News Archive : 2015
Project Coordinator of Democratic Governance, UNDP visits ongoing baseline survey of YPSA-Youth Empowerment Project
Heidi Chan, Project Coordinator, Democratic Governance, UNDP visited YPSA’s ongoing baseline survey of Youth Empowerment for Development project on 30 June 2015. She made a visit to five wards of…
MOU signed between YPSA and International HIV AIDS Alliance
YPSA and International HIV AIDS Alliance made an official contract for implementation of a project titled “Better Sexual and Reproductive Health & Rights for Young People Affected by HIV( Link…
Student with Disabilities of Chittagong demanding the Ratification of Marrakesh Treaty
Disabled Student Society of Chittagong University (DISSCU) arranged an orientation program on “DAISY Books and Marrakesh Treaty” in collaboration with Sitakund Federation of DPOs, University of Chittagong, YPSA and Disability…
Public Dialogue on Ensuring education rights of student with disabilities and our duties held
“People with disabilities should be brought in the mainstream development. Inclusive development of a country is not possible without involving people with disability. We have to be more aware of…
TOT on Appreciative Community and Youth Leadership held at Sitakund
YPSA organized a 3-day Training on Trainers (TOT) on Appreciative Community and Youth Leadership from 23 -25 June, 2015 at YPSA-HRDC Campus, Sitakund. Md. MahabuburRahaman, Director (Social Development) of YPSA…
Meeting with Community Emergency Health Actions Team members held at Cox’sbazar
YPSA organized 5 advocacy meetings with the CEHAT (Community Emergency Health Actions Team) members at four Upazilas of Cox’sbazar district during the month of June of 2015. First two meetings were…
Mobile court fined 2300 taka for Tobacco advertisement in Cox’s Bazar
A mobile court was operated in Cox’s Bazar on 21 June’15 to enforce the law of tobacco control. The court fined 3 shops Tk. 2300.00 for violating law by displaying tobacco…
No alternative to family planning to make the nation happy and prosperous
“Family planning program in Bangladesh evolved through a series of development phases that took place during the last 52 years. Family planning efforts began in the early 1950s with voluntary…
YPSA observed World No Tobacco Day 2015 in 11 districts of Chittagong division
YPSA observed World No Tobacco Day’15 on 31st May in all 11 districts of Chittagong Division jointly with District Civil Surgeon Office and District Tobacco Control Taskforce. The theme of…
Barhmanbaria Pourosova commits to continue tobacco control initiatives and allocate budget
YPSA has organized a lobbying meeting with Brahmanbaria Pourosova on “Budget allocation for implementing tobacco control initiatives” on 28th May 2015 in Brahmanbaria Pourashava with the support of Campaign for…
Comilla City Corporation printed 4000 Smoke Free vigilance notices and organized meeting from their own budget
In the fiscal year 2014-2015, Comilla City Corporation allocated budget of one lac (0.1 million) Taka for implementing the smoke free guideline and Tobacco control activities. From this budget Comilla…
Orientation for village doctors held at Rangunia
YPSA’s Malaria Control program organized a orientation program for village doctors held at Mogoler Hat Utshob Community Center, Rangunia on 19 May, 2015. Upazilla Health Officer Dr. Sheikh Fazle Rabbi…
YPSA celebrated its 30th anniversary
YPSA celebrated its 30th anniversary at YPSA Head Office Chittagong on May 20, 2015. Md. Arifur Rahman, Chief Executive, Md. Mahabubur Rahman, Director (SD), Mr. Palash Chowdhury, Director (Finance), Md….
Tobacco control task force meeting held in Comilla
Tobacco Control Task force meeting was held on 21 May 2015 Comilla Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) office conference room in Comilla. Md. Hasanuzzaman Kollol, Deputy Commissioner of Comilla district and President of tobacco control…
Tobacco control task force meeting held in Cox’s Bazar
Tobacco Control Task force meeting was held at Cox’s Bazar District Administration Office on 19 May 2015. Mr. Md. Ali Hossain, Deputy Commissioner of Cox’s Bazar district and President of…
Staff induction meeting for new project held
YPSA has started implementing a new project YPSA-EU-SRHR (Creating and enabling environment for young people to claim and access their sexual and reproductive health rights in Bangladesh) at Panchari Upazilla…
Sensitization meeting on Better Sexual and Reproductive Health held
YPSA organized a local level sensitization meeting on “Link Up: Better Sexual and Reproductive Health & Rights for Young People Affected by HIV” with the GOs, NGOs and Civil Society….
YPSA attends Legal Aid Fair
YPSA set up a stall at Legal Aid Fair held at Chittagong court building premises on May 6, 2015. Chittagong district and session Judge Nurul Huda inaugurated the fair.
Historical and impressive Moment!
For the first time in Bangladesh, YPSA with the collaboration of World Intellectual Properties Organization [WIPO], Accessible Book Consortium, Digital Accessible Information System [DAISY] Consortium and Australian Aid distributed 4th…
National Legal Aid Day 2015 observed
YPSA observed National Legal Aid Day-2015 at different sub-districts of Chittagong and Cox’sbazar. The theme of this year is “Door open for getting legal aid from the government.” In Rangunia,…