Next Week’s Program

Venue: Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel

Date: 28 October 2015

Time: 5:30 pm

Program: To be advised separately.

DHAKA ROTARY NEWS ISSUE 15> VOLUME 79> YEAR 2015-16>Dated 21.10.2015

REGULAR WEEKLY MEETINGS

Today’s Program

Venue: Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel,

Kawran Bazaar, Dhaka

Date: 21 October 2015

Time: 5.30 pm

Program: Details as follows:

Speaker: Dr Nuzhat Choudhury,

Associate Professor,

Department of Ophthalmology,

BSMMU, Dhaka

Topic: Vitreo-Retina

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October is Economic and Community Development Month

Congratulations!

Mr President.

It is a great honour for the Club to be awarded as the

President of the Quarter Award of the District for Excellent

preparation and performance during the District Governor’s

Official Visit to the Club on July 07, 2015. The award was

handed over by the District Governor S A M Shawkat

Hossain at an exciting programme at Uttara Club.

The Club President Rtn Nasimul Hoq Majomder, PHF has

been leading the Club from the front in the past 4 months

with exciting programs and projects in keeping with

objectives as laid down in the five avenues of services to

meet the six areas of focus of the Rotary Foundation.

Let us all applaud the Club President and his Board of 2015-

16 for the excellent job done in keeping with the Rotary

theme for 20015-16 “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 Shafayat Ullah 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

Upcoming Projects:

1. ABCD (Aus-Bangla Care for Dental Programme)

a. ARBAN School, Bauniabad, Mirpur, Dhaka – 28 Oct ‘15

b. Govt. Primary School, Bauniabad, Mirpur – 29 Oct ‘15

2. Breast Cancer Awareness Rally

From Press Club to Uttara House Building – 31 Oct ‘15

March 20th

, 1954 and he has passed 61 years in RCD.

Rtn PDG Dr Ishtiaque Abiduz Zaman PhD PHF stated

that Rtn PDG Iftekharul (Kitchlew) Alam PHF B MD is

a standing tall for such a long time and has been a

big brand Ambassador of RCD that we are all proud

of becoming members of RCD.

Rtn PDG Iftekharul Alam PHF B MD in his speech

stated that “I am proud to be a member of RCD’’. He

said that he has been a member of RCD for 61 years

with 100 percent attendance for 49 years. He felt

members of RCD maintain high standards in ethic,

moral and professional career. He recalled the 1st

District Conference he attended in Dhaka in 1956

and the 2nd was held in 1961. He emphasized

stating there is no hesitation in saying that RCD

continues to be the No.1 Club in Bangladesh as the

Club meets the challenges of time.

The President gave his heartfelt thanks to Rtn PDG

Iftekharul Alam PHF B MD for his brilliant speech and

also acknowledged the contribution of all the Past

District Governors and Past Presidents. He consi-

dered the Past District Governors as Perfect Direc-

tion givers and Past Presidents as Perfect Pointers.

The President offered a standing ovation as a mark

of Respect to Rtn PDG Iftekharul (Kitchlew) Alam PHF

B MD on the occasion of his 89th

Birthday. The

President further read out a letter written by Rtn Lt

Col (Retd) Syed Quamruzzaman, BGBM RFSM given

as a mark of felicitation to Rtn PDG Iftekharul

(Kitchlew) Alam PHF B MD.

Rtn PDG Iftekharul (Kitchlew) Alam PHF B MD made

an announcement of a humble donation of Tk.

10,000/- as being thankful to all the members of RCD

for giving him such a warm Birthday celebration to

be used to any RCD Project.

Minutes of the earlier meeting were unanimously

passed by the members. The Club Secretary Rtn

Barrister Shafayat Ullah PHF announced the date of

the next weekly meeting to be held on Tuesday, 20

October, 2015 at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, Dhaka

at 05.30 pm. There being no other important point

to discuss the President adjourned the meeting and

invited everyone for Family Get Together, Eid Re-

Union, Cultural Event and Dinner.

Rtn Barrister Shafayat Ullah PHF

Club Secretary

Minutes of the Regular Weekly Meeting of Rotary Club of Dhaka held at 7-00 pm

at Platinum Suites, Banani, Dhaka on Tuesday, October 13, 2015

The Rotary Club of Dhaka met on Tuesday, October

13, 2015 for their weekly meeting. The Club

President Rtn Md Nasimul Hoq Majumder PHF called

the meeting to order at 07.00 pm. The President

welcomed Rtn PDG Iftekharul (Kitchlew) Alam PHF B

MD to the Head Table. The President wished a very

Happy Birthday to the Legendary PDG and thanked

him for being at the venue on time. The President

also welcomed Rtn PDG Dr Ishtiaque Abiduz Zaman

PhD PHF to the Head Table.

Invocation was led by Rtn Mirza Quamrul Hasan PHF.

Birthday and Wedding Anniversary greetings were

read out by Rtn PP A K M Abdus Sobhan PHF.

The President made announcements of the following

projects:

1) SEE Project: The 2nd SEE Project Camp was held on October 3rd, 2015 in T&T Adarshaw Girls High School, Mohakhali Wireless Compound, Dhaka. A total number of 400 students were screened and out of which 60 students were given treatment. The 3rd SEE Camp will be held within November this year.

