Day: December 7, 2022

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Microsoft and LinkedIn launch program to help 10 million people learn digital skills

Microsoft and LinkedIn announced the next step in the Skills for Jobs program, providing free access to 350 courses and six new Career Essentials Certificates for six of the most in-demand jobs in the digital economy. Microsoft and LinkedIn will also be offering 50,000 LinkedIn Learning scholarships to help people get ahead in their skilling journey. By 2025, Microsoft will help train and certify 10 million people with skills for in-demand jobs. Today’s launch builds on the Global Skills Initiative, which helped 80 million job seekers around the world access digital skilling resources. To date, Microsoft has engaged 14 million learners in Asia via LinkedIn, Microsoft Learn and non-profit skilling efforts. Of this, over 171,000 learners were from Bangladesh. The top six LinkedIn Learning P...

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Filmmaker Tanvir Mokammel at ULAB

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To commemorate December 06, 1971, as the first international recognition day, the Department of General Education (GED) of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) organized a lecture titled “1947 Partition in My Films” by a renowned filmmaker of Bangladesh Tanvir Mokammel on Tuesday, December 06. The lecture was held at ULAB’s Main Campus. The Lecture commenced with a welcome speech by the Vice Chancellor of ULAB Professor Imran Rahman. In his speech, he highlighted the role of film to preserve and present history as well as the significance of the film, as a dynamic tool of media of our time and its contribution to culture and society.In his lecture, Tanvir Mokammel highlighted why the 1947 partition is important to us and how it contributed to/ impacted our land, politics an...

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Magic Icon of Bangladesh Ali Raj wins world’s best magician crown

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Magic Icon of Bangladesh Ali Raj was awarded the Gold Medal as the ‘Best Entertainer’ for his exceptional skill at the International Magic Extravaganza 2022 held on December 1-5 in Bangkok, Thailand organized by Mamada and the Fashion Island Authority of Thailand. President of the International Society of Magicians Tony Hasini awarded Ali Raj with the medal.Hundreds of magicians from the United States, Russia, China, Indonesia, Philippines, India, Vietnam, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore, and other countries participated in this festival.

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Bangladeshi young sensation makes history at Sepang 1000 km Endurance Race in Malaysia

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Bangladesh’s motorsport scene has reached a new height recently. The Sepang 1000 km Endurance Race, also known as S1K, is one of the toughest endurance races in Malaysia. It takes place over a total of 1000 km and the race is only open to production cars with engine capacity below 1600cc, which was earlier known as the Merdeka Millenium Endurance Race (MMER).The 2022 version of the 9-hour race took Yokohama as the official partner and two Bangladeshi drivers named Avik Anwar and Ishayet Hossain proudly represented the Red and Green flag.Ishayet Hossain, aged only 18, has become a GT race car sensation in Bangladesh. He has certainly set a remarkable example for motorsport enthusiasts to follow and with continued hard work he may just be on his way to becoming the world's next GT Ra...