Since January 2008, Bangladesh was dangerously panicked with bird flu. Although there was not happened any human cased. The majority people was anxious, did not eat chicken even eggs. The Poultry industry and business was collapsed . From the beginning government, media and concerned NGOs promote the issues as public health measure and basic alerts to save both poultry industry and lives. From this month March the people particularly city dwellers get back confidence with promotion.

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Ekushey book fair is a core event of Bangladesh literature and culture. Everyday thousands people come in this month-long event. Prominent publishers and writers of Bangladesh publish books on the eve of the Ekushey Book Fair. In this year more than 2000 books has been published.

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The website for Office Twenty One Co. Ltd:
http://www.office21.co.jp/

21st February, the International Languages day is celebrating with highest honor and dignity nationwide. The millions of people gathers in Shahid Minir ( language monument) to honor the language martyr heroes. 1952 of this day, the lover of mother language sacrifice the lives to protect the Bangla from the grasps of non-democratic Pakistani rulers, who wanted to declare the Urdu as state language instead of Bangala, the language of majority peoples. At last it was settled Bangla as state language after the sacrifice of patriotic spirits & movement. The launages movement is the basement of Bangali nationalism from which Bangladeshi peoples inherited sprit to win in all democratic and rights movement includeing the independence of Bangladesh.

On November 17, 1999, the Unesco declared February 21 as the International Mother Language Day, is celebrating worldwide. From President to general people of Bangladesh celebrate this day, offer the flowers in Shahid Minar with bare foot, however expressed the heart and devotion for national prosperity. The day is a public holiday. The national flag will be hoisted at half-mast atop all government, autonomous and private buildings. The government and different socio-political and cultural organisations have taken up separate programmes to observe the Language Martyrs' Day.It is an inspirational event to save the language and culture of thousand minority tribe of the world.

Videography: J. Alam
Concept & editing: Shahjahan Siraj
Production& Copyright: Machizo Multimedia

‘ The Optimists: A Hope for the Bangladeshi Children’, a documentary film based on the activities of The Optimists, will be screened at 6:30 pm on Sunday, March 2, 2008 at PS 234 Auditorium(30-15 29th Street) in Astoria, NY.

The Optimists has been working with a program named ‘Child Sponsorship Program’ (CSP) to help the helpless and distressed children of Bangladesh since the year 2000. Director Shahjahan Siraj visited the CSP project areas and interviewed the sponsored children, their families, and the Optimists’ doctors, officers and volunteers. He also used the statistical data, information and pictures of the Bangladeshi distressed children. These children are in a very neglected and miserable condition, without proper education, nutrition, healthcare, and are often forced to be engaged in child labor.

The film ‘Optimists: A Hope for the Bangladeshi Children’ will help you understand how helpful the CSP is in the lives of the sponsored children.

There will be a Q&A session at the end and light refreshments will be served.

Please attend the show and witness the Optimists’ effort with support from expatriate Bangladeshis and others.

Minhaz Ahmed

In this edition of Panoscope, we go to Dhaka - the bustling capital of Bangladesh where thousands of rickshaws, those jauntily decorated three wheelers, jostle for space with cars, pedestrians, trucks, tempos and bicycles. Yet the migrant population that man these vehicles around the city often remain faceless, swelling the ranks of Dhaka?s urban poor. We also hear Mostafa Kamal Majumder, a Dhaka-based journalist, speak about the migration and marginalization of rickshaw wallahs ? the men who keep Dhaka on the move. (15:00)

Detail at : http://www.panosradiosouthasia.org/prsa/prsaarchives.php?id=27

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CRP founder, Valerie Taylor is decorated with numerous awards; amongst many is O.B.E. (Order of the British Empire).In 1998 she was awarded Bangladeshi citizenship by the Bangladesh Government and also the “Shadhinota Dibosh Podok” the highest civilian award of the country. But her real triumphs are the many lives she touched and improved in her long service to the very poor and ill fated paralyzed people who came in touch with her and gained optimism.

Valerie has also adopted two severely physically challenged girls who live with her in her house, on the boundaries of CRP premises in Savar. Joyti is now 25 years old and works part-time as a computer operator at CRP, while Poppy is 17 and attends the local Radio Colony School.

Despite officially taking a backseat role at CRP some years ago, Valerie remains the driving force behind the running and over seeing the development of CRP; in a word CRP is synonymous to Valerie Taylor. Her life went in building this organization and in her psyche she round the clock dwells for the development of the organization and the welfare of the underprivileged paralyzed.

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The video portrays natural swan farm of Abukumagawa River, Fukushima, Japan. By the patronization of government the farm becomes now a tourist spot. Everyday huge number of visitors visit the spot , the swan and ducks plays is the visitors. The visitors also give. The scenes become a heavenly by the harmonization of birds and human hearts.

Tahmima Anam is a young promising writer. Her first book, “A Golden Age ” has been published on a real fact of Bangladeshi liberation war. The book launching ceremony in Dhaka was held at Shilpokola Academy, 8 June, 2007. The website www.tahmima.com portrays her life and work, designed by Machizo.

Japanese wedding is very expensive, elegant and serene event. The spring and autumn are the weddings seasons in Japan. Ancient time the traditional marriage was held at Shinto shrine. But now it is organised at hotel, restaurants and wedding places.The members and relatives of both bide and bridegroom's family attend in the ceremony.

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The orginal format of documentary is DVD, view: panoromic, duration- 14 minutes
Price: 10 USD ( Tk. 500 ). Contact: siraj@machizo.com
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Lalon was mystical poet and saint. He was devoted to love, freedom and peace that express in his songs. He taught the way of eternal liberation. He strongly emphasized to resolve the internal conflict and dominancy of false desires.

He was the greatest mystic-singer of the subcontinent. Lalon believed, the ‘body’ is the universe and the universe is the body. He was revolutionary, challenged to contemporary life style, religions and practices with simple word of songs.

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In the eve of International Day for Biological Diversity, 2007 Climate Change Cell Bangladesh has published a Multimedia Production on Climate Change in Bangladesh.