2) Breast Cancer Awareness Program: The Mega Press Conference was held at the VIP Room of the Press Club on October 10th, 2015 at 11.00 am which is observed as the Breast Cancer Awareness Day. The program was attended by the Club President of RCD Rtn Nasimul Majumder PHF, Rtn PP Khandker Badrul Hasan PHF and Rtn PE S M Anwar Hossain MPHF along with over 150 journalists and volunteers from Healthcare sector and different NGOs Organizations.

The President asked Rtn PP T I M Nurul Kabir MPHF,

B, PHS, Chairman, SKD Committee to update the

members about the SKD project. Rtn PP T I M Nurul

Kabir MPHF, B, PHS informed the members that the

SKD Committee is reviewing the progress of the

packaging. He further informed the members that he

met the President of SCAW and also visited the

SCAW Head Office in Canada. He also showed some

photographs of his trip. Furthermore, he mentioned

that he attended the Annual Meeting of the .org.

The President requested Rtn PDG Dr Ishtiaque

Abiduz Zaman PhD PHF to say a few words

introducing Rtn PDG Iftekharul (Kitchlew) Alam PHF

B MD to the members’ Anns and Lets.

Rtn PDG Dr Ishtiaque Abiduz Zaman PhD PHF in

sharing few words with the members reminded the

members that Rtn PDG Iftekharul (Kitchlew) Alam

PHF B MD was inducted in Rotary Club of Dhaka on

CELEBRATING FAMILY NIGHT & EID RE-UNION AND BIRTHDAY OF PDG IFTEKHARUL ALAM

Meeting Statistics (13-10-2015)

Total Members 60

Members exempted 04

Members Present 33

Percentage of attendance 57.89%

Last week’s attendance rose to 53.57%

(from 34.54%)

Visiting Rotarians Nil

Club Guests Nil

Members’ Guests 41

Sunshine Box Collection (Tk). 9,125.0

20 October

R-Let Syed Ibtesham Yameen

S/o Rtn S A M Yousuf

23 October

R-Let Tabassum Azim

and

R-Let Tarannum Azim

D/o Rtn Md Jalalul Azim

26 October

Rtn Prof Dr Md Abdul Aziz

and

R-Ann Dr Hafiza Sultana

Brief Life0sketch of the Guest Speaker

Dr Nuzhat Chiudhury

Dr. Nuzhat Choudhury was born on 26

November, 1969. She passed S.S.C. from

Udayan Biddaloya in 1986 and H.S.C. from

Badrunnessa College in 1988. She obtained her

M.B.B.S. from Mymensingh Medical College and

Masters in Surgery in Ophthalmology from

BSMMU. She did her fellowship in Vitreo-Retina

from Islamia Eye Hospital, Bangladesh and L V Prasad Eye Institute,

India. Currently she is working as Associate Professor (Vitreo-Retina)

in the Department of Ophthalmology of BSMMU. Her particular field

of interest is Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP).

She has more than 20 publications in reputed international and

national Ophthalmic journals and over 15 conference talks. She was

on the Editorial Board of Examination Protocol (Ophthalmology) by

National Eye Care. Dr. Nuzhat Choudhury has pioneered the

establishment of ROP services at BSMMU and works closely with

Orbis International. She is also Co-PI of a collaborative research on

ROP with the organization. She has received several recognitions for

her scientific research including the prestigious 'A.Q.S.M. Harun

Memorial Award’ from the Ophthalmological Society of Bangladesh.

Dr. Nuzhat is currently the Scientific Affairs Secretary of Ophthol-

mological Society of Bangladesh (OSB). She was also the Treasurer of

Bangladesh Academy of Ophthalmology. She is a member of the

Bangladesh Vitreo-Retina Society and was the founder Cultural

Secretary of Projonmo’71. She is a Central Committee Member of

‘Ekattorer Ghatok Dalal Nirnul Committee’. She also anchors state

ceremonies and television shows and writes for newspapers. She

likes to travel and has visited more than 40 countries.

Dr. Nuzhat is the younger daughter of Martyred Intellectual Shaheed

Dr. Abdul Alim Chaudhury and Mrs. Shyamali Nasreen Chaudhury.

Her father is Martyred Intellectual Shaheed Dr. Abdul Alim

Chaudhury, an eminent Ophthalmologist, who was abducted and

brutally murdered during the intellectual killing by the end of the

Liberation war, in December 1971. Her mother Mrs. Shyamali

Nasreen Chaudhury is a renowned educationalist, writer and

recipient of ‘Ekushey Padak’ for her contribution to education.

Dr. Nuzhat is married to Dr. Mamun Al Mahtab, a Hepatologist,

currently working as Associate Professor of the Department of

Hepatology of BSMMU. They have two children, a daughter and a

son - Musarrat Mahtab (Shukonnya) and Mashrur Mahtab (Shurjo).

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Rtn PDG Dr Ishtiaque A Zaman RC of Mukta Swadesh 05.10.15

Rtn PDG Dr Ishtiaque A Zaman RC of Agargaon Dhaka 10.10.15

Rtn PDG Dr Ishtiaque A Zaman RC of Gazipur 12.10.15

Rtn PDG Dr Ishtiaque A Zaman RC of Gulshan Avenue 15.10.15

Rtn PDG Dr Ishtiaque A Zaman RC of Dhaka North East 16.10.15

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