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Faculties and Departments => Faculty Sections => Faculty Forum => Topic started by: kulsum on September 28, 2010, 11:56:35 AM
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Dear all Faculties,
Good morning, hope u all are fine and started the new semester with full vigour.
I would like to talk about for establishing a day care centre for the babies of DIU Faculty members. Hope all of you know, nowadays there is scarcity of maids and house keepers, let alone their performance. In a neuclear family grand parents are absent and in some cases they are also doing job somewhere.There are lots of female faculties working in DIU who face various problems everyday for ensuring the minimum security of their babies while they are at work. I think this is the right time to take positive steps on this issue from different organizations so that women can think positively about their career development anywhere. It is needless to mention how the thought of insecurity affects a mother and hampers her career growth. Male faculties can also avail the facility as thier wives may work elsewhere. We also can think about giving part time jobs to our students.
I await eagerly for all of your response on this important issue. Please think about the issue and put your valuable comment.
Wish you all the best.
With regards,
Umme kulsum
Senior Lecturer, Dept. of English
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The proposal for developing future generation with proper care is really great. It can build more empathetic and developmental relationship among us. Moreover we can explore part time job opportunity for DIU student also through this project.
Hope people will join the discussion and action soon.
Regards,
Raju
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Dear Madam,
Thank you for pointing out such an important issue.I also believe that it will be a good initiative on the part of DIU if it offers Day Care Center facility.If that happens,our children can grow up in a very good atmosphere.We would be tension free and thus would be able to perform better.It would not only create part-time job opportunities for our students but also create a new income source for our university.If my working place offers me such a facility,definitely I will feel more personal attachment with it.
Regards
Shamsi
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Thanks dear Kulsum mam to point for this matter. We hope, everyone discussion & action soon.
Regards,
Mita
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I appreciate the logic of Umme Kulsum Madam. Now-a-days the problem of maid servant or house assistant is acute.
Beside this, we can not get the assurance of their sincere performance if they are employed. As a result, it brings worries and sufferings for a working woman. If she works somewhere, it affects the career of the woman as well. In this case, if the working mother is provided the opportunity to keep her child in the day care centre of her own organisation it will ensure her sincere contribution. In our organization, if there were any day care centre that would obviously bring mental relief for the mothers and at the same time that would create a job opportunity for the female students. Thus the establishment of a day care centre can promise benefit for both the teachers and students(who will be in charge of taking care of the babies). So, I would earnestly request the authority to think over this serious issue and take a positive step as early as possible.
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'My baby is safe and sound,'- this very feeling stimulates a working mother to perform better. I whole-heartedly support the feelings of Umme Kulsum. Thanks.
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Some maid servants can be hired or paid .....but we need a room for the purpose as well....Some girl students may be willing to work on part-time basis as Raju sir mentioned. It would be definitely a great initiative and venture if the day-care center was established.........
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Dear all.
At present I am the worst sufferer of this. Anxiety about getting maid demotivates working mothers.If DIU provides day-care facility, we can impart much better performance.Even co-ordination officers can get the opportunity as they stay longer.
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We need day care center as all madams are requesting for it. We want day care center
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Thanks to Bidita and all the students who are supporting the cause.
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Becoming a mother can be exciting, having good feelings, and fun... But one of the most distressing situations in a mother’s life is dropping her infant at home with maid. She can be plagued with doubt, worry and guilt. Various questions knock at her mind like, who will be with the baby?.....will the maid take care of her baby?
Modern world is very competitive and tough. Most of the today’s women are working in various firms or companies. After passing some days of baby’s birth they need to go back their previous job. So they are not able to take care of their baby for whole time of childhood. And in the small age of the baby, most of the parents concern is that where the baby will live when they will be stay in their work place as keeping a servant for baby is almost impossible in today’s time and also very much unsecured.
The modern times best solution of this problem is, Baby Day Care Centre. Selecting the best baby care center is important for every parent who are working and have pre-school children that need to be looked after. After all, in order to be productive at job, they need to know that he or she is well taken care of.
