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11th Social Business Day held

The 11th Social Business Day, hosted by Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, took place from 28 June-2 July 2021, brought together more than 2,300 participants, globally from more than 110 countries ---with over 10,000 viewers on average per day on social media platforms and in some cases exceeding 20,000 viewers. The primarily virtual event, hosted live for 5 days on social media platforms also had on the ground sessions at Kampala International University, Kampala, Uganda, and Catholic University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe as this year’s theme had a regional focused on East Africa and a global focus on “No Going Back” to the old society before this pandemic and building a world of three zeros --- zero net carbon emissions, zero wealth concentration for ending poverty, zer...

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Four journalists received journalist fellowship award from Dhaka Ahsania Mission

Breaking News, National

Four journalists have received fellowship award in anti-tobacco journalism in Bangladesh from Dhaka Ahsania Mission. They are Masud Rumee (Kaler Kantho), Dolar Mehedi (71 TV), Jannatul Ferdous Panna (Amader Natun Somoy) and Md. Akhtaruzzaman (Amader Orthoniti). The names of four journalists who received fellowship awards from Dhaka Ahsania Mission were announced through a virtual event on July 7. Lead Policy Advisor of Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids Bangladesh Md. Mostafizur Rahman presided over the program. Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Md. Mokbul Hossain was the chief guest and Zafar Wazed, Director General of Press Institute of Bangladesh were the special guests at the award ceremony. Iqbal Masud, Director, Health and WASH Sector, Dhaka Ahsania Mission, ...

Jul72021 by News DeskNo Comments

Eating milk chocolate at this time of day can help body burn fat

Breaking News, Health

Eating milk chocolate every day may sound like a recipe for weight gain, but a study of postmenopausal women has found that eating a concentrated amount of chocolate during a narrow window of time in the morning may help the body burn fat and decrease blood sugar levels. The study was published in The FASEB Journal. To find out about the effects of eating milk chocolate at different times of day, researchers from Brigham collaborated with investigators at the University of Murcia in Spain. Together, they conducted a randomized, controlled, cross-over trial of 19 postmenopausal women who consumed either 100g of chocolate in the morning (within one hour after waking time) or at night (within one hour before bedtime). They compared weight gain and many other measures to...

Jul52021 by News DeskNo Comments

e-commerce companies must deliver products within 5 days: Govt

Breaking News, Business

The e-commerce companies will have to deliver products to the customers within five days if the payment is taken in advance. However, the delivery time for faraway districts and rural areas is ten days after the advance payment, said a gazette notification of the government today. The online merchants will have to hand over the products within 48 hours of the advance payment to delivery services and notify the customers via sms, email or phone calls. In the next 72 hours, the delivery men or companies will supply the items to the clients. For purchase with payment in advance, the e-commerce companies must have the displayed items ready to ship – either in their own stock or with the registered third party. For essentials, the delivery time will be shorter than five days as the e-comme...

Jul52021 by Rezaur Rahman RizviNo Comments

Paperfly to doorstep deliver rural women driven laalsobuj.com products across Bangladesh

Technology

Laalsobuj.com an online marketplace driven by rural women under patron of Ministry of Women and Children Affairs has signed homegrown tech based logistic company Paperfly as their delivery partner. Laalsobuj.com Chairman- Sadruddin Imran and Paperfly Chief Marketing Officer and cofounder Rahath Ahmed signed an agreement recently regarding the service partnership. According to the agreement, Paperfly will deliver the product of laalsobuj.com at buyers’ doorsteps leveraging its strongest doorstep delivery network across Bangladesh. From Laalsobuj.com, Director- Rubaiyat Bin Arif, Chief Operating Officer (COO) - Mohammad Nazmul Ahsan, Sr. Software Executive- Md Mahmudul Hasan Khan and from Paperfly, General Manager, Sales and Key Accounts- Sazzadul Islam Fahmy and Executive, Sales and...

Jul52021 by Rezaur Rahman RizviNo Comments

Foodpanda to deliver food & groceries countrywide during the shutdown

Breaking News, Business

Online food and grocery delivery service foodpanda will continue to deliver food and groceries to households across the country during the weeklong lockdown starting from July 1, 2021. As online food and grocery delivery services have proven to be an essential service during the pandemic, foodpanda has taken all necessary preparations to deliver goods to customers maintaining health and safety protocols in line the guidelines announced by the government. As the cases of COVID-19 has reached a new peak over the past several days, the Government has announced strict measures to curb the spread of the pandemic. Among the several government directives to keep the people of the country safe, a weeklong countrywide shutdown is starting from Thursday (July 1) morning. To help consumers ...

Jul52021 by Rezaur Rahman RizviNo Comments

‘O Nadi Re’ on Bangladesh Betar

Breaking News, Entertainment

The song ‘O Nadi Re’ sung by artist Mariom Maria has been prepared for broadcast on Bangladesh Betar. Md. Sadek Ali composed the song with the words of Rezaur Rahman Rizvi. Recently, the recording of the song ‘O Nadi Re’ was completed at the studio of Bangladesh Betar Transcription Service in Agargaon. Ehsanul Lajuk, Tapsi Hadi and Mujib have given voices as chorus artists in the song. Pulak Barua has mixed and mastered the song. The song was overseen by Anwar H Mridha, Director, Transcription Service, Bangladesh Betar. Regarding the song ‘O Nadi Re’, artist Mariom Maria said, ‘O Nadi Re’ is different from the melody of the traditional song. The lyrics are also captivating. In particular, I would like to thank Anwar H Mridha Bhai, Director of Bangladesh Betar Transcription Servic...

Jul52021 by Rezaur Rahman RizviNo Comments

Australian-Bangladeshi singer Adila Noor’s ‘Shurjo Bheja Din’

Breaking News, Entertainment

Adila Noor, an Australian- Bangladeshi singer, began taking music lessons after being motivated by her mother. She later developed her ability to master contemporary, Nazrul, and other classical music styles. Adila continues to practice Bangla music even though she is now living in a foreign country. As a result, she is regarded as a prominent vocalist among the Bengali community. This time, Adila Noor has appeared with a new song for her listeners, under the banner of the renowned audio production company, G Series. The song is called ‘Surjo Veja Din,’ and it was written by Kakoli Chowdhury , tune by Adila herself, with musical arrangements by Binod Roy. It’s worth noting that Adila’s song ‘Suryo Veja Din’ has been launched as a music video on YouTube and other social media platfor...