VHSS
A discussion meeting was held at the auditorium of Vol untaty Health Services Society (VHSS) in the city yesterday on the occasion of World Mental Health Day which will be ob served today, reports UNB.
Prof Hedayetul Islam was the chief guest at the discussion organised by VHSS. an NGO
Director Programmes of VHSS Rowshan Rahman made the welcome speech while Mo hammad Mahbubul Ashraf of the society presented a paper on mental and emotional health scenario in Bangladesh.
Representatives of local and international NGOs participated in the discussion.
Suvechchha Film Society
State Minister for Youth and Sports and Cultural Affairs Obaidul Quader Wednesday called upon the film-makers to
Ministers meet party workers" programme resumes By Staff Correspondent
Ministers' "meet the party workers" programme resumes today after a week's interval, according to sources
Commerce and Industries Minister Tofael Ahmed and Minister of State for Jute AKM Faizul Haque are scheduled to listen to the problems of the party workers at Awami League central office at Bangabandhu Avenue this evening, the sources said.
The programme was launched on September 15 and continued till October 1.
Prime Minister and AL chief Sheikh Hasina had earlier instructed ministers, state ministers and deputy ministers belonging to her party to make it a practice that everyone visits party's central office regularly and listen to party workers.
The initiative was taken to "bridge the gap between party leaders and workers "'
Foreign Minister Abdus ] Samad Azad attended the first i day s programme on September 15 and Law Minister Abdul Matin Khasru met the party workers on October I when it was stopped temporarily.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, however, visited the party central office on October 4 last and met some 100 women, most of whom belong to families which suffered in demo cratic movements In the past
depict the real life of the people and the rich cultural heritage of Bangladesh in their creations, reports BSS.
He said this would expand the way towards producing more and more healtny movies In the country to fulfill the hopes and aspirations of the [xople
The state minister was addressing as the chief guest the concluding function of the retrospective of Morshedul Islam's films at the Russian Cultural Centre.
Suvechchha Film Society organised the retrospective which was Inaugurated by the State Minister for Information Prof Abu Sayeed on October 4.
The concluding function was presided over by society's president and director general of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Azad Rahman President of Bangladesh Federation of Film Societies and eminent cultural personality Hasan Imam was the special guest.
Cultural team leaves for Islamabad
A 13-member cultural delegation, led by eminent artiste Kalim Sharafl, left capital yesterday for Islamabad to attend the Cultural Festival of D-8. reports UNB.
The delegation will play an important role in upholding the country's thousand years old cultural heritage and the glorious history of Liberation War in the festival to be organised by Pakistan
Other members of the delegation are: Hamida Haq. Shaklla Zafar. Farida Parveen. Ferdous Ara. Rathindra Nath Roy. Tapan Chowdhury, Abida Sultana. Shamim Rahman. Zahid Hossain. Chandan Datta. Mohammad Monwar Hossain and Ishita Shabnam Srabanti.