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EID MUBARAK

NDBUS wishes all a very happy EID MUBARAK. May the Almighty blessed us all to have the lessons of Sacrifice. [NDBUS office will open on DEC 1, 2009 after eid vacation.]

NDBUS Celebrates First Anniversary

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NDBUS Organized a Discussion Meeting with Primary Committee Members on NDBUS Savings Program

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NDBUS arranged a discussion meeting on savings program with their primary committee members in zone 8 of DCC which include 8 wards (ward no. 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,15). The meeting was conducted by Pallabi Thana Chairperson of NDBUS. The meeting started with presentation of data analysis by NDBUS savings coordinator Mr. A K M Saiduzzaman. The presentation was done on data collected from 122 primary committee of NDBUS in zone 8 of DCC during November 3-14, 2009 by 12 ward representative. More than 200 NDBUS members of Zone 8 were present in the meeting and exchanged their views on savings issues. All except a few members expressed their willingness for savings, after an elaborate discussion and sharing of views. Data analysis also found that only 14 members in 7 PCs were not interested. The meeting was warmly participated by the NDBUS members. NDBUS EC members, URBIS coordinator, URBIS Advisor and SOSTA Salma A Shafi was also present in the program.

NDBUS becomes New Partner of UPPRP for Urban Poverty Reduction in Dhaka

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From now on NDBUS and UPPRP will work in partnership to carry out the UPPRP program in a pilot community and subsequently in other communities as agreed on. An MOU has been signed on November 8, 2009 at Urban Partnership for Poverty Reduction Project (www.upprbd.org) Office in Dhaka in presence of UNDP National Coordinator Mr Azhar Ali, UNDP Urban Expert Mr Ashekur Rahman, URBIS Project Adviser and SOSTA Ms Salma A. Shafi, URBIS Coordinator in Dhaka Mr Mehedi Imam. According to MOU NDBUS will be responsible to: 1.Provide information, perspectives and recommendations to UPPRP on the slum areas of Dhaka that it believes are most deserving of and can most benefit from UPPRP interventions; 2.Share its household member database information on households in the NDBUS recommended communities; 3.Collaborate with UPPRP to conduct household surveys to gather information at the individual and household levels, enhancing knowledge of community issues and conditions, and supporting impact evaluatio

Executive Committee of NDBUS (2008-2010)

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Standing from left: Momtaj Begum, Treasurer, Abdul Zabbar, Social Welfare Secretary, Abdus Sukur Talukdar, Vice President, Abdul Hamid Fakir, President, Momtaj Begum, Vice President, M A Rashid Khan, General Secretary, Sirajul Islam, Joint Secretary, Nurlul Islam, EC Member, Abul Kasem, EC Member, Humayun Kabir, EC Member. Sitting from left: Momtaj Akter Aduri, Joint Secretary, Miz Mala, EC Member, Raju Akter Mala, EC Member, Fatema Akter, EC Member, Jahanara Islam, Women and Child Secretary.