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Discussion Meeting on ‘Community Library O Milon Kendra’BALID is going to arrange a Discussion Meeting on ‘Community Library O Milon Kendra’ followed by Iftar on Wednesday the 29 June 2016 corresponding to 23 Ramadan 1437 Hijri at 5.00 pm at Arts Faculty Conference Hall of Dhaka University. Mr. Kabir Bin Anwar, Additional Secretary and DG (Admin), Prime Minister Office has given the consent to attend the meeting as Chief Guest. The meeting will also be attended by Shyama Prasad Bepari, Joint Secretary & Project Director, Higher Secondary Stipend Project, Ministry of Education, Government of the people’s Republic of Bangladesh and Prof. Dr. Muhammad Mezbah-ul-Islam, Chairman, Department of Information Science & Library Management, University of Dhaka, as Special Guests.
You are kindly requested to attend the discussion meeting followed by Iftar and enrich the event. Please confirm your participation.
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21st General Meeting and New EC Members of BALID
A General Meeting and Election of the Executive Committee for 2016-2017 of Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentalists (BALID) was held on 01 May 2016 at the Auditorium of Ahsania Mission, Dhanmondi, Dhaka. The AGM was presided over by Dr. Mirza Mohd. Rezaul Islam, the Chairman, BALID and BIIM.
In the AGM Mr. Sasank Kumar Singha , the Secretary General of BALID presented the Annual Report of 2014-15 and Mr. Alom Hossain, Joint Secretary General presented the Financial and Audit Report of 2014-2015 and announced the Budget of 2016-2017 of BALID. Some revisions/amendments of BALID constitution worked out by the Constitution Review Committee headed by Mr. Md. Hossam Haider Chowdhury were brought about in the meeting. A lively discussion on different issues was held and the members eulogize the activities of the previous Executive Committee. A host of questions and queries from the members were put and the Chairman and the other office bearers meticulously gave the answers and explanations of those queries.
However the Annual report and the Financial and audit report and the constitution amendments were unanimously confirmed in the meeting.
Election and formation of new Executive Committee of BALID was held in the post lunch session conducted by the three members Election Commissioners namely Prof. Dr. Abdus Sattar, Mr. Zohurul Kaiyum and Mr. AKM Mofizur Rahman respectively as the Chief Election Commissioner and the Election Commissioners. The Election Commissioners invited the proposals of the names and panel from the general members for the posts of 17 Executive Council members. However after considerable discussion the 17 member new EC committee was formed with the support of the majority members.
Following are the newly elected members of Executive Committee 2016-2017 of BALID:
01) Dr. Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Chairman
02) Ms. Hazera Rahman, Vice Chairman
03) Ms. Nomita Khan Mukti, Vice Chairman
04) Mr. Md. Humayun Kabir, Vice Chairman
05) Mr. Sasanka Kumar Singha, Secretary General
06) Mr. Md. Alom Hossain, Joint Secretary General
07) Mr. A.K.M. Nurul Alam (Apu), Finance Secretary
08) Mr. Md. Ahasan Habib, Establishment Secretary
09) Mr. Md. Shafiur Rahman, Research & Development Secretary
10) Mr. Kazi Farhad Noman, Publication & Public Relations Secretary
11) Dr. Mirza Mohd. Rezaul Islam, Member
12) Mr. Hossam Haider Chowdhury, Member
13) Ms. Shamsun Naher Khan Shapna, Member
14) Ms Razina Akhtar, Member
15) Ms Rekha Yeasmeen, Member
16) Mr. Md. Fazlul Karim, Member
17) Mr. Md. Jahangir Alam, Member
The Meeting concluded with great applause and greetings from the members to the new EC of BALID.
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BALID AGM and Election of Executive Council for 2016-2017Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Election/Formation of the Executive Council of BALID for 2016-2017 will be held on 01 May 2016 at 10 am. BALID members are kindly requested to participate in the AGM 2016 and your active cooperation is sought to constitute the Executive Council of BALID for 2016-2017.
Venue: Conference Room, Ahsania Mission, House-19, Road-12 (new), (near Bangabondhu Museum, Road-32), Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1209.
Agenda:
i) Presentation of Annual Report by Secretary General/BALID. Discussion and Approval
ii) Presentation of Financial & Audit Report of 2014-2015 & Announcement of Budget of 2016-2017 by Finance Secretary. Discussion and Approval
iii) Constitution Revision and Amendment
iv) Miscellaneous
Registration:
BALID members joining the AGM need to be registered prior to attending the AGM. Registration may be done filling the form provided in BALID website (https://www.balid.org) or sending the filled up form at balidbd[at]gmail.com.
Registration will be closed on 29 April 2016.
