Dhaka, Bangladesh - As social beings, our ultimate happiness and peace are very much connected to learning how to develop healthy relationships with others. Peace begins at home! The seminar on “Marriage and Family Peace Initiative” was organized by UPF and the Women's Federation for World Peace in Bangladesh at the Sundarban Hotel on December 1.

The founding elements of the inner structure of Islamic social organization as prescribed by the Qur’an and Sunnah can be broadly categorized as freedom, equality, and solidarity of mankind. These elements in turn constitute the conceptual infrastructure for social justice in all spheres of human life.

Dhaka, Bangladesh - UPF-Bangladesh and the Women’s Federation for World Peace-Bangladesh jointly organized a Parents' Day Seminar entitled “Parenting with Love and Authority” on July 28 in Dhaka. The seminar was attended by about 80 educators, social workers, NGO representatives, and parents.

Dhaka, Bangladesh - On the occasion of the 112th birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam, the National Poet of Bangladesh, the Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue of the Department of World Religions and Culture of Dhaka University held a seminar on “Kazi Nazrul Islam and Interfaith Harmony” on May 25.

Dhaka, Bangladesh - The United Nations Information Centre in Dhaka, the Universal Peace Federation, and the Women’s Federation for World Peace jointly organized a seminar on the International Day of Families titled “Family Crisis, Internal and External.” The seminar was attended by about 70 people: religious leaders, educators, social workers, and student leaders. It was held on May 3 at the Dhaka Business & Professional Women’s Club.

Dhaka, Bangladesh - Ambassador for Peace Professor Kazi Nurul Islam chaired an International Seminar on Religions for Peace and Harmony in Dhaka on April 26. Professor Kazi Nurul Islam is chairman of the Department of World Religions and Culture at the University of Dhaka.

Philosophical ethics, or secular ethics, as it is known in the West, is primarily a part of the quest for truth. Ethics aims at finding out the rightness and wrongness of the conduct of human beings living in societies, and conduct is a collective name for voluntary actions. The basic questions raised in ethics include: what does it mean to be right or wrong? How can one differentiate good from bad? Are morals objective or subjective? Are morals relative or universal?

Dhaka, Bangladesh - UPF and the Women's Federation for World Peace jointly organized a seminar promoting interreligious understanding on December 28 at the Sundarban Hotel. Forty-three Ambassadors for Peace, religious leaders, and NGO leaders attended.

Dhaka, Bangladesh - The second International Conference on Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue was held at the Dhaka University in Bangladesh on November 27-29. The program was jointly organized by Bangladesh National Commission for UNESCO, the Ministry of Education, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, and the Center for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue at Dhaka University.

Dhaka, Bangladesh - The United Nations Information Centre, the Women’s Federation for World Peace, and Universal Peace Federation in Bangladesh jointly organized the seminar entitled “Challenges to the Security of the Human Family” to mark the International Day of Families. About 70 NGO representatives, religious leaders, and educator attended the program at the Dhaka Women’s Voluntary Association on May 14.

The Supporting Success Scholarship Fund is soliciting help for gifted students from poverty-stricken families through GlobalGiving.com’s "Give More – Get More Challenge." Donations will enable 35 students in Zambia and 30 in Bangladesh to continue their education.