It is proposed that the conference will accommodate seven special seminars, four breakout sessions, 12 parallel oral presentation sessions, 12 poster presentation sessions which will engage 28 speakers for special seminars, 16 key note speakers for breakout sessions, 48 oral presentations and 60 poster presentations. Moreover, A special seminar session will be organized on the second day of the conference to give award for the contribution of NCDs at the national and global level. Finally, 4-5 special and chief guests will be invited to join in the inauguration and closing seminars on the first day and last day of the conference.

Sessions Schedule - day 01 (26th Jan 2022)

Session Themes : Current best practices and innovation for prevention and control of NCDs

Session Date      : January 26, 2022

Session Time      : 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Responsible To  : icddr,b

Session Chair     : Dr. Mostafa Zaman, Adviser, Research and Publication at World Health Organization

Session Co-chair : 

International Speaker : Dr. Arun P Jose, Deputy Director – Centre for Digital Health, Public Health Foundation of India

Speakers : Dr. Aliya Naheed, Scientist, Head, Initiative for NCD, icddr,b

                  : Dr. Rubhana Raqib, Senior Scientist, IDD, icddr,b

                  : Dr. Afrin Iqbal, Research Investigator, MCHD icddr,b

                  : Md Anwar Hossain, DocTime Digital Telehealth Service

Panel Speakers : Dr. Mostofa Zaman, Adviser, Research and Publication at World Health Organization

Open Discussion & Q/A Session

Session Remarks by Co-Chair : Dr Shams El Arifeen, Senior Director, MCHD

Rapporteur : Dr. Mir Nabila Ashraf, Senior Research Officer, icddr,b

Session Themes   : Health Systems for NCDs

Session Date        : January 26, 2022

Session Time        : 12:00 PM – 01:30 PM

Responsible To    : BES

Session Chair : Prof. S M Ashrafuzzaman, President, Bangladesh Endocrine Society (BES), Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Speakers : Dr. Tahniyah Haq, International Affairs Secretary and Assistant Professor, BSMMU; International Affairs, Bangladesh Endocrine Society (BES), Dhaka, Bangladesh.

                : Dr. Marufa Mustari, Office Secretary and Consultant Endocrinologist, Dept. of Endocrinology, BSMMU, Bangladesh Endocrine Society (BES), Dhaka, Bangladesh.

                : Dr Shahjada Selim, General Secretary and Associate Professor, Dept. of Endocrinology, BSMMU, Bangladesh Endocrine Society (BES), Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Open Discussion & Q/A Session

Panelists: Prof. Md Faruque Pathan, Chief Patron and Director, BIRDEM Academy

                : Prof. Muhammad Hafizur Rahman, President Elect BES and Chief Consultant, United Hospital                           

Moderator :  Dr. Chowdhury Fiasal Md. Monzurur Rahim, Bangladesh Endocrine Society (BES), Dhaka, Bangladesh.

                     : Dr Md Sohel Rana, Bangladesh Endocrine Society (BES), Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Rapporteur : Dr. Tahmina Ferdousi, Bangladesh Endocrine Society (BES), Dhaka, Bangladesh

Session Themes  : Epidemiology of NCDs

Session Date        : January 26, 2022

Session Time        : 02:30 PM – 04:00 PM

Session Chair       : Dr. Zeba Mahmud, Senior Advisor, Strategic Partnership and Knowledge Learning, Alive & Thrive

International Speaker : D. Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, National Heart Foundation Senior Research Fellow and NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow       Deakin University, Australia

Speakers : Nusrat Hossain Sheba, Lecturer, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS)

                  : Saadia Noor, BUP, PhD Fellow, BUP

                 : Tanmoy sarker, BRAC JPG

                 : M M Alamgir Siddique Abbasi, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Rajshahi   

Open Discussion & Q/A Session

Session Chief Guest : Dr. Abu Jamil Faisel, Chairman & Treasurer Health21      

Moderator : Monaemul Islam Sizear, Senior Program Analyst, ThinkWell Global

Session Themes : Health Systems and NCDs

Session Date       : January 26, 2022

Session Time       : 04:00 PM – 05:30 PM

Responsible To   : Unicef

Session Chair  : Prof. Dr. Md. Sanowar Hossain, Former Chairman, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission

