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Dr. Ramachandra Guha Speaks at ULAB

The Department of English and Humanities at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) organized a seminar on March 30, 2022, with renowned historian, social thinker, and biographer, Professor Ramachandra Guha. The seminar, “Towards a Non-Chauvinist History,” focused on the five distinct forms of chauvinism that a historian must confront and overcome in a world that is defining and redefining the role of leadership. Professor Shamsad Mortuza, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, ULAB, formally welcomed the speaker who has a penchant for narrating the lives of charismatic figures with archival depth and scholarly breadth. Mentioning the purpose of the seminar, Professor Mortuza highlighted the importance of creating a discursive platform where students are engaged in multi-disciplinary learnin...

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Dr. Shailendra Raj Mehta Speaks at ULAB

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Prof. Dr. Shailendra Raj Mehta, President and Director, MICA, India, presented his talk on “Creating World-Class Universities” at ULAB on April 4, 2022. The event began with the welcome remarks of Prof. Imran Rahman, Vice-Chancellor, ULAB. In his enthralling talk, Dr. Mehta detailed how world-class universities can be established. Prof. Mehta further outlined the importance of 'Alumni Governance' to create a successful university. Prof. Mehta also touched upon a broad historical evolution of the University form. Dr. Shailendra Raj Mehta is currently the President and Director of MICA and Vice-Chairman of the Governing Body, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla. Over the years, Dr. Mehta has consulted with and taught senior executives worldwide including executives from North Am...

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foodpanda brings ‘Iftarwala’ with delicious and filling items

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Marking the holy month of Ramadan, online food & grocery delivery platform foodpanda brought ‘Iftarwala’- a delivery-only Iftar shop, to satisfy the palates of customers. Iftarwala was available on foodpanda during Ramadan last year, and following that legacy ‘Iftarwala’ will deliver fresh and delicious iftar items to customers this year as well. Right now, Iftwarwala is available on the foodpanda app for customers living in or nearby Uttara, Bashundhara, Banani, Gulshan and Mohammadpur. It will soon be available to customers in Dhanmondi, Bailey Road and Mirpur area of the capital. Different people have different choices for Iftar. Keeping that in mind, Iftarwala is offering various iftar items and platters made to recharge people following day-long fasting. The items includ...

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Tanveer Masud busy with multiple projects

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Tanveer Masud, now a well-known name among the daily soap audience because of his natural acting skills, is passing a busy time for his several projects on the small screen. He is already seen on almost every television channel. Apart from Eid projects, this actor is now acting in the popular drama series ‘Bakulpur’ season 2 directed by Kaiser Ahmed, which is being aired on Dipto TV. Because of its popularity and public demand ‘Bokulpur’ is coming back with its second season. Tanveer Masud has got a huge response from the audience by playing the role of ‘Fata Borhan’ in ‘Bakulpur’. “Bakulpur is an amazing experience. After doing ‘Bakulpur’ now people call me Borhan or Fata Borhan rather than calling me by my name. I enjoyed that a lot,” said Tanveer. “The whole team is so tale...

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Letter to 350 MPs for tobacco tax and price increase in the budget

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Kazi Rafiqul Alam, President of Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM), has recently written a request letter to 350 MPs to take a role in formulating and implementing a strong tobacco tariff policy for the upcoming 2022-23 fiscal year budget to increase the price of all tobacco products including cigarettes and to build a tobacco-free Bangladesh 2040 as announced by the Hon'ble Prime Minister. In a letter addressed to each Member of Parliament separately, Kazi Rafiqul Alam said, "Since 2009, the current government has carried out massive socio-economic development, as well as tobacco control activities, has been strengthened." Tobacco use has decreased by 18.5 percent in 2017 (relative reduction) as compared to 2009. Although this reduction in tobacco use in a short period of time is a sign o...

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DBH opens its 13th branch in Rajshahi

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Delta Brac Housing Finance Corporation Ltd. (DBH), the largest housing finance institution in the country, recently opened its 13th branch in Rajshahi City with an aim to provide home loan and deposits services to the people of this region. The branch is located at Dulal Tower (3rd Floor), 220 Shaheb Bazar, Moni Chottor, Rajshahi, at the heart of Rajshahi city. Nasimul Baten, Managing Director and CEO of DBH, formally inaugurated the branch. He hopes that the new branch in the center of the Rajshahi division will promote real estate development in this region and contribute to increasing homeownership and in the process help DBH attain significant business growth, particularly in the affordable housing segment. DMD & Head of Credit of DBH A. K. M. Tanvir Kamal, Head of Administrat...

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narzo 50 with best processor launched in Bangladesh at only BDT 16,499

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Youth-favorite brand realme always strives for providing the best smartphone experience to the users. This time, realme has brought in narzo 50, which is equipped with the best processor in the segment to deliver a smooth gaming experience. realme narzo 50 was officially launched through an online launching event on 3 April 2022 from realme Bangladesh’s official Facebook page. The narzo 50 4GB/6GB is available only at BDT 16,499. For more info click here: https://www.realme.com/bd/realme-narzo-50 narzo 50 is the latest phone from realme’s narzo series for the gaming aficionados. It is the only phone in the market with Helio G96 processor and 120hz refresh rate at this price. Today’s youth want a device that complements their lives and gaming is an inseparable part of the young smartph...

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MPs are committed to implement tobacco-free Bangladesh: Bangladesh Parliamentary Forum

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Every year, 67% of the country's total deaths are due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs), mainly due to the use of tobacco products. Realizing this harmful effect of tobacco, Hon'ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced to make Bangladesh tobacco free by 2040. ‘Bangladesh Parliamentary Forum for Health and Wellbeing’ is a forum related to public health formed by members of parliament, working to achieve tobacco-free Bangladesh by 2040 as the Prime Minister declared. The forum wants to work at all levels to achieve the national goal. These issues came up during a discussion meeting with the journalists on April 2, Saturday at the Nasrul Hamid Auditorium of Dhaka Reporters' Unity (DRU) on 'Tobacco Control Activities to Achieve a Tobacco-Free Bangladesh by 2040'. Former State...

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Turkish drama ‘Hayat Murat’ in Bangla on Toffee

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Toffee, a top digital entertainment platform in Bangladesh, will stream the popular Turkish drama “Hayat Murat” in Bangla from April 7, Thursday. Anyone can watch the drama from any network on the toffee app on Android and iOS devices and Android TV. "Hayat Murat" focuses on the life of a young Turkish woman named Hayat. She manages to find a job in Istanbul after a series of setbacks. Hayat's struggles and turnarounds in relationships can be seen in this series. The lead cast of “Hayat Murat” includes Burak Deniz, Hande Erçel, Oğuzhan Karbi and Özcan Tekdemir. Abdul Muqit Ahmed, Director of Toffee, said, “Turkish dramas are a phenomenon among Bangladeshi audiences. Banglalink wants to provide the best of Turkish entertainment on Toffee. The Great Seljuk, Kurulus Osman and Sur...