Registration fee:
An amount Tk. 210 (two hundred and ten) is fixed as registration fee.
You are requested to confirm your registration by transmitting the Registration fee either to the
i) bkash Account No. 01732966482 or
ii) current A/C no. 001009547of Sonali Bank (Account Title: Bangladesh Gronthagarik O Tothayonbid Samity) or iii) A/C no.02333001221 of Bank Asia (Account Title: BALID).
Contact Persons & Points for Registration:
1) Mr. Shamsuddin Ahmed, Director,BIIM
2) Mr. Humayun Kabir, IUB
3) Mr. Sasasnk Kumar Singha, Bangladesh Bank
4) Mr. AKM Mofizur Rahman, CDL
5) Mr. Alom Hossain, Uttara
6) Mr. Shafiur Rahman, icddr,b
updated on: 02 April 2016
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Training on Plagiarism and Reference Management Software Zotero held at NSU Library - 19 December 2015A day long Training on Plagiarism and Reference Management Software Zotero was held at E-resources Access Centre, North South University (NSU) Library, Bashundhara, Dhaka. on Saturday, December 19, 2015.
North South University in collaboration with Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentalists (BALID) was organized this training. Total 40 teachers, researchers and librarians of various government, autonomous and private institutions in the country were participated in this training program.
Dr. Md. Mostafizur Rahman, University Librarian of North South University taught plagiarism checking software Turnitin and Minhajuddin Ahmed discussed on plagiarism while Md. Mukhlesur Rahman of Independence University, A K M Nurul Alam, Assistant Director of Bangladesh Bank and Kazi Farhad Noman of Southeast University taught Zotero and Mendely reference software.
The certificate award ceremony of the training was held at Faculty Lounge of NSU at 6:00pm where Dr. Gour Gobinda Goswami Vice Chancellor (In-charge), NSU was the Chief Guest and Dr. Vasanthi Rajendran, Director, CIRDAP was the Special Guest. Dr. Arshad M Chowdhury, Chairman, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering was the Guest of Honor. Dr. Mirza Mohd. Rezaul Islam, Chairman, BALID was the chair of the certificate award ceremony.
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Day long national seminar on ‘Cross-Talk of Digital Resources Management: step towards digital Bangladesh’ held at CICC - 22 August 2015
A Day long national seminar on “Cross-Talk of Digital Resources Management: step towards digital Bangladesh” organized by Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentalists (BALID) was held at CIRDAP International Conference Center (CICC), Chameli House, 17 Topkhana Road, Dhaka-1000 on Saturday, 22 August 2015 in collaboration with Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP).
H.E Mr. Imran Ahmad, M.P., Honorable Chairman, Standing Committee on the Ministry of Post and Telecommunication and Information Technology, Bangladesh Parliament graced the Inaugural Ceremony of this day-long seminar as the Chief Guest while H.E Ms Akhtar Jahan, M.P., Member, Standing Committee on the Ministry of Finance was the Special Guest of the event. Among others Mr. Sasanka Kumar Singha, Secretary General, BALID deliver the welcome address and Dr. Md. Nazim Uddin, Convener of the Seminar offered the vote of thanks Dr. Mirza Mohd. Rezaul Islam, Chairman, BALID and BIIM chaired the inaugural ceremony.
Two keynote papers namely ‘Cross-talk on digital resource management’ by Dr. Mostafizur Rahman, AIM Jakaria Rahman and Muhammad Hossam Haider Chowdhury and Model Community Library O Milon kendro by Hazera Rahman were presented in the inaugural session. Eight papers on the digital resource management of the eight leadings libraries were presented in the technical sessions. Papers on ‘Open source software in libraries’ was also presented.
The Chairpersons of the technical sessions were Professor Dr. M. Kaykobad, Dept. of CSE, BUET, Mr. Ashish Kumar Sarker, DG, (Additional Secretary) Dept. of Public Library, Prof. Dr. Md. Nasir Uddin, Dept. of ISLM, National University and Mr. Minhaj Uddin Ahmed, Director, CIS,B. A Plenary/Recommendation session was held at the end of the technical sessions chaired by Dr. Mirza Mohd. Rezaul Islam and Mr. Shyama Prasad Bepari, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Education and Prof. Dr. Abdus Sattar, Controller of Examinations, UITS were the discussants of this session. A three member team of rapporteurs coordinated by Mr. Md. Moniruzzaman worked for reporting on the seminar and preparing recommendation.
Around 180 participants in the field of Information Science and Library Management from 110 renowned organizations and universities took part in this seminar. The main purpose of this seminar was to encounter the challenge of digital resource management in Bangladesh and to enable the participants to become aware of existing practice of digital resource management system.
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