have been printed in

the Bulletin. At the request of the President Dr.

Sandra, the team leader of the ABCD Team gave a

summary of the project.

The President welcomed Rtn Amirul Islam from

Rotary Club of Gulshan Green.

The President made an announcement of the District

Seminar on “How to prevent Heart Attack” that RCD

attended on Thursday, September 3rd

, 2015 at KIB

Auditorium, Farmgate, Dhaka as a Co-Sponsor.

Rtn PP T I M NurulKabir PHF, B, Chairman of the SKD

Project gave a summary of the SKD project. He

informed that the items are now being procured and

packaging of the bed kits will start from September

15th

, 2015 onwards. The Chairman thanked all the

members of the SKD Team for their efforts. The

President informed all the members to participate in

the upcoming projects of RCD.

Bangladesh is a country with a population of

approximately 150 million people, and only 3800

registered dentists. This means there is an average

of one dentist per 39,736 people. As with most

developing countries the majority of the dentists

stay in large cities and towns, and the majority of

the population lives rurally. This program is

registered with Rotary Australia World Community

Service (RAWCS), through the partnership

between the Rotary Club of Dhaka in Bangladesh

and the Rotary Club of Dee Why Warringah in

Australia.

Two Dental camps were run in a slum area of

Mirpur in urban Dhaka and 5 rural camps run in

the locations of Brahmmanbaria and Sylhet with

the wonderful team of 4 Australian Doctors led by

Sandra Meihubers and a team of local young

dentists and their mentor Dr Sunny. Rotary Club

of Dhaka and NGO Forum for Public Health

provided logistic supports to the team.

Tuesday 8th

September 2015 - Team planning

meeting in the offices of NGOF. We were

welcomed by Mr Rizwan Ahmed, Head of National

Resource Centre and he provided an outline of

NGOF's history and activities. Club President Rtn

Nasim Majumder PHF briefed the activities and

involvements of RC Dhaka in different projects.

The following were present in the NGOF office

meeting.

RC Dhaka: Rtn Nasim Majumder PHF, President,

Rtn Abu Nawaz Bhuiyan PHF, Project Contact,

RAWCS: Dr Nahid Sayma (NS), Project Coordinator;

Dr Sandra Meihubers (SM), Project Manager, Dr

Hans, Dr. Yvonne, Dr Sunny Dastagir (SD), Project

Consultant.

NGOF: Mr Rizwan Ahmed, Head of National

Resource Centre, Mr Arif Rahman, Program Officer

WSUP-NGOG.

There were general discussions about the

upcoming dental camps. The process of

movements with costly equipment to the sites and

time managements of registering, Screening,

Treatments and medicine. Discussion also focused

on proposed costs, personnel involved, and

PROJECT: AUST-BANGLADESH CARE FOR DENTAL

possible costs of dental supplies. Dr Nahid

requested RCD President to increase more

supports logistically so that camps can continue in

each month. President agreed to continue the

camp in each month by Local expertise Doctors led

by Dr Sunny.

After the meeting we have checked the essential

dental supplies and equipment including a

pressure cooker steam autoclave for sterilizing

instruments, two newly procured portable dental

Chairs, another one brought by Sandra from

Australia, dental filling materials and mixing

machines and all necessary instruments required

for a complete dental clinic. President appraised

the team for taking the world class dental

treatment proceedings.

In the afternoon the ABCD Team attended our

Regular weekly Meeting in Sonargaon Hotel. Club

members welcomed the whole team of ABCD.

Wednesday 9th

September 2015 -

1st

urban Dental Camp was at Pallabi Degree

College, Section-8, Duary Para, Pallabi, Mirpur.

Four Australian Doctors led by Dr Sandra with Dr

Nahid, 8 junior dentists led by Consultant Dr

Sunny, 4 technicians, altogether made the camp a

very successful one. Club President Rtn Nasim

Majumder, Rotary volunteer dentists attended the

camp. Project team members and local

community staff/volunteers worked to manage

the patient flow. Total 115 Patients were given

treatments.

Thursday 10th

September 2015 –

2nd

urban dental camp was in Anando Niketon

Primary School, Bauniabadh, C Block, Pallabi,

Mirpur. The school is situated in slum area and the

camp setting in the school was justified to serve

the under privileged people including Children.

Club President Rtn Nasim Majumder and Rtn PE S

M Anwar Hossain attended the camp. Total 123

patients were given treatments.

The Team then travelled to Brahmmanbaria on

Friday the 11th

September 2015 and there they

had two successful Camps on the following two

days. The reports are given in the table.

ABCD PROJECT (CONTD.)

‘Some tortures are physical.

And some are mental.

But the one that is both is Dental’

- Ogden Nash

Meeting Statistics (08-09-2015)

Total Members 59

Members exempted 04

Members Present 15

Percentage of attendance 27.27%

Last week’s attendance rose to 36.36%

(from 32.72%)

Visiting Rotarians Nil

Club Guests 09

Members’ Guests 01

Sunshine Box Collection (Tk). 750.0

15 September

R-Let Farah T Rabbi

D/o Rtn Dr A N M Atai Rabbi

R-Ann Khadija Nazmin

W/o Rtn Mohammad Rezaur Razzak

16 September

R- Let Dr Fauzia Sobhan

D/o Rtn PP A K M Abdus Sobhan

18 September

Rtn Jawaherul Ghani

19 September

R-Let Ishmam A Zaman

S/o Rtn PDG Dr Ishtiaque A Zaman

None

MULTI –CLUB PROJECT FOR FLOOD RELIEF

A Rotary Multi Club Project Committee was formed on 8th

September 2015 in Grand Oriental Hotel at Gulshan-1, Dhaka in

the Regular weekly meeting of RC Dhaka Uptown. Club

President Rtn Nasim Majumder, Rtn PE S M Anwar Hossain

MPHF, Rtn PP Bayezidur Rahman MPHF attended the meeting.