The most popular choice for working woman is Corporate Child Care. Luckily, many employers are starting to understand the value of providing this service to their employees. They support their staff with their childcare needs (like Grameen Phone). After all, more accessible child care means happier, more productive employees. Here working parents can put their minds at ease and focus on the workday, knowing that their children are in a caring, safe, and nurturing environment.
Benefits of Corporate Baby Care
Corporate child care programs generate a powerful return on its investment. By reducing absenteeism, enhancing an employer's ability to recruit talented workers and retain them, increasing productivity at work and retention ratio child care programs are not only an investment in employees, but an investment for the success of the company. In fact, after the first year of employment, most employee turnover occurs among the parents of young children. By providing programs that allow those parents to work - and perform to their full capacity - leading employers reduce the recurring costs of recruiting and retaining skilled employees.
A benefit for your employees
That benefits your company
1. Recruitment and Retention
In a study of employees with children in employer-sponsored child care programs, 93% of respondents said that work-site child care was an important factor in considering a job change. (Benefits of Work-Site Child Care, Simmons College, 1997). 42% of parents report that child care was an important factor in their decision to join the organisation for which they work. (Benefits of Work-Site Child Care, Simmons College, 1997).
2. Turnover
Among parent employees, 31% report they have considered leaving their employers due to child care issues. 85% percent of these employees report that a work-site centre would affect their decision to stay, with more than 50% reporting it would have a significant impact. (Bright Horizons Child Care Trends, 2002)
3. Absenteeism/Employee Productivity
Among parents, 45% miss at least one day of work every six months due to a child care breakdown. These parents average 4.3 days missed in a six-month timeframe. (Bright Horizons Child Care Trends, 2002)
Among parents, 65% are late to work or leaving work early due to child care issues. This occurs an average of 7.5 times in a six-month timeframe. (Bright Horizons Child Care Trends, 2002)
A MORI survey published in the UK in May 2002 by the Daycare Trust found that of the 104 employers surveyed, the majority of employers said childcare problems mean that staff are unable to work extra or late hours when needed (70 per cent) and cited absenteeism due to childcare problems (66 per cent). Almost half (45 per cent) identified difficulties recruiting and retaining staff, 42 per cent said childcare problems mean tiredness, irritability and stress and 40 per cent say childcare problems lead to female staff not returning to work after maternity leave (Daycare Trust 2002 n.p).
4. Employee Job Satisfaction and Performance
91% of all respondents, including employees without children, feel work-site child care will have a positive impact on the organisation for which they work. (Bright Horizons Child Care Trends, 2002)
Bright Horizons Family Solutions conducted the survey of 4,000 working adults: one group with access to employer-sponsored dependent care benefits and a second group without them. (Disclosure: Bright Horizons offers these benefits for employers and also operates child care centers.)
Among the survey's findings, workers with employer-sponsored dependent care benefits:
• Were 31 percent less likely to report lost productivity due to stress?
• Reported 25 percent fewer personal health concerns due to stress.
In contrast, workers without such benefits were nearly a third more likely to report being down or depressed and spend 20 percent more time dealing with childcare issues at work, among other findings.
Many employers are recognizing the need to provide child care in the work place, benefiting both the employee and the company. With more women working to support households and the need for dependable child care, this could be a win-win situation for both.
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Yes, Tanzeena, I strongly agree to your words. A healthy child is a great contribution to its mother's health( both physical and mental). So to ensure the safety of the baby a day-care center at the mother's workplace can play a crucial role.
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I do also agree with this proposal. proper working condition and environment ensures the better productivity. I think day-care centre facilities also includes this environment and condition. if our working mothers are worried about their baby, altimately will affect our productivity.one study shows that the productivity of male and female are same but absentisim rate of female employee is more than male because of baby and family. So day-care centre can solve this problem pertially.
With Regards
Sampa Saha
Senior Lecturer
DIU.
