All greetings to Our great National Leader Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Father of Nation 100 years birth anniversary of Bangladesh is going to celebrate of her founder. Bangladesh is going to spread his flame all over the world. Gov’t declared “Mujib Barsha” for this year. Programme will be arranged in wholeover the country to celebrate the 100 years birth anniversary.
Cultural intervention is one of the techniques of ROSC project. Every year 15th August observe in the ROSC school. This year also we arrange Essay competition on Bangabandhu, painting, quiz competition of 15th August observation. All the teachers, PO, Project Coordinator, students and CMC members were present in the program. 15th August observed in the total 40 school of ROSC. At the end of the program a discussion meeting arranged on Bangabandhu and prize distributed also.
Recently BITA theatre Core Team re-staged Megher Vela. ‘Megher Vela’ theatre depicts a heart-rending narration of coastal people who survives through continuous life-struggle at the backdrop of climate change. This theatre production is made on the basis of news and feature on sad stories of displaced people caused by climate change published in different newspapers. Life-sketch of coastal Bangladesh and Orissa of India are mostly similar. Noted Theatre Director of India Subodh Patnaik mainly prioritized his experience of Orissya and coastal region of Chattogram centering climate demonstrates changed lifestyles of people due to shrimp culture hampering eco-system. Climate change resilience got much importance in the theatre. Sisir Dutta worked in planning where Subodh patnaik played as Director of the theatre. BITA staff and grassroots artists performed. In this spell, Megher Vela was displayed at different coastal upazilas like Sitakunda, Banskhali, Anwara, Ukhiya, Teknaf of Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar districts. This year, in the next performance, ‘Megher Vela’ will be displayed in coastal areas of Khulna and Bagerhat.
BITA celebrated 25 years anniversary on 15th February 2019 . 25 years ago BITA started its path way . Now BITA is a youth of 25 years. By this time BITA have worked in several field to change the life style of underprivileged people and Ethnic peoples, to change their livelihood modality. BITA arranged whole day program in the BCCT in Patya to celebrate the 25 years anniversary. In the program BITA Executive Committee members, cultural activists of Chittagong, social elite of Chittagong and BITA all staffs attended. BITA Executive Director Sisir Dutta discussed about the starting of BITA. He discussed Why BITA, How BITA proceed, What BITA want to do and What is the BITA’s future dream. In the first half, the program started by the opening ceremony. In the opening ceremony former President Prof. Abul Monsur attended and declare the opening of the program. He also discussed about his experience of BITA journey. Poet & Journalist Swapon Dutta express his speech in the program, He also recited a own writing poem. In the 2nd half cultural program arranged in the open yard of BCCT.
BITA is started a project named “People’s Jubilant Engagement for Tobacco Free Chittagong City”. The objective of the project is to develop the Chittagong City Corporation as a Tobacco free model city for the country and region through effective implementation of the Tobacco Control law with an emphasis on the Tobacco Advertisement, Promotion and Sponsorship (TAPS) ban provisions. Reaching the objective BITA started the project in Chottogram City Corporation partnership with ELLMA (Ensure Legal Support through Local Movement and Actions) & CAB (Consumers Association of Bangladesh).
We are very happy that the 15th Issue of E-news letter have been published. In this period National Memorial Day observed in all of our ROSC Ananda school. We address most honour to this day. In this period ROSC project teachers training of Ananda school inaugurated, on the other hand we have started program for Rohingya Adolescent group with supported by UNICEF. We receive the comments of our readers deeply. We seemed that our readers also send their comments on this issue.
Thank you,
Sisir Dutta
Executive Director, BITA (Bangladesh Institute of Theatre Arts)
Over again we are in the lead of our readers with E-News letter- 14th issue. At first we would like to share our feelings of happiness as United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) declared Bangladesh, a developing country, regard as our economic growth is at 7 percent or higher. In this period, BITA has engaged Rohingya adolescent boys and girls with cultural initiatives successfully aiming to child protection. Continuation of ROSC phase II project extended educational, training and employment opportunities for slum children and rural youth. This issue highlights other notable interventions including International Women Day Observance with enthusiastic participation of girls, health camp for older people, youth engagement for peace, tolerance and harmony, TIE presentation before young learners. Let me say once more, we greet all attachment for flourishing e-news letter in future and collectively raise our voice to promote rights and foster humanity. We welcome your ideas and piece of advice . Please do favour to email us at bitactg@gmail.com.
As we are at the eve of Christmas and New Year season, with all the joy, excitement and merriment that is part of the tradition. We are very much happy to get experiences with some program innovation and scope of work in 2017. So we expressed highly appreciation to our development partners who given us opportunities.
Moreover let me reiterate that we welcome all contributions so that we can make this e-newsletter a place for our collective voices. Therefore, I humbly encourage all of you to make use of this platform to remain connected with us.
We welcome your ideas and feedback, so please email us at: bitactg@gmail.com.You can also stay connected with us through our website: www.bitactg.org
We wish you a very happy and flourishing year filled with peace, joy, productivity and prosperity.
Thank you,
Sisir Dutta
Executive Director, BITA (Bangladesh Institute of Theatre Arts)
We are deeply shocked observing the indescribable plights of the Rohingya people who have to take shelter in Bangladesh caused by atrocities and inhuman actions of Myanmar authority. Government of Bangladesh is facing the overwhelming humanitarian crises with prudence and appropriate actions availing support from the international community and peace-loving people. We demand early ending of all repressions and killings against the Rohingya
community as well as stern UN interventions for enduring solution of the deep-rooted problems. As usual we would like to publish the 12th Edition of BITA E-newsletter covering some of the significant accomplishments and newer interventions in development journey. Through the observance of National Mourning Day in the Urban Slum Ananda Schools, over 2500 students informed about life, works and ideals of Father of the Nation. PVT for Youth started under ROSC II project in Bandarban Hill District to build skills and creation of job placement. BITA has expanded program initiatives for peace building through youth-led awareness campaign and also started new project on Counter Trafficking. In this period, BITA successfully completed two projects on local government and DRR focusing Ageing. We depict one of the youth initiatives of stopping child marriage to draw attention on this important issue. Encouragingly BITA puppet resource team members facilitated “Training on Puppet Theatre”. We gratefully acknowledge the interests and contributions of the readers and well-wishers of this e-publication. We expect continuous cooperation from the valued audience and development partners.
It’s our pleasure to inform you that BITA E News letter has been publishing for last four years where your warm attention given us inspirations. In this period it is our 11th publication which is sending to you focusing of major interventions. This year we have started some of significant project intervention that reflected into the current publication. There are news of World Theatre Day 2017 observation, Induction workshop of Urban Slum Children Education” program under ROSC phase-II, Regional level Round Table Meeting on Social Accountability, Mass awareness Theatre Campaign on reduction of irregular migration by sea routes in Bangladesh etc.
We are always waits to get your new ideas and creative thought which could be accommodate; so please email us at: bitactg@gmail.com.
Sisir Dutta
Executive Director