International Speaker : Prof. Dr. Brian Godman, Visiting Professor, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow

Speakers : Dr. Bedowra Zabeen, Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist, Department of Pediatrics, Coordinator, CDiC Pediatric Diabetes Center, BIRDEM

                  : Dr. Pyae Phyo Than Cho, Health Officer, Unicef

                  : Dr. Sheikh Daud Adnan, Deputy Director -2,Hospitals and Clinics, Directorate General of Health Services, Mohakhali, Dhaka. Transfusion Medicine Specialist, Joint Secretary, AATM International. Secretary, AATM Bangladesh Chapter

Open Discussion & Q/A Session

Session Chief Guest : Dr. Muhiuddin Osmani, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Women and Children Affairs and Former Division Chief, Planning Commission, Ministry of Planning

Moderator : Margub Aref Jahangir, Health Officer, Unicef Bangladesh

Rapporteur : Dr. Md. Abdur Razzaqul Alam, National Consultant, Unicef Bangladesh

Sessions Schedule - day 02 (27th Jan 2022)

Session Themes : Health Systems for NCDs

Session Date      : January 27, 2022

Session Time      : 10:30 AM – 12:00 

Session Chair : Prof. Dr. Md. Rabiul Haque, Chairman, Department of Population Science, University of Dhaka

International Speaker : Dr. Kingsley Agho, Associate Professor, School of Health Science, Western Sydney University

National Speaker : Prof. Dr. Nazrul Islam Professor, Department of Rheumatology, BSMMU

Speaker : Sunjida Binta Ali, Senior Research Officer, icddr,b

                : Bilkis Banu, Associate Professor, Department of Public Health, Northern University Bangladesh

                : Nabhira Aftabi Binte Islam, Marks Medical College (Dental Unit)

                : Khandakar Fatema, BSMMU

Open Discussion & Q/A Session

Session Chief Guest : Dr. Mahfuzar Rahman, Country Director, Pure Earth, Bangladesh

Moderator : Dr. Mithila Faruque, Assistant Professor and Head, Department of NCD, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences. 

Rapporteur : Saimul Islam Research Investigator, icddrb

Session Themes : Epidemiology of NCDs

Session Date      : January 27, 2022

Session Time     : 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM 

Session Chair    : Prof. (Dr.) A.M.S.M Sharfuzzaman Director (Hospital), Popular Medical College

International Speaker : Dr. Chowdhury H. Ahsan, Clinical Professor Of Medicine, University Of Nevada, USA

National Speaker : Prof. Dr. S M Saidur Rahman Mashreky, Director, Public Health and Injury Prevention, Centre for Injury Prevention, Health Development and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB)

Speakers : A. B. M. Rasheduzzaman, Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs

                 : Mohammad Ashraful Amin, Department of Public Health, North South University

                 : Farzana Tamanna Ummey Shaon, icddr,b

                 : Nasrin Akter, Northern University Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Open Discussion & Q/A Session

Session Chief Guest : Prof. Dr. Khan Abul Kalam Azad, Principle, Popular Medical College and Ex Principle Dhaka Medical College

Moderator   : Prof. Dr. Mohamamad Mainul Islam, Professor, Department of Population Science, University of Dhaka

Session Theme : Current best practices and innovation for prevention and control of NCDs

Session Date      : January 27, 2022

Session Time      : 12:00 PM – 01:30 PM

Session Chair : Prof. Dr. S M Saidur Rahman Mashreky, Director – Public Health and Injury Prevention, Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh

International Speaker : Dr. Hampus Holmer, Physician-scientist, Karolinska Institutet

Speakers : H. M. Miraz Mahmud , Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs

                 : Dr.Shaikh Kaniz Sayeda, Daffodil International University,Dhaka

                 : Aysha Anan, Centre for Non-communicable Diseases and Nutrition (CNCDN), BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University  