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Dear Tanzina Madam,
Thank you for pointing out the details of Corporate Child Care program.I think,going through the detail,the authority will ponder over the crisis and come forward to resolve it.I think many of us in DIU including me will be tension free and perform better if DIU attempts to found a Corporate Child Care Center.
I wish you all the best.
Shamsi
Department of English
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Dear all,
Please write more on this topic so that it will get the attention from the higher authorities. It is not the matter of female faculties and officers only. I think it can help the male faculties and officers as well.
Regards
Nahid Kaiser
Sr. Lecturer
Dept. of English
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You are right toma. We should write more on this topic so that authority can feel the importance of Baby Care Centre in DIU. Now we are the owner of most of the parts of Prince Plaza, so a Baby Care Centre can be possible here as it will not take large space.
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Dear All,
one of our B.B.A students, Bidita is planning a survay regarding the present issue of day-care center,
please respond to her when she approaches you.
Thank you
Nahid.
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Dear Maam
Thank you so much for this announcement...I am still work on it...
And yes I will do full effort on it...
Warmly
BIDITA
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one of our students, named Bidita, is planning a project regarding this and she needs our support. She will approach you soon,please support her as she is supporting a good cause.
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This is a very very important topic. Really I am also anxious about maid-servant. If DIU arranges it, it will be more beneficial for university also,because mental satisfaction and relaxation of female faculty members will indirectly help to increase job quality. Please all move for it!
Mirza Farzana Iqbal
Lecturer
Dept. of Law
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Dear all,
I appreciate and respect all yr views and opinions. I specially thank Bidita who is going to take it as a project work.
Let us all work together and make our campus a better place for all of us.
Regs,
Umme Kulsum
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I agree with all of you who have raised this important topic.
Working mothers in Bangladesh are confronting this problem always.The only husband-wife-family -- both of them working -- suffer most. Such families do not get the services of the elder members such as mothers, aunts and mothers-in-law. They either depend on maid or mothers sacrificing their jobs for the infants.
Women in Bangladesh are still far behind men. Still, education is spreading among women and many of them are working, including in white-collar jobs. But they are facing a lot of problems always.
Thus has emerged a new situation: working women becoming mothers with no one else to take care of the babies if they continue with jobs outside. What to do with the infants? Where to keep them and under whose care? Family elders are not always available and maids cannot be trusted. What happens then? Working mothers are confronting all these worries.
A mother may be away from her child physically but her mind will be with her child always.
So day care center may be a great advantage for working mothers. They can leave their children in the care of dependable people and work with less worries.
I appreciate Bidita for her active participation. We need much more Biditas like this way who can take responsibility for doing something good for working woman.
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Help Bidita to make a good project and all of us will try to implement her Project. I will be happy too if it happen in DIU.
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Respected Chairman Sir
Thank you for being support for my Day care center project..Insallah I will try my level best in this project..
Best Regards
BIDITA
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Dear Chairman Sir,
Thanks for your concern of our well being.It will add another achievement to the history of DIU.
May Allah always be with you.
Shamsi
Sr.Lecturer
Department of English
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Respected Chairman Sir,
It is very glad to hear that you are considering the matter of day-care centre with much importance. Really we all will be grateful to you if you make it reality. We all love DIU. But after this, our love for our workplace will be more increased.
May Allah give you more success and bless you!
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Dear Chairman Sir,
Thank you for your permission. We are already working with Bidita.
I wish all the best for the project.
Regs,
Umme Kulsum
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Honourable Chairman Sir,
I am doing the groundwork for this project for last two months with Bidita.It will be a great relief for us to have a day-care center for our babies at DIU premise.
Thank you for your consent.
Nahid Kaiser
Sr. Lecturer
English Dept.
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Dear Bidita,
yesterday, Shibli sir contacted with me about Day Care Centre as i was very much interested about it. He told me to make a proposal for this. Can you contact with me for this issue?
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Ok madam I will meet with you tomorrow about Day care center.....
