The detailed portfolio for the “Dialogue for Action” webinar series are as follows:
Dialogue for Action: Episode 1
Webinar Name: ‘Effects of results on students Psychology and suicidal tendencies.’
Date: June 5, 2020
Time: 08.00pm
Anchor:
Shahrima Tanjina Arni,
ACTIONIST Foundation
Guests:
Razia Sultana (MBPsS)
Psychologist, Ph.D. Researcher
University of Manchester, UK &
Mental health link stuff in National health service, UK
Imran Hossain Bhuiyan
Assistant Professor
Department of Development studies
University of Dhaka
Dialogue for Action: Episode 2
Webinar Name: ‘Mental Health Care and Consultation for the COVID-19 Affected and Panic-Stricken Individuals’.
Date: June 14, 2020
Time: 08.00pm
Anchor:
Samira Mahjabin Sarah
ACTIONIST Foundation
Guests:
DR. Sifat E Saied
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry BSMMU
DR. M Tasdik Hasan
International Mental Health Researcher
Project Director, Department of Mental Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA.
Dialogue for Action: Episode 3
Webinar Name: ‘Mental Health of COVID 19 Frontline Fighters- Impact and Solution.’
Date: June 26, 2020
Duration: 01:18:24 min
Anchor:
Shahrima Tanjina Arni
Representative
ACTIONIST Foundation
Guests:
Bushra Mahmuda
Psychosocial Therapist & Trainer on Mental Health Issues
Director: Freedom Within
Dr. Golam Rahat Khan
Associate Specialists
Emergency Medicine and I.C.U. National Health Service, U.K.
Mohammad Amzad Hossain
Assistant Inspector General (A.I.G.)
Planning & Research-1 Police Headquarters, Bangladesh Police.
Dialogue for Action: Episode 4
Webinar Name: ‘Violence against Women and Girls During COVID-19: The Social and Psychological Impacts of Shadow Pandemic’
Date: July 12, 2020
Time: 09.30pm
Anchor:
Imran Hossain Bhuiyan
Assistant Professor Department of Development Studies
University of Dhaka
Guests:
Professor Dr. Sadeka Halim
Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences
University of Dhaka
Dr. Jaria Afrin Chowdhury
MBBS, MD (USA)Psychiatrist
Attending Physician Brookwood Hospital
Alabama, USA
Dialogue for Action: Episode 5
Webinar name: ‘Mental Health Care and Consultation for the COVID-19 Affected and Panic-Stricken Individuals’(Cont.)’
Date: July 26, 2020
Time: 09.30pm
Anchor:
Shahrima Tanjina Arni
Representative, ACTIONIST Foundation
Guests:
Dr. Bidduth Barua
Founder & CEO
Chittagong Filed Hospital.
Nasima Akter
Associate Professor
Dept of Public Health
Northern University Bangladesh.
Abdullah Al Imran
Investigative Reporter
Channel 24
Dialogue for Action: Episode 6
Webinar Name: “Higher Studies and Research Abroad: Conversation about Students’ Mental Health”
Date: August 29, 2020
Time: 09.30pm
Anchor:
Fortune Shamim
Graduate Student, University of Southern Mississippi &
Lecturer, Department of Mass Communication and Journalism
Jagannath University.
Guest:
Mostafa Kamal Masud
PhD Researcher, The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia & Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST).
Naima Nigar
PhD Student
University of Nottingham, UK. &
Assistant Professor
Dept. Of psychology
University of Dhaka.
Nusrat Siraj
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, New York.
Dialogue for Action: Episode 7
Webinar Name: “Suicide Prevention: Let’s Work together”
Date: September 14, 2020
Time: 09.00pm
Anchor:
Dr. M Tasdik Hasan
Research Associate, Department of Primary Care & Mental Health, University of Liverpool
Guests:
Professor Dr Mahjabeen Haque
Chairman, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology,
University of Dhaka And
Director, Student Counseling and Guidance office, University of Dhaka.
Consultant Psychologist and Psychotherapist.
Saleh Siddique Anik
M.Sc Counselling Psychology, DU
M.Sc Psychology, (Counselling & Community Psychology)
B.Sc (Hon’s) Psychology, DU.