                 : Nantu Chakma, Senior Research Officer, icddr,b           

Open Discussion & Q/A Session

Session Chief Guest : Dr. Mohammad Mostafa Zaman, Adviser, Research and Publication, World Health Organization

Moderator : Dr. ABM Alauddin Chowdhury, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Public Health, Daffodil International University

Rapporteur : Dr. Sifat Sheikh Parveen Research Investigator, icddr,b

Session Theme  : Epidemiology of NCDs

Session Date      : January 27, 2022

Session Time     : 12:00 PM – 01:30 PM

Session Chair    : Prof. Dr. Md. Mizanur Rahman, Director, National Institute of Kidney Diseases & Urology (NIKDU)

International Speaker : Chalchisa Tugu, PhD Fellow, University of Wollongong, Australia

Speaker : Professor Jannatul Ferdous, BSMMU

                : Abhijeet Roy, Centre for Non-communicable Diseases and Nutrition, BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

                : Afsana Habib Sheuly, Helen Keller International,

                : Kasrina Azad, Institute for developing Science and Health initiatives (ideSHi), Matikata, ECB Chattar, Kalshi Road

Open Discussion & Q/A Session

Session Chief Guest : Prof. Dr. Kamrul Hasan Khan, Former Vice Chancellor, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital (BSMMU)

Session Chair : Prof. Dr. Md. Mizanur Rahman                                    

Moderator : Prof. Dr. Dipak Kumar Mitra, Professor, Department of Public Health, North South University

Rapporteur : Dr. Noshin Farzana , Research Investigator, icddr,b

Session Themes : Health Systems for NCDs

Session Date       : January 27, 2022

Session Time       : 02:30 PM – 04:00 PM

Session Chair      : Dr. Shaikh Abdullah Al Mamun, Deputy Registrar, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU)

International Speaker : Dr. Amanj Kurdi, Senior Lecturer Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow

National Speaker : Dr. A S Nurullah Awal, Health Advisor, WaterAid Bangladesh

Speakers  : Shahnaz Sharmin, Centre for Non communicable Diseases and Nutrition, BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

                  : Dr. Shapla Khatun, OGSB

                 : Noshin Farzana, Research Investigator, icddr,b

                 : Sharmin Akhter Zahan, Digital Healthcare Solutions of Grameen Telecom Trust

Open Discussion & Q/A Session

Session Chief Guest: Prof. MKI. Qayyum Chowdhury, Director General, BIRDEM General Hospital

Moderator : Dr. Md.Tajuddin Sikder, Associate Professor & Chairman, Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University

Rapporteur : Dr. Ammatul Ferdousi, icddr,b Research Investigator, icddr,b

Session Themes : Current best practices and innovation for prevention and control of NCDs

Session Date      : January 27, 2022

Session Time      : 02:30 PM – 04:00 PM

Session Chair     : Prof. Nazmul Ahsan, Professor, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU)

International Speaker : Dr. Zumin Shi, Professor “Human Nutrition Department

College of Health Sciences, Qatar University”

Speaker : Md. Azad Hossain, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Rajshahi

               : Palash Chandra Banik, Department of Noncommunicable Diseases, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS), Dhaka, Bangladesh

               : F Aaysha Cader, Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital & Research Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh

               : Saimul Islam, Research Investigator, icddr,b

Open Discussion & Q/A Session

Session Chief Guest : Prof. Atiqul Islam, Professor of Medicine, Chittagong Medical College

Moderator : Dr. Md. Rassell, PS-1 to Vice Chancellor, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) 

Rapporteur : Nantu Chakma Senior Research Officer, icddr,b

Session Themes : Current best practices and innovation for prevention and control of NCDs

Session Date      : January 27, 2022

Session Time     : 04:00 PM – 05:30 PM

Session Chair    : Dr. Aftab Uddin, Chairperson, Public Health Foundation, Bangladesh

International Speaker : Prof. K. Srinath Reddy, President Public Health Foundation of India

Speaker : Amina Rownaq, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

                : Dr. Mir Nabila Ashraf, Senior Research Officer, icddrb

                :Dr. Sharmin Ahmed, BRAC

                : Md. Tamjid Ali, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rajshahi Medical College Hospital