Best regards
BIDITA
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Dear Tanzina Madam and Bidita,
As a mother of a 1 year old child,I am really grateful for what you are doing to establish a Baby Care Center here in DIU.And I will be very happy to be a part of it.
Bests
Shamsi
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I once again want to extend my full support to this project. How can I help you, Bidita?
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Thank you Madam
Yes I will meet with you after exam..And I need your suggestion for more information ...
Best regards
BIDITA
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Thanks Shamsi for your interest. Hope, it will be a successful project. Very soon we will call a meeting.
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The mission of the Child Care program is to provide quality early care and supervised setting to empower children to become responsible, healthy, functioning adults.
The first five years of a child's life are the formative years, as they develop the habits that will stay with them the rest of their lives. This is why we believe that parents should have knowledge about all aspects of these programs. We encourage our teachers to visit other day care center like Grameen phone day care center and to be knowledgeable about the level of care being provided to their child. Parents are a child's first and most important teacher. We want to be with you to nurture your children in a safe environment where they can grow in emotional, social, physical and cognitive ways each day.
Thank you
BIDITA
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Day care centres and working mothers
A short story
Ayesha Siddika Biplobe
Putul was a happy woman until the birth of her first child. That was 10 years ago when Anik was born and her trouble with her husband began. In the end, she surrendered to keep the marriage intact.
Under pressure from her husband, a college teacher, Putul had to quit her well-paid job at a private company just because there was no one else to take care of the baby. She had to stay home for the sake of her child.
Working mothers in Bangladesh have problems almost similar to the Putul's. The only husband-wife-family -- both of them working -- suffer most. Such families do not get the services of the elder members such as mothers, aunts and mothers-in-law. They either depend on maid or mothers sacrificing their jobs for the infants.
Putul, however, is still a sad woman.
"Had there been day care centres at that time I could have sent my child there and kept on working," she says.
Women in Bangladesh are still far behind men. Still, education is spreading among women and many of them are working, including in white-collar jobs. At the same time, many are opting for small families. Joint families are becoming difficult to run in cities. Values about joint families are also changing fast.
Thus has emerged a new situation: working women becoming mothers with no one else to take care of the babies if they continue with jobs outside. What to do with the infants? Where to keep them and under whose care? Family elders are not always available and maids cannot be trusted. What happens then? Working mothers are confronting all these worries.
It's good that the maternity leave for working mothers has been extended to three months. What the mothers are supposed to do after the 3-month maternity leave. In absence of alternatives, such as day care centres for babies, many others are reluctantly opting for staying home with the babies.
However, changes are coming, though slowly. Day care centres, where working mothers can leave their babies on payment, are coming up - both in government and private sectors.
The government currently runs 32 day care centres across the country, including seven centres opened in July. Aparajeyo Bangladesh, an NGO, runs 12 day care centres in capital Dhaka. Costs in the centres differ. At state-run centres, one has to pay 250 takas in admission fees plus 300 takas a month for a baby's 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. stay.
At private centres, it takes for an infant 500 to 1,000 takas for half-day and double the amount for a full 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. stay. Babies, aged between six months and six years, are usually accepted.
The cost chart may discourage many to stay away from day care centres and depend on other options such as family elders or maids.
Under the 1995 labour laws, an organisation employing at least 25 women are to set up day care centres for working mothers' babies. The government is considering lowering the number of female employees to 20.
Not everyone in Bangladesh welcomes day care centres for babies.
Prof. A.H. Mohammad Feroz, director at National Mental Health Institute, says: "Day care centres are good for working mothers. But they are bad for the babies."
"Such children can suffer from inferiority complex," he observes. Another expert, Dr. Abdullah Al Mamun, says, "A child feels lack of security and may become abnormal living away from mothers for long hours."
Mohammad Shawkat Ali, a Women Affairs Ministry official in charge of day care centre project, disagrees with the mental health experts.
"This is a great advantage for working mothers. They can leave their children in the care of dependable people and work with less worries," he says.
