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JUNE
GENERAL MEETING UNWA meets for dinner and fun. Bring your favorite dish to share with others. The potluck dinner will feature international dishes from our members, but a special focus for the evening will be African cuisine and music from our African members, in honour of our First Vice President, Leocardia Byenkya, who will be leaving this month. All
UNWA members & their spouses are invited (No Guests).
National dress most welcome!
Contact Patsy at derpat@citechco.net |
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UNWA
Luncheon UNWA organises a lunch at different restaurants on the last Monday of the month. Tk 350 per person for a buffet meal. The May Luncheon was very well attended, the hotel had to fit in extra chairs for more people than we had anticipated. In order to ensure that everyone gets a seat, please contact Elizabeth Bautista at lbautist@citechco.net by 20 June for reservations. |
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NEWCOMERS
TEA If you know of any newcomer to Dhaka who is interested in joining UNWA, please bring her along to the Tea to meet old and new members. Oldtimers are very welcome, but bring a small plate of snacks along if possible! Your attention please ~ As courtesy to the host, please contact the Second Vice President Yukiko Kukita at yukik@mbg.nifty.com to let her know how many to expect, by 24 August. |
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DHAKA!
Help newcomers discover Dhaka's fascinating markets, historical sites, and cozy restaurants. Please let UNWA know of any new arrivals after the summer months. UNWA will be closed for July and most of August, but we’ll see you again in September! |
Congratulations!
ICDDRB:
Centre for Health and Population Research received the first
Gates Global Health Award for its 30 years of ORS, Family Planning,
Nutrition, Maternal and Child Health and Vaccine research here in
Bangladesh. An honor worth $1 million, the award is similar to a Nobel
Prize for Public Health and is being reported across the world as a model
of developing country achievement to benefit other South nations.
SREE DEVI, daughter of LATHA PILLAI (UNWA Member) and Dr.K.G.Pillai, Chief Technical Officer, FAO-Bangladesh, secured the First Rank in the B.Sc (Bachelor of Science) Degree at Kerala University, India. UNWA congratulates Sree Devi and her proud parents.