The Dhaka Times Desk The Executive Council of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) 2024-2026 was formed with the conviction to achieve self-sufficiency in indigenous software in the implementation of Smart Bangladesh.
In the 11-member executive council, Russell T Ahmed, the chief executive officer of Team Creative, was elected as the president for the second term with the absolute victory of 8 members of "One Team" and M Rashidul Hasan, the managing director of Systech Digital Limited, was elected as the senior vice-president.
Mastercard Bangladesh Country Manager Syed Mohammad Kamal was elected Vice President (Administration) and Divine IT Managing Director Iqbal Ahmed Fakhrul Hasan was elected Vice President (Finance).
In addition, the newly elected directors of Basis are the managing director of Advanced ERP BD Limited, Mostafizur Rahman Sohail, the chief executive officer of Shooting Star Limited, Didarul Alam, the founder of AR Communications, M Asif Rahman, the chairman of Analyze Bangladesh Limited. Muhammad Risalat Siddique, Managing Director of Bondstein Technologies Limited Mir Shahrukh Islam, Director of Carnival Assure Limited Biplab Ghosh Rahul and Chief Executive Officer of Finalitics Syed Abdullah Zayed.
Former Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar, former president Sarwar Alam and Habibullah N Karim were present at the handover ceremony to the new council at BASIS Conference Center on Saturday. Also present were BASIS Election Management Board Chairman TIM Nurul Kabir and BASIS Election Management Board members Syed Mamnoon Quader and Nazim Farhan Chowdhury, BASIS Founder President Abu Tauhid BASIS Election Appeal Board Chairman A Touhid, and Appeal Board Member Nazneen Kamal.
All the formalities related to the election of BASIS were completed within the time frame set by the Department of Trade Organizations (DTO) of the Ministry of Commerce through the handover ceremony of the Executive Council held at the BASIS Auditorium.
On the occasion, BASIS senior vice-president M Rashidul Hasan said, 'BASIS mainly works to facilitate and support the business of members. For this, a lot of time has to be spent with local and foreign partners. We are now an association of around 2500 members, who do business in local and international markets. We need to work together to facilitate members' business. Along with the selected 11, expert members of the industry are also required to be involved. Only then we ourselves can play a role in building smart Bangladesh by 2041 by becoming experienced in frontier technology and earning foreign currency.'
Re-elected BASIS president Russell T Ahmed said, 'I think that our victory in this election is a victory for all BASIS members, a victory for BASIS. The victory of 'One Team' is due to the absolute love of the base members. I congratulate all the winners and also thank and appreciate the 33 candidates whose spontaneous participation made this election fair and beautiful. In my second term, I will aim to take BASIS to the next level with the brand image it has built and the reputation it has gained as one of the leading trade organizations in the country.'
He further said, 'We have done several works during the first term and several more works are in our plans. Aiming to take them further, I myself have gone through several learning experiences during my first tenure. We will try to take this learning experience together with the support and advice of experienced and young members of the base to take our beloved organization forward. We want to make Bangladesh self-sufficient in information technology this time. The implementation of Smart Bangladesh will create many technical needs, we want to fulfill these technical needs through domestic institutions. We are all together for that purpose
I will work together in coordination.'
It is to be noted that the election of the Executive Council for the 2024-2026 period of BASIS, the national trade association of the country's information technology sector, was completed in a festive atmosphere at the Bangladesh Shooting Sports Federation, Gulshan in the capital on May 8. In the election, the Russell T Ahmed-led panel 'One Team' won 8 out of 11 seats and won a majority. Mostafizur Rahman Sohel led panel 'Team Smart' got 3 posts. 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
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