Open Discussion & Q/A Session

Session Chief Guest : Prof. Dr. Kanak Kanti Barua, Professor & Chairman, Departmnet of Neurosurgery, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU)

Moderator : Dr. Md. Mofijul Islam Bulbul, Executive Director, Public Health Foundation Bangladesh 

Rapporteur : Sunjida Binta Ali Senior Research Officer, icddr,b

Session Themes : South East Regional Perspective and NCDs

Session Date      : January 27, 2022

Session Time      : 07:00 PM – 08:30 PM

Responsible To  : SEAR NCDs

Session Chair : Prof. Dr. Abhinav Vaidya, Governing Board (GB) Member SEAR NCD Alliance, Professor of Community Medicine; Kathmandu Medical College Public Limited, Kathmandu, Nepal

International Speaker : Dr. R Kesavan, Technical officer, NCD SEARO, WHO SEARO

Speakers : Dr. R Guha Pradeepa, Coordinator, SEAR NCD Alliance, Sr. Scientist & Head, Research Operations, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, India

                  :Dr. Nanda Fauziyana, Governing Board (GB) Member, SEAR NCD Alliance, NCDA Indonesia

                  : Prof Sohel Choudhury, Governing Board (GB) Member, SEAR NCD Alliance, Bangladesh Network for NCD Control and Prevention (BNNCP)

                  : Dr. Tin Maung Htwe, Governing Board (GB) Member SEAR NCD Alliance, Myanmar NCD Alliance

Open Discussion & Q/A Session

Session Chief Guest : Dr Manju Rani, Regional Advisor (NCD Governance Policy, and Surveillance), South East Asia Regional Office- World Health Organization

Moderator : Ms Mandy Thoo, Governing Board (GB) Member, SEAR NCD Alliance, Manager, Health Education, Literacy Promotion and Policy here at National Cancer Society Malaysia

Session Themes : NCDs and the Experience of International Stakeholders

Session Date      : January 27, 2022

Session Time      : 07:00 PM – 08:30 PM

Responsible To  : FOCP

Session Chair      : Dr. Sadhana Bhagwat Team Leader-NCD, World Health Organization

Speakers : Dr. Ibtihal  Fadhil, Founder & Chair, NCD Alliance, Eastern Mediterranean

                  : Yogesh Jain, NCDI Alliance Commission

                  : Dr. Manuel Carballo

                  : George Msengi

                  : Dr. Lambert Tetteh Appiah

                  : Dr. Philip Joseph

                  : Prof. Dr. Malay Kanti Mridha, Professor, BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health of BRAC University

Open Discussion & Q/A Session

Session Chief Guest : Dr. S M Mustafizur Rahman, Line Director, National Nutrition Service (NNS), MoHFW

Moderator : Dr. Shahin Akter, Technical Director, Eminence Associates for Social Development

Rapporteur : Farihin Sultana, Business Development Officer, Eminence Associates for Social Development

Sessions Schedule - day 03 (28th Jan 2022)

Session Themes : Epidemiology of NCDs                                

Session Date       : January 28, 2022                                            

Session Time       : 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM  

Session Chair  : Dr. Munir Ahmed, Country Director, ORBIS International                                          

Speakers : Dr. Khairul Islam, Executive Director, DECF

                  : Mr. Shafiqul Islam, Project Manager, DR

                  : Dr. Mohammad Ariful Alam, Programme Head, BRAC

                  : Dr. Arif Ul Haque, Senior Programme Manager, BRAC

                  : Mr. Mahbubur Rahman, Optometrist 

Open Discussion & Q/A Session   : Dr. Lutful Husain, Associate Director, Clinical Services, Program Technology and Research

Session Chief Guest : Prof. A B M Abdul Hannan, Registrar, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital (BSMMU)

Session Panelist  : Dr. Morseda Chowdhury, Director Health, Nutrition and Population, BRAC

