May 2022 - TheStatement24

May312022 by TS ReportNo Comments

ULAB Adventure Club team: at the highest point of Northern Bangladesh

ULAB Adventure Club has successfully organized the “Kalapahar & Humhum Waterfall, Sylhet” tour, with a team of 56 adventurous people. Our honorable Moinak Kanungo sir, Director of all Clubs ULAB & the advisor of ULAB Adventure Club, and the executives of ULAB Adventure Club have led the team. On May 14th, 2022, the ULAB adventure club started trekking from Asgarabad Tea State to Kalapahar (8.4 km), with a big team of 52 people along with two guides. The team was divided into five groups. At 8.30 am, all teams started the journey to Kalapahar and reached at 12.30 pm in its peak. Kalapahar is the highest peak of Sylhet, Bangladesh. It was a thrilling and amazing trek. Everyone was tired but amazingly full of energy, they reached at the highest point of northern Bangladesh succes...

May312022 by TS ReportNo Comments

‘Rickshaw Girl’ running hot in USA theatres for 4 weeks in a row

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‘Rickshaw Girl’, directed by Amitabh Reza, is being screened in various states of the USA for four weeks in a row after its successful premiere in Manhattan, New York. ‘Rickshaw Girl’ has already been screened in 52 cities across 18 states of the United States. Viewers in Arizona and California are enjoying the film screening this week. ‘Rickshaw Girl’ had its dazzling premiere at Manhattan’s famous movie theatre ‘Village of East by Angelika’ on May 5. Minister of Liberation War Affairs AKM Mozammel Haque, Minister of State for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak, associated cast and crew members, along with others, enjoyed the New York screening. The plot of the film, based on the middle-grade novel by Indian-American writer Mitali Perkins, revolves aro...

May312022 by TS ReportNo Comments

Thousands of Student take Oath Demanding Tobacco-Free Bangladesh

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Thousands of Student take Oath Demanding Tobacco-Free Bangladesh Nearly thousands of students have taken oath to achieve tobacco-free Bangladesh. The swearing-in ceremony was held at the Bangladesh Shishu Academy auditorium on Tuesday, May 31, at a discussion titled 'Tobacco: A Threat to the Environment' organized by the Bangladesh Parliamentary Forum for Health and Wellbeing. The students also demanded to ensure 100% smoke free environment by banning restaurant smoking zone. State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Fazilatun Nesa Indira MP was present as the chief guest at the discussion meeting which was held in the presence of thousands of students from different schools, colleges, girl guides and scouts. Distinguished academician and fiction writer prof. dr. Muhammad Zafar I...

May302022 by TS ReportNo Comments

Agritech startup iFarmer raises $2.1 million

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iFarmer, a full-stack agriculture platform providing agri-based services to farmers, has recently raised $2.1 million (more than BDT 18 Crore) in a new financing round, maintaining its accelerated growth. IDLC Venture Capital Fund, the VC arm of IDLC Finance, one of the largest non-banking financial institutions in Bangladesh, led the financing round. Millville Opportunities, a hedge fund firm based in New York, participated in the round. Startup Bangladesh Limited, the flagship venture capital fund of the ICT Ministry under the Bangladesh Government, also participated in the financing round. Bangladesh has about 16.5m farmers, and almost 80% are smallholders. The biggest challenges for farmers in Bangladesh are securing finance and good quality Agricultural inputs such as seeds,...

May302022 by TS ReportNo Comments

Toffee brings famous Turkish series ‘Suleman’ in Bangla

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Toffee, a top digital entertainment platform in Bangladesh, will stream the popular Turkish thriller series “Suleman” in Bangla from 8 June. Anyone can watch the drama for free from any network. The titular character of the series is a well-known economics professor and a family man. Despite Suleman’s honesty, a corrupt coworker gets him fired from his job with false accusations. Things turn worse when his son gets diagnosed with an incurable disease. Everyone turns their back on Suleman when he is helpless. Tough times make Suleman do things that were unthinkable to him before. The lead cast of “Suleman” includes Halit Ergenç, Asli Enver, Nur Fettahoğlu, and Ozan Güven among others. Several cast members from this series, including Halit Ergenç, were also seen playing lead roles ...

