Tag: BALID

BALID’s New Executive Committee Takes Charge in Biennial General Meeting

2024, 2024 January

Dhaka, January 27, 2024 

Photo: New EC, BALID, (Photo credit- Facebook, BALID 2024)

The Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentalists (BALID) held its biennial general meeting on January 26, 2024, at the Women’s Voluntary Association auditorium in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. The day-long event commenced with the National Anthem, followed by the presentation of the minutes of the previous general meeting, the financial report of the previous council, and the budget proposal.

Dr. Md. Moniruzzaman assumed the role of Chairman, and AKM Nurul Alam as the General Secretary, leading the newly elected Executive Committee. The diverse team is poised to drive BALID’s mission forward with a mix of experienced leaders and fresh faces. The executive members are as follows:

  1. Chairman: Dr. Md. Moniruzzaman
  2. Vice Chairmen: Mr. AKM Mujibur Rahman, Professor Jabed Ahmed and Regina Akhter
  3. Secretary General: AKM Nurul Alam (Apu)
  4. Joint Secretary General: Ahsan Habib
  5. Finance Secretary: Md. Fazlul Karim
  6. Establishment Secretary: Md. Iltutmiz
  7. Research and Development Secretary: Mahmudun Nahar
  8. Publications and Public Relations Secretary: Nasima Akhter Rita
  9. Members: Dr. M Hossam Haider Chowdhury, Sashank Kumar Singh, Dr. Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Dr, Anwarul Islam

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TLT Awards giving ceremony was held on November 6, 2021

2021 November
Mir Adiba Awlad
November 26, 2021
The librarian times award distribution ceremony was held on Saturday, November 6, 2021, at 10:30 AM at University of Dhaka.
TLT Awards, for the first time, was introduced in February 2018. The winners of TLT Awards for 2021 have been officially announced in April 2021, but there hasn’t been a separate event for the awards giving ceremony after the COVID-19 restrictions have been eased in Bangladesh.
Note that TLT awards committee for 2021 was formed with the collaboration of Library Associations of Bangladesh (LAB), Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentalists (BALID), Medical Library Associations of Bangladesh (MedLAB), School Library Associations of Bangladesh (SLABD), Director-General, Department of Public Libraries and the dept. of Information Science and Library Management, the University of Dhaka and Rajshahi.

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Professor Dr. S M Mannan wins Dr Md. Nazim Uddin Memorial Academic of the year award 2021

2021 April

Professor S M Mannan has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 Dr Md. Nazim Uddin Memorial Academic of the year award. He has been recognised as one of the most influential LIS academics in Bangladesh of all time. Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentalists (BALID) has nominated him for this award for his outstanding teaching and learning contribution and dedication to the country’s LIS community.

Muhammad Hossam Haider Chowdhury, who was one of the selection committee members, said, “Professor S M Mannan has a strong influence on Bangladesh’s library profession. He maintains relations with the people from the library professionals, somewhat out of the library profession. His networking capacity is highly appreciable of all time. His leadership in the library profession of Bangladesh is unquestionable.”

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