Among other clubs, President RCD has committed to give Tk

50,000 initially on behalf of the club for helping the Flood

affected families under Multi Club Project. Upon the

Presidents call, the members have responded by Cash giving or

commitments.

The second meeting was held also in the same venue Grand

Oriental, Gulshan-1 on 13th

September 2015 Sunday where Rtn

President Nasim, Rtn PE Anwar and Rtn PP Bayezid attended

from RCD. Rotary Club of Dhaka has been selected as the LEAD

Club for the projects under the Rotary Multi club Committee

where Rtn PE Anwar has been selected as Co-Chair and Rtn PP

Bayezid as one of the Advisors.

On 20 September, 2015

Necessary Supply Kits

(Approximately Tk 500 /

Kit) contain 5 kg Rice, 1 kg

Chira, 1 kg Sugar, 1 kg Salt,

candles, tablets, Saline etc.

300 hundred Supply Kits will be given to the Families of

Rowmari, Kurigram through RCC Rowmari. Already 500 Supply

kits had been distributed to the areas of Jamalpur and Sherpur.

As Co-Chair of the Rotary

Multi club Project

Committee and RCD

Contact Rtn PE S M

Anwar Hossain is reques-

ted to communicate the

intending club mem-

bers, friends to be in the

list of contributions. I

request you all the members to donate for the people

of Flood affected areas like Roumari, Kurigram, Jamalpur,

Motherganj, Sharishabari etc. They need our help with dry

foods, Clothes, Shelter, Water

purifying Tablets, hygiene Kits,

medicines etc. I request all the

members to please contact

Rtn PE Anwar Hossain if you

are willing to participate or

donate to the crying need of

the Flood victims.

---Rtn Nasim Majumder PHF,

President, RC Dhaka

“Merely Selling things is boredom; selling

services is the stuff of which self-respect

and dignifying one’s vocation are made.”

- Robert E. Lee Hill

RI President (1934-35

ROVING AMBASSADORS

Name of Rotarian Name of Rotarian Name of Rotarian Name of Rotarian Club Event/Rotary ClubClub Event/Rotary ClubClub Event/Rotary ClubClub Event/Rotary Club DateDateDateDate

Rtn Md Nasim Majumder PHF RC of Dhaka Uptown 08.09.15

Rtn S M Anwar Hossain MPHF RC of Dhaka Uptown 08.09.15

Rtn Md Nasim Majumder PHF ABCD Dental Camp at Pallabi 10.09.15

Rtn S M Anwar Hossain MPHF ABCD Dental Camp at Pallabi 10.09.15

Rtn S M Anwar Hossain MPHF RC of Dhaka Premier 11.09.15

The First Convention of Rotary Clubs

of America held in Chicago in 1910

Brief Life-sketch of Guest Speaker:

Ms. Dilara Satter Mitu

Executive Director

SEID

Dilara Satter Mitu was born in

21st

January, 1969 in Jessore.

Her mother Late Begum

Rashida

Rashida Sattar and Father Mr. Mian Abdus Sattar

is an eminent Journalist of Jessore.

Ms. Mitu completed two Master Degrees -

Master of Political Science and Master of

Education from University of Dhaka.

She has a total 20 years of experience in

development sector of which 15 years is in the

disability sector especially with the children and

persons with autism, intellectual and multiple

disabilities. She received more than 20 training

on different issues and subjects both home and

abroad. She has conducted a number of

trainings, orientations, dialogue, workshops,

seminar, and conference as facilitator. She also

conducted different researches and has a good

number of publications on disability.

Ms. Dilara Satter Mitu is the Founder and

Managing Trustee of SEID that work for the

underprivileged children with disabilities since

2003. Previously she worked in different national

and international organizations. At present she is

serving as the Executive Director of SEID.

She is intensively involved in cultural activities

from her childhood. She was actively involved

with Theatre, Radio and Television media

through writing, reciting, acting and as

presenter.

She is an ex Rotarian of Rotary Club of Ramna

and Uttara.

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A DANGEROUS IDEA OFFERS HOPE

FOR GIRLS IN AFGHANISTAN

More than 400 girls, including these seven-year-old best

friends, attend the Zabuli Education Center outside Kabul. Razia

Jan (far right), a U.S. Rotarian who returned to her native

Afghanistan, opened the school in 2008.

Photo Credit: Photo courtesy of Razia’s Ray of Hope Foundation

In 2005, Razia Jan came up with a dangerous idea: to

start a free private school for girls in her native

Afghanistan. The Taliban were using extreme violence

to keep girls from learning. In 2008, the year she

opened the school, terrorists in the country -- armed

with bombs, poison gas, guns, grenades, and acid --

killed 149 teachers, students, and employees in Afghan

schools.

But Jan did not intend to let terrorists stop her. She

approached Afghan Ministry of Education officials and

persuaded them to donate a piece of land in a village

30 miles outside Kabul. Today, the Zabuli Education

Center is in its sixth year and has a roster of more than

400 girls in kindergarten through ninth grade.

Without the school, many of the students never would

have had the chance to receive an education. “I can

feel a change happening in these girls and in this

community,” says Jan, who moved back to Afghanistan

after building a successful tailoring business in

Duxbury, Massachusetts, USA. “Knowledge is

something nobody can steal from them.”

The Rotarian magazine talked with her about her

experience launching the school