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Md Yousup Faruqu appointed to lead Bangladesh for Microsoft

Microsoft has appointed Md Yousup Faruqu as Managing Director for Bangladesh. In this role, he will focus on accelerating digital transformation for public and private sector organizations, SMEs, communities, and industry verticals, collaborating with our robust partner ecosystem. “Bangladesh has been one of the fastest-growing economies in the Asia Pacific, and we’re proud to empower them in their aspirations to become a developed country by 2041. One of the ways they are doing this is by setting the pace for IT-enabled public services and growing the country’s cloud footprint. That’s where Faruqu’s extensive industry experience will play a crucial role in ensuring cloud adoption, skilling and transformation for the country. I’m excited to see how he and his team will continue buil...

SBWS Demands Banning the Display of Tobacco Products at POSs by Amending the TC Law

Breaking News, National

Despite the current ‘Smoking And Tobacco Products Usage (Control) Act, 2005’ prohibits the advertisement and promotion of tobacco products, there is no specific prohibition on the display of tobacco products in point of sales (POS). By using this loophole of the act, the tobacco companies are promoting and expanding tobacco products through product displays in the sales centers. That is why the leaders of the Shop Business Welfare Association (SBWS) demand amendment of the existing tobacco control (TC) law. They made the demand at a joint virtual exchange meeting of the Dhaka Ahsania Mission with the leaders of the Shop Business Welfare Association on the night of September 04, 2021. President of SBWS, Nazmul Hasan Mahmud chaired the meeting and the general secretary of the organizatio...

3-Day International Conference on “Entangled Englishes in Translocal Spaces”

Breaking News, Education

The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) held a three-day International Conference online titled "Entangled Englishes in Translocal Spaces" from September 2-4, 2021. The conference was organized by the university’s Center for Language Studies and the Department of English and Humanities. Honorable Minister, Ministry of Education, Dr. Dipu Moni, MP, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest, while Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Professor Dr. Kazi Shahidullah, and Member ULAB Board of Trustees Kazi Nabil Ahmed, MP, attended as the Special Guests. The conference Keynote was rendered by eminent sociolinguist Alastair Pennycook, Professor Emeritus of the University of Technology Sydney. Prof. Pennycook maintained that World Englishes are entangled with social,...