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Agritech startup iFarmer raises $2.1 million

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,...

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Toffee brings famous Turkish series ‘Suleman’ in Bangla

Breaking News, Entertainment

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 ...

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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...

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

Breaking News, National

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 ...