May302022 by TS ReportNo Comments

Seminar on Our Heritage: A Journey to the Root at ULAB

Breaking News, Education

The Center for Archaeological Studies (CAS) in association with the Department of General Education (GED) of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) organized a seminar titled Our Heritage: A Journey to the Root on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at the ULAB Campus. The event was initiated with the welcome Speech Professor Dr. Shahnaj Husne Jahan, Director of the Center for Archaeological Studies and Head of the Department of General Education (GED) of ULAB. Total seven research papers were presented in this Seminar, where students of the Cultural Heritage of Bangladesh course showcased their understanding of the rich cultural heritage of Bangladesh. Their presentation covers the areas Chattogram Hill tracts: Where Clouds Touch Your Feet; Faridpur: A Sanctuary of Culture; Cultures a...

May302022 by TS ReportNo Comments

World No Tobacco Day Tomorrow: Stop Tobacco Aggression through Tougher Law and Tax Measures: PROGGA Demands

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Tomorrow (31 May 2022, Tuesday) is World No Tobacco Day. With a view to raising awareness among the people and policymakers on the environmental impact of tobacco cultivation, products manufacturing, and use, and also to expose the tobacco industry’s effort to “greenwash” the havoc it wrecks; the World Health Organization (WHO) has set the theme for 2022 World No Tobacco Day, to be globally celebrated on 31 May, as “Tobacco: Threat to our environment." By emitting 84 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, wasting 22 billion tonnes of water to produce 6 trillion cigarettes, and destroying 600 million trees, the tobacco company is massively contributing to climate change, damaging natural resources and ecosystems worldwide. Approximately 4.5 trillion cigarette butts, the most littered ...

May282022 by TS ReportNo Comments

HUAWEI CLOUD becomes the Fastest Growing Cloud Provider in the Asia Pacific region

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Within four years of its development, HUAWEI CLOUD has snatched away the No. 2 position in China, No. 3 in Thailand, and No. 4 in developing markets in Asia-Pacific, becoming the fastest growing cloud provider in the region. Owing to its strong foothold in the region, HUAWEI CLOUD is gaining popularity in the Bangladeshi market as well. Robi, IFAD Autos Limited, bdjobs.com, Rokomari.com, Daily Star, DBC News and Ekattor TV A, Symphony Softech Limited, New Zealand Dairy, Ajkerdeal.com, Perfee, deliveryTIGER, UNITEX, FLORA TELECOM are availing of HUAWEI CLOUD services. Besides, Huawei provided a cloud service to launch the virtual Amar Ekushey Boi Mela last February so that the visitors and interested people can access all information related to the book fair digitally through a website...

May282022 by TS ReportNo Comments

realme 9-4G and C35 now available all over Bangladesh

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Youth-favorite brand realme’s recently launched newest additions from its number series and C series are now available offline all over Bangladesh to make realme users' life more dynamic and fashionable. Users can now purchase it from any stores located around the country. Click to purchase from the nearest realme Brandshop: https://cutt.ly/realme_Brand_Shop The realme 9-4G, is equipped with Samsung’s ISOCELL HM6 sensor for their main 108MP camera which is the first in Bangladesh. Available in 3 colors – Sunburst Gold, Meteor Black and Stargaze White with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage, the realme 9-4G will be available at an amazing price of BDT 26,990. On the other hand, the realme C35 has the most stylish design in the segment and is priced at only BDT 16,990 BDT. The realme C35 will be...

May282022 by TS ReportNo Comments

BD HotDeal’s joins hands with Paperfly for nationwide high-speed doorstep delivery

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BD HotDeals, an e-commerce platform has formally commenced its official partnership with Paperfly for nationwide high-speed doorstep delivery within 24-48 hours. Under this MOU Paperfly will provide BD HotDeal with all the logistic support for the distribution of their products to be delivered to the customers within Dhaka, also beyond the city. The chairman of BD HotDeal’s Md. Nojmul Sayadat and the Vice President of Paperfly, Md. Mesbaur Rahman recently signed an MOU in this regard. While BD HotDeal’s CEO, Sheikh Aminur Rahman, and Director Isahaque Miah were also present on the occasion. Md. Mesbaur Rahman, Vice President of Sales and Md. Mahmudul Hasan, Key Accounts and Assistant Manager of Sales of Paperfly joined them, too. BD HotDeal is the world’s first online platform wh...