The Dhaka Times Desk The country's popular mobile financial services company Awaya recently organized a meet-up with the country's freelancers and industry experts. The event discussed the potential of this sector and solutions to the professional problems of freelancers.
The meetup was held on the theme 'Freelancers' Contribution to Building Smart Bangladesh and MFS as Growth Facilitator' at UCB's head office in Gulshan, capital. On the occasion, Additional Managing Director (AMD) of UCB and Member of the Board of Directors of Awaya ATM Tahmiduzzaman; Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Syed Md. Enamul Kabir and Deputy General Manager of Strategy and Product. Maulud Hossain along with senior officials of UCB and Way were present.
The session was moderated by Munir Hasan, media personality and chief coordinator of Prothom Alo's digital transformation and youth activities. More than thirty freelancers of various professions and age groups spontaneously participated in this event.
Through such partnerships, Bangladesh's growing freelancer sector, its inherent potential and how to maximize the potential of this sector – these are the main topics discussed in the session. Munir Hasan said, “Our freelancers have to face many challenges; These include insufficient daily and monthly transaction limits, currency exchange rates and various issues related to getting incentives. However, overall the situation is improving. Now there are new recognized channels for freelancing work. However, we need to accelerate this process of improvement. That is why timely initiatives should be taken from the government. Besides, banks can also take effective steps including financial literacy campaigns to promote the freelancing sector. In this context, I welcome the efforts of UCB and Ways. They have partnered with Pioneer to bring payment gateway facilities for freelancers in the country, which will contribute to the growth of the freelancing sector.”
ATM Tahmiduzzaman said, "According to the report of the World Trade Organization last year, 14 percent of the total freelancers in the world are from Bangladesh. If we can empower this large number of freelancers with accurate and timely solutions, our economic progress will accelerate. Our honorable Prime Minister is also emphasizing on building a smart nation through digital economy.”
Freelancers present at the event also expressed their opinion and satisfaction about the ease of use of Awaya Wallet and appreciated the efforts of Awaya and UCB in this regard. They appreciate UCB-way prepaid cards as they can easily transact foreign currency. Besides, the freelancers present expressed satisfaction with the UCB-way prepaid card due to its digital media marketing payment, merchant payment (online and offline) and worldwide ATM cash withdrawal facility. The ceremony was concluded by handing over the crest to the guests.
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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
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