Diploma in Counselling (TA & NLP, India)
Certification in Psych traumatology & EMDR (Trauma- aid, Switzerland)
Dialogue for Action: Episode 8
Webinar Name: ‘Mental Health: For Everyone, everywhere’ (মানসিক স্বাস্থ্যঃ িবার জনয, িবখানন)
Date: October 11, 2020
Time: 08.30pm
Duration: 01:05:26 min
Anchor:
Dr. M Tasdik Hasan
Research Associate, Department of Primary Care & Mental Health,
University of Liverpool
Guests:
Dr. Helal Uddin Ahmed
MD (Psychiatry)
Associate Professor, Child Adolescent and Family Psychiatry
National Institute of Mental Health.
Shamima Shiraji
Child Psychologist
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Dialogue for Action: Episode 9
Webinar name: “Sexuality Education for Children and Adolescents; The Role of Parents”.
Date: November 7, 2020
Time: 01:18:00 min
Anchor:
Fortune Shamim
Graduate Student, University of Southern Mississippi;
Lecturer, Mass Communication and Journalism, Jagannath University.
Guests:
Professor Mahbuba Nasreen
PhD; Director, Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies, (former Professor of Sociology), University of Dhaka.
Sirajum Monira
Clinical Psychologist, Regional Trauma Counseling Center, Rangpur Medical College Hospital Multisectoral Program on Violence Against Women, Ministry of Women and Children Affairs.
Syeda Seema Karim
Barrister-at-law
Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh
Human Rights Activist
Dialogue for Action: Episode 10
Webinar Name: “The role of Sleep Hygiene in Promoting Positive Mental Health”
Date: November 20, 2020
Time: 09.00pm
Anchor:
Dr. M Tasdik Hasan
Research Associate, Department of Primary Care & Mental Health,
University of Liverpool
Guest:
Naima Nigar
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Dhaka.
Umme Kawser
Assistant Professor and Educational Psychologist Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology University of Dhaka.
Shamsin Ahmed
Founder, CEO and Lead Consultant
Identity Inclusion
Dialogue for Action: Episode 11
Webinar name: “Addressing Violence Against Women in Bangladesh ”
Date: December 22, 2020
Time: 09.00pm
Anchor:
Barnana Bhowmick
Faculty, Department of Mass Communication and Journalism
Jagannath University.
Guests:
Aroma Dutta MP
Women’s Right Activist
Selina Ahmed
Psychologist & Programme Head: Gender Justice and Diversity Programme, BRAC.
Mahfuza Akter Mala
Programme Coordinator: Gender Justice and Social Inclusion,Oxfam in Bangladesh.
Dialogue for Action: Episode 12
Webinar Name: “Self-Identification, Recognition and Mental Health of the transgender People in Bangladesh”
Date: December 27, 2020
Time: 09.00pm
Anchor:
Fortune Shamim
Graduate Student, University of Southern Mississippi.
Faculty, Mass Communication and Journalism, Jagannath University.
Guests:
Dr. Imtiaz Saikh
Professor Department of Women and Gender studies,
University of Dhaka.
Mr. Habibur Rahman BPM (BAR),
Founder and Chairman:” Uttaran Foundation”
DIG, Dhaka Range, Bangladesh Police.
Dr. M. Kamruzzaman Mozumder
Associate Professor Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Dhaka.
Tashnuva Anan
CEO & Founder of “Shree” & Transgender rights Activists.
Dialogue for Action: Episode 13
Women’s Day Special
Webinar Name: “Women Empowerment in Bangladesh, Challenges and Prospects.”
Date: March 03, 2021
Time: 09.00pm
Anchor:
Israt Jahan Noor Eva
ACTIONIST Foundation
Guests:
1. Lamia Saiful
Upazila Nirbahi Officer,
Nangalkot, Cumilla.
2. Nahid A Siddiqui
Chairperson (Honorary) inSights,
Institute of Innovation for Gender and Humanitarian Transformation
3. Achia Nila Founder
Women in Digital.
4. Hochemin Islam Trans
Feminist, Gender and Sexual Right Activists & a Nurse.
Dialogue for Action: Episode 14
Webinar Name: “Affectionate Writing, Research and Performance for Mental Wellbeing”
Date: April 09, 2021
Time: 09.00pm
Duration: 1:17:04
Anchor:
Fortune Shamim
Graduate Student, University of Southern Mississippi.
Faculty, Mass Communication and Journalism, Jagannath University.