Ovi, a five-year-old son of a working mother, says he enjoys his time in a day care centre. "I get to play with others and I like it here," he says. His mother is happy too. — NewsNetwork
References: http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/
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Dear Bidita,
You are working on a very urgent issue which is also bothering me too much. I kept maid for baby for the time of 8a.m. to 4 p.m. for 2000 taka per month from 26th december and yesterday she told that she won't be able to work like this. So today on 1st January of 2011, instead of remaining relaxed, I am tensed about what to do about maid. We know that the care of mother is more important for babies,but our financial need fulfilment by job is also important to care child properly with more financial independence......what we will do......day care centre can give us relief....but problem is that under 6 months baby they don't take...I think....they should take baby under 6 months...if needed,we are willing to pay more......our babies are our heart....no mother can remain in good mood if her baby is not in good environment.....
Hope,this effort will be successful very soon....may Allah bless this project...
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Dear Madam
It is a very sensible issue and when I read your writes up I feel very bad...
I promise you that it will work and no more anxiety about your baby...We should do something about our young generation....
I believe DIU Authority must help us to start this opportunity...It is not only my believe but also my trust..
I am confident about Respected Chairman sir and other faculties to get this achievement which is big achievement in educational institutions in Bangladesh..
Insallah It will established...
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Let us know about your present development of this project. How far have you proceeded.
DIU Authority is always prone to work for the benefit of its members.
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thank you dear Bidita for understanding.....my best wishes will be with you to achieve your goal.....:)
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Mr Ansary
I am eagerly waiting to finish my upcoming exam..We will run this project very actively and you have got your answer very soon Insallah...My project is running thoroughly but it is(now paused)only for exam...
Thank you for your post..Really it is encouraging me more...
Best regards
BIDITA
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Thank you madam for wishing me luck...
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I request to the Authority :::
Please permit us to go Private Day Care Center for this project.
Both Instructor and my group members are willing to go to visit renowned Day care Center..
Thank you
BIDITA
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We are planning to visit Day care center specially Grameen phone's baby center..So we need permission from the honorable Authority to give us permission to go to and give us transportation help.
Regards
BIDITA
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Write an application mentioning pros and cons of it and submit to the Registrar Office.
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Mr Ansary
Thanks for mentioning the process..
Regards
BIDITA
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Day care center is a crying need for the urban parents. I would be very happy if I see a Day Care Center for Babies in DIU.
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We are planning for a meeting on next Sunday(24/04/2011) at 12:50 p.m. to discuss about day care centre. Please, contact with me for further information.
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Thank you very much Tanzina Madam for concerning this project. I will meet with you as soon as possible.
Warmly
BIDITA
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We have changed time for the meeting. It will be 2:30 p.m.
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A meeting will be held on Wednesday (27th April,11) at 2:30 to discuss about the future project (day care center). Active member will attain in this meeting. Please contact me for further information.
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we need to know about the venue of the meeting that will be held at 2:30 p.m.
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Bidita!
Meet with me. I have a business plan for baby day care centre.
Tanzina Hossain
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I am agreed with Tanzina Hossain madam. If female faulty members and admins feel that their babies are in carrying hand and safe as well, they can pay more attention to their tasks. As well as this institution also can develop day by day. Moreover if there is a day care center that will be an advertisement of this institution.
I hope that DIU authority will pay good attention to this issue.
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Biditha,
Meet with me. I want to discuss with you regarding questionnaire for baby day care center.
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Processing is going, I think it will be succeed.
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Thank you Tanzina madam and Bidita for your constant support.Because of last semester's hectic schedule,I could not participate in the previous meetings.I would be really happy if you inform me about the next meeting.
Regards
Shamsi
Sr.Lecturer
Department of English
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Establishing a baby day care is a nice concept. It reduces the anxiety working women. At the same time it enhances their productivity.
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Our survey on day care centre is about to complete. Right now, we are making the business plan. As a part of the plan we need a sweet name for day care centre. So, you all are requested to suggest a name for it.