Moderator : Mr. Mohammed Alauddin, Director of Programs, ORBIS International

International Speaker : Prof. Dr. Prabhakaran Dorairaj, Vice President ( Research and Policy) and Director, Centre for Control of Chronic Conditions, Public Health Foundation of India

Session Themes : Health Systems for NCDs

Session Date       : January 28, 2022

Session Time       : 12:00 PM – 01:30 PM

Responsible To   : UNFPA

Welcome Speech and Objective : Dr. Md. Shamsul Hoque, Line Director, MNCAH, MoHFW

Speaker : Nabila Purno, Maternal Health Analyst, UNFPA

                : Dr. Susan Cu-Uvin, Professor, “Ob-Gyn and Medicine Director, Providence/Boston Center for AIDS Research, Director, Brown Global Health Initiative Brown University”

                : Dr. Dewan Emdadul Hoque, Health Systems Specialist, UNFPA

Session Co-Chair : Dr. Vibhavendra S Raghuvanshi, Chief, Health UNFPA

Panel Discussion & Q/A Session

Prof. Ferdousi Begum, President, OGSB

Prof. Rowshon Ara, Former President, OGSB

Dr. Ashrafunnessa, Focal Person Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Programme at BSMMU

Prof. Sabera Khatun, Cervical & Breast Cancer Screening Programme, OGSB 

Session Themes : Current best practices and innovation for prevention and control of NCDs

Session Date       : January 28, 2022

Session Time       : 02:30 PM – 04:00 PM

Responsible To   : BSMMU    

Session Chair : Professor Abu Nasir Rizvi, Chairman, Department of Neurology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University

Speakers : Sharmin Ahmed, Resident, Department of Cardiology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University

                  : Dr. Subash Kanti Dey, Associate Professor, Dept of Neurology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University

                  : Prof. Dr. MMA Shalahuddin Qusar, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU)

                  : Dr. Shahjada Selim Associate Professor, Department of Endocrinology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University

                  : Dr. Fariha Haseen, Associate Professor, Department of Public Health and Informatics (DPHI), Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU)

Open Discussion & Q/A Session

Session Chief Guest : Professor Dr. Md. Sharfuddin Ahmed, Vice-Chancellor, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU)

Moderator : Dr Tahniyah Haq, Assistant Processor, Department of Endocrinology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University

Session Themes  : Health Systems and NCDs

Session Date        : January 28, 2022

Session Time        : 04:00 PM – 05:30 PM

Responsible To    : OGSB              

Welcome Speech and objective by : Prof. Gulshan Ara, Secretary General, OGSB

Key note speech-I : Prof. Rehana Perveen, Senior Oncologist, Square Hospital

Key note speech-II (International Speaker) :  Dr. Partha Basu, Deputy Head, Early Detection & Prevention Branch International Agency For Research On Cancer, World Health Organization, France

Speakers : Prof. Sabera Khatun, Professor, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital (BSMMU)

                 : Prof. Ashrafunnessa, Professor, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital (BSMMU)

                 : Prof. Shahana Pervin, Profesor, Cancer & Research Hospital

Open Discussion & Q/A Session

Prof. Farhana Dewan, President Elect, OGSB

Panel Discussion :

Prof. Begum Rokeya Anwar, Profesor, Cancer & Research Hospital

Prof. Farhat Hussain, Former Professor, Sir Salimullah MC

Prof. Shirin Akter Begum, Prof. Obs & Gynae, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital (BSMMU)

Prof. Jannatul Ferdous, Prof. Obs & Gynae, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital (BSMMU)

Dr. Dewan Md. Emdadul Hoque, Health System Specialist, UNFPA Program Manager (EPI)

Dr. Mowla Baksh Chaudhury, Program Manager, EPI

Dr. Mahbuba Khan, BCO, WHO

Session Chief Guest : Prof. Robed Amin, Line Director, NCDC 

Remarks by Session Chair : Prof. Ferdousi Begum, President, OGSB

Dr. Md. Shamsul Haque, Line Director, MNC&AH

Moderator : Prof Shaikh Zinnat Nasreen, Scientific Secretary, OGSB