6 Corporates and 3 Individuals Received 'Bangladesh Sustainability Excellence Award 2023'

The Dhaka Times Desk The winners of the 'Bangladesh Sustainability Excellence Award 2023' were announced at a grand ceremony on December 2 at La Meridien Hotel in the capital.

Daily Star organized this award in collaboration with CSR Window. The award is given for the third time in recognition of the contribution related to sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) of corporate organizations operating in Bangladesh.

Syed Manzoor Elahi Chairman of Syed Manzoor Elahi Enterprises was present as the chief guest and Mahfuz Anam, editor and publisher of Daily Star was the special guest.

Shehzad Munim, Managing Director of BAT Bangladesh, gave a keynote speech on the future of sustainability journey in Bangladesh. A total of seven categories (categories) were awarded this year for undertaking sustainable initiatives. The categories are – Education (Sustainability Excellence Initiative in Education), Community Engagement, Environment, Healthcare, Financial Inclusion, Disaster Response and Young Humanitarian of the Year.

This year, 6 corporate organizations and 3 individuals received the Bangladesh Sustainability Excellence Award. The awardees received the crest from the chief and special guests. The award distribution ceremony was attended by businessmen, sector experts and representatives of civil society and other guests. The event was telecast live on social media platforms of Daily Star and CSR Window.

Bata Su Company (Bangladesh) won the award in the 'Sustainability Excellence Initiative in Education' category for its Children's Program initiative and LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Limited was declared the winner in the Community Engagement category for its initiative for the development of the community living in Chatak area. Besides, Unilever Bangladesh Limited (Plastic Circularity Initiative) won in the Environment category and Shanta Holdings Limited won the Healthcare category for its hospital project for women and children in Ashulia.

Grameenphone won the Sustainability Excellence Award in the Financial Inclusion category for its GP Accelerator and GP Academy initiatives and Banglalink Digital Communication Limited's Early Warning initiative in the Disaster Response category. Arifur Rahman Shihab, Lamiya Tanzim Tanha and Arian Arif were announced as the winners of 'Young Humanitarian of the Year' for their good work Hotel, Transend and fun Ishkul projects.

A jury board consisting of esteemed judges selects the final winners taking into account specific criteria and project performance (success in project implementation).

The award program inspires corporates to plan for more sustainable operations. The platform emphasizes corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities that catalyze sustainable change rather than short-term gains. The awards program recognizes businesses and individuals who are undertaking innovative and results-oriented sustainability and CSR initiatives. News bulletins.

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How to prevent dengue

Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral fever. This fever is different from other viral or bacterial fevers. However, this fever is not contagious in any way. This viral fever can occur alone or in combination with other viruses (chikungunya, yellow fever, Burma forest, flu, respiratory syncytial) and bacteria (pneumococcus).

Dengue fever is divided into two categories depending on the severity of symptoms and fever.

1. Common dengue fever

2. Dengue fever with bleeding.

In the case of common dengue fever, the following symptoms are mainly seen-

1. Sudden high fever lasting 2 to 7 days.

2. Severe headache.

3. Pain behind the eyes.

4. Along with the fever, red rash appears all over the body.

5. Severe pain in whole body as well as back pain.

6. Nausea or vomiting.

7. A rash or red bumps on the skin.

In case of dengue fever with bleeding:

1. Bleeding from nose, mouth or vomiting with high fever within 2 to 48 hours.

2. Fluid accumulation in chest or abdomen along with fever.

If any of these symptoms appear, seek medical attention immediately.

On the other hand

Wait at home for the first 3 days of fever. On the other hand, sponge the whole body with water every now and then. This will reduce the level of fever. Drink enough water and rest. After that, if the fever does not decrease or if it continues to increase after some time, consult a doctor immediately.

Things to do to prevent Dengue:

1. Try to keep the surroundings of the house as clean as possible.

2. If there are flower tubs or broken plastic bottles, can shells, tires or polythene inside the house, clean them quickly and drain the accumulated water from the flower tubs.

3. Spray or fog at least 3 times a week to kill mosquitoes.

4. You can keep mosquito repellent cream with you while going out.

5. After evening, younger and older members of the household should use mosquito nets.

6. Clean up any accumulated rain water, as this is the time when Aedes mosquitoes lay their eggs.

7. On the other hand, you can use mats along with mosquito nets to avoid mosquito infestation.

8. Since Aedes mosquitoes bite during the day, it is important to avoid sleeping with mosquito nets while sleeping during the day. Source: https://dmpnews.org