Members of DIU SBSF at the workshop titled “Old age issue in the media of Bangladesh.”
The International Day of Older Persons is observed on October 1 each year. Today aging problems are becoming one of the major problems around the world. The world is faced with profound challenges associated with dramatic increases in the numbers of people living to an advanced old age. The aging of the world is viewed as natural outcome of demographic transition from high fertility and mortality to low fertility and mortality. Within the last century, the percentage of the elderly began to show an increase as medical advances allowed people to live healthier and longer lives (Samad and Faruque: 2007). Today in the developed world, the elder population amounts to almost fifteen percent. At present there are 1 corer 20 lac older persons are above 60 years. It is projected to be 4 corer in 2050. Therefore dealing old age is going to be a major concern of the community in near future. Keeping these in mind and with a view to design Social Business for older section of people, SBSF this year has observed International Day of Older Person in collaboration with Bangladesh Association for the Aged.
Members of DIU SBSF paid a visit to “Probin Voban” (Old age home) to exchange views and passed few moments with distinguished older persons
To raise the awareness about issues affecting the elderly , such as senescence among the young minds Social Business Students Forum (SBSF ) in Daffodil International University celebrated the day under the motto : The future we want :What older persons are saying . To celebrate the day SBSF had a visit to “Probin Voban” (Old age home) on 04 October 6, 2013. A team of 30 members from several department of DIU took part. The team participated a workshop titled “Old age issue in the media of Bangladesh.” In the workshop session Dr. A. A. M. S. Arifin Siddique, Vice Chancellor Dhaka University was presented as a Chief Guest while Mr. Jamal Uddin Ahmed, Former Co Prime minister of Bangladesh present as the Special Guest. The gathering was addressed by Prof. Dr. A S M Atiqur Rahman, Secretary General, Bangladesh Association for Aged and the Institute for Geriatric Medicine (BAAIGM). After the workshop session the team SBSF visited the Old age home where they passed few moments with distinguished older persons.