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1. Home sweet home
2. Sweet Angles
3. Smiling Angels suit.
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Thank you Tanzina Madam for taking such a pain.The success of this business plan will undoubtedly help- a lot of working mothers like me in DIU...So far the name is concerned,I think 'Home Sweet Home'(proposed by Bidit) is a nice one.
I wish you all the best.
Shamsi
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Dear Tanzina
Wish you all the best for your deliberate efforts to initiate a baby care center at DIU.
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Respected Sakhawat Sir
Welcome to this topic discussion about day care center. If you have any idea about the name of Day care center please mention. I am little bit confused to prepare the Business plan about Day care center. Which name will be established I dont know yet. If any kind of query please Ask Tanzina madam or me.
I want to support all of the faculty members.
Thank you
BIDITA
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Dear Bidita,
Don't worry about the business plan.You are lucky as Tanzina madam is always around to help you out.If you need any more help,please feel free to ask for it.We would be happy to extend our helping hands.I wish all the success to your honest endeavor.
Regards
Shamsi Miss
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Dear Bidita!
Those three names are really nice that you have proposed for day care centre. May be we will take one out of these for our business plan. Meet with me if you are facing any problem in preparing business plan.
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1. Daffodil Child Care
2. DIU Baby Care
3. Amader sonamonir kootir
4. Baby's home
5. Baby's resort
6. Baby care center
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Wow!we have got more names!Thank you Shibli sir.
Regards
Shamsi
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Center for little flowers
Care for little flowers
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Thanks Shibli Sir, we got more names.
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Report is 50% complete. It will be a good Business plan for the betterment of the University.
I think this work will tough for me to represent the Authority but I enjoy to work with it.
Nice feeling to see the vision of Day care center in Daffodil International University.
Regards
BIDITA
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Dear Tanzina,
you were supposed to e-mail me the draft of the plan when it is ready. I am ready to read it thoroughly as we settled.
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Dear Nahid Kaiser maam
I submitted the plan for correction Tanzina Madam, and waiting for your opinion. Please check out and give us feedback.
Thank you
BIDITA
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Dear Madam
I am very happy to see your effort. Everyone must appreciate it.I am not a mother yet, but I get afraid when I listen any scary activities done by the maids to the babies.
Anyways, at least some mothers will be more or less tension free if all these come true.
Antara
Lecturer
English Dept
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What is the present status of the formation of day-care centre? When can we expect the good news of its establishment?
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Dear Bidita!
meet with me. The project is almost prepared.
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Dear madam
I will meet with you tomorrow.
Regards
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We are in fact waiting for a good news regarding the The Day Care Center.Thank you Tanzina Madam and Bidita for your honest endeavor.
I wish you all the best.
Shamsi Ara Huda
Senior Lecturer,Dept.of English
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See the Video clip. It is help for mothers.
http://www.helpguide.org/video/attachment_hd.htm
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Dear all,
At last, we have completed our project on DIU Day Care Centre and soon we will meet with our honorable chairman to submit it.
Thanks to Bidita, Shamsi madam, and Umme Kulsum madam for their effort to complete this journey.
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Thank you all of the member of DIU Family for helping me to complete the project. We will submit the project very soon to our Honorable Chairman Sir. Special thanks to Tanzina Madam who gives me special support.
I believe this project will be established and DIU get a great honor in this country Because this is the first Day care center in University sector. And we will proud to tell every one to this specialties of our University.
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Waiting for a long time! :)..If DIU stablish it,it will be a great positive landmark for DIU history...We all will be proud of this achievement. :)
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Dear Authority,
It's been a long time we heard about launching our project on day care centre in DIU. Many female teachers as well as male teachers ask me regarding this project as i was actively involved in preparing this proposal. We expect our authority will take initiative very soon to implement this project.
If any help is needed for the implementation of this project, i am ready to serve.
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What is the update of day care centre near DIU?
Mahzuba Islam,
Lecturer,Department of EEE,
Daffodil International University.
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Pretty Good initiative
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great lesson.