BALID

Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentalists (BALID), is a government registered nonprofit professional and membership association. BALID has been pioneered by a number of bright young library professionals with a view to working towards professional development and empowerment. As a collective voice and power of qualified librarians BALID officially started on January 23, 1986. Since then the Association has been organizing events like discussions, lectures, seminars and training programs to help enhance expertise on dynamic issues, meet diverse professional needs and excel in advance technologies.

BALID has been also in the continuous process of advocacy, consultancy, policy making, bargaining and negotiating with public and private sector associates, national, regional and international agencies for dynamic working conditions and environment.
 

The 20th Annual General Meeting (AGM-2014) and Election of Executive Council (2014-2015) of BALID will be held on 17 March 2014. BALID Members are requested to take part in the programme through registration. The registration fee is only Tk. 200/- only. This is mentionable that, no one can take part at the programme without registration.

 

A Check of token amount of Tk. 36000/ (Thirty six thousand) donated by members of BALID was handed over by Dr. Mirza Mohd Rezaul Islam, Chairman,BALID & BIIM  to Mr. Anisul Haque, Associate  Editor, Prothom Alo on 21 September 2013 in a homely ambience at Prothom Alo office, Karwan Bazar, Dhaka for Meril-Prothom Alo Savar Shohayota Tohbil

 

Dr.Md. Nazim Uddin, Senior Manager, icddr,b, Mr. Shamsuddin Ahmed, Director, BIIM, Ms Hazera Rahman, Deputy Librarian, South East University, AKM Mozammel Haq Retd. Principal Librarian, BCSIR and Ms Aziza Ahmed,  Coordinator,Prothom Alo Trust were also present on this occasion.

 

Mr. Anisul Haque appreciated the BALID’s attitude and efforts to stand by to the cause of humanity and sufferings of the people.