Guests:
Afroja Shoma
Poet and Author
Assistant Professor American International University, Bangladesh.
Mohiuddin Ahsanul Kabir Chowdhury (Mohit)
MBBS, MPH, PhD candidate,
Department of Epidemiology, University of South Carolina.
Maruf Rahman Researcher
Human Rights worker and Organizer.
Dialogue for Action: Episode 15
Webinar Name: “Autism in Bangladesh: Achievements and Challenges.”
Date: April 20, 2021
Time: 10.00pm
Anchor:
Naima Nigar
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Dhaka.
Guests:
Professor (Dr.) Basana Rani Muhuri
MBBS, FCPS (Pediatrics)
Head, Department of Pediatrics Marine City Medical College, Chattogram (Ex – Professor & Head, Pediatric Nephrology Chittagong Medical College, now Retired Parent of a Special need Child (Autism, 32yrs. Old) *President, Nishpap Autism Foundation, Chattogram.
Professor Dr. Mahjabeen Haque Chairman
Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology University of Dhaka and Consultant Psychologist and Psychotherapist.
Arup Kumar Das
Parent of a Special need Child (Autism, 12 Yrs. Old)
Dialogue for Action: Episode 16
Webinar name: “Prevention of Sexual Harassment in Bangladesh: Socio-legal perspectives”
Date: April 29, 2021
Time: 09.00pm
Duration: 01:27:05 min
Anchor:
Mohammad Golam Sarwar
Assistant Professor of Law
University of Dhaka.
Guests:
SK Jenefa K Jabbar
Director of Human Rights and Legal Aid Services (HRLS),
Social Compliance and Safeguarding at BRAC. She also chairs the Sexual Harassment Committee at BRAC.
Taslima Yasmin
Associate Professor Department of Law,
University of Dhaka.
Najmul Islam ADC
Cyber Crime Investigation Division,
CTTC, DMP.
Dialogue for Action: Episode 17
Webinar name: “Implementing Corporate Environmental Accountability in Bangladesh: Challenges and Way Forward”
Date: June 12, 2021
Time: 08.00pm
Anchor:
Mohammad Golam Sarwar
Chevening Scholar
Assistant Professor of Law
University of Dhaka
Guests:
Ahmed Shamim Al Razi
Additional Secretary Ministry of Environment
Forests and Climate Change, Government of Bangladesh.
Advocate Manzill Murshid
President of Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh (HRPB) Advocate
Supreme Court of Bangladesh
Barrister Shehrin Salam Oishee
Director, BGMEA Director,
Envoy Group Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh
Dialogue for Action: Episode 18
Webinar name: “Suicide Aptitude and Suicidal Behaviors among Bangladeshi People.”
Date: September 27, 2021
Time: 08.00pm
Duration: 01:23:13 min
Anchor:
Dr Fatima Zohra
Assistant professor
Department of Psychiatry
BSMMU
Guests:
- Kamal Chowdhury
Professor and Psychologist
Clinical Psychology Department University of Dhaka.
- A.S.M. Amanullah
Professor
Department of Sociology
University of Dhaka.
- Sharin Shajahan Naomi
Assistant Professor
Asian University for Women.
Dialogue for Action: Episode 19
Webinar name: “World Mental Health Day: Strengthening Leadership and Governance for Equal Access in Unequal World”
Date: October 17, 2021: Sunday Time: 08.00pm
Duration: 1:34:44 min
Anchor:
Dr. Shahin Shajahan Naomi
Assistant Professor
Department of Gender Studies, Asian University for Women
Guests:
- Dr. Mehtab Khanam
Honorary Professor
Department of Psychology University of Dhaka
- Sabina Faiz Rashid
Dean and Professor
BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University
- Samanjar Chowdhury
Operation Lead BRAC Youth Platform
- Fairooz Faizah Beether
Co-founder, Moner School
Dialogue for Action: Episode 20
Webinar Name: ‘Mental Health of Adolescents in New-Normal Situation’
Date: 09.01.2022
Anchor:
Mahin Sultana
School Psychologist
Research and Development Coordinator,
Actionist Foundation
Guests:
- Dr. Helal Mohd. Mohiuddin
Professor, North South University
Teacher, Writer and Consultant in Winnipeg
Manitoba, Canada.
- Ishrat Shahnaz
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Dhaka