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

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...

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IHF wins ‘Best Social Project Towards Education Award 2022’

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Its Humanity Foundation (IHF) has won the "Best Social Project Towards Education 2022" Award in this year's Asia Education Conclave in Bangkok, Thailand. IHF’s founder, Md. Adnan Hossain himself received the award on 12th November 2022 at Hotel Renaissance Bangkok, Thailand. The Asian Education Awards is organized by Asia Education Conclave in partnership with the Asian College of Teachers and the event aimed to highlight the quality and diversity of educational products and resources, outstanding educational institutions, terrific teaching professionals and other devoted members of the teaching industry and education suppliers, all putting in efforts to support innovation and strengthen teaching and learning. Its Humanity Foundation (IHF) has over 12 years of experience in the field...

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UNESCO-Sisimpur collaborate to promote three world heritage sites

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UNESCO and Sesame Workshop Bangladesh (producer of the popular children’s program Sisimpur) are collaborating to promote and popularize UNESCO’s three world heritage sites in Bangladesh among children – the Sundarbans, Mosque City of Bagerhat and Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur. Under this collaboration, Sisimpur will popularize these three world heritage sites through Sisimpur’s entertaining and informative program. In addition to the production of edutainment content comprising Sisimpur’s popular characters, the initiative will also involve interactive activities to engage the audience more. For this purpose, on Tuesday (5th December 2022), UNESCO and Sesame Workshop Bangladesh signed an agreement at UNESCO’s Dhaka office. UNESCO Bangladesh’s Officer-In-Charge, Susan Vize and...

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Seminar on Re-Visiting Historical Records of South Asia held at ULAB

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The Center for Archaeological Studies (CAS) and the Department of General Education (GED) of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) jointly organized a seminar titled Re-Visiting Historical Records of South Asia on Sunday, December 04, 2022 at 11:30 am. The seminar was held at ULAB’s Main Campus (688 Beribadh Road, Mohammadpur, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh). The Seminar commenced with a welcome speech by the Vice Chancellor of ULAB Professor Imran Rahman. In his speech, he highlighted the activities of the ULAB’s Center for Archaeological Studies (CAS) as well as the significance of epigraphy, a primary tool of archaeology, for the reconstruction of history. Professor of the Department of Ancient Indian History & Culture, University of Calcutta Dr. Susmita Basu Majumdar delivered a...

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20 volunteers received ‘IVD Bangladesh Volunteer Award 2022’

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20 volunteers received the ‘IVD Bangladesh Volunteer Award 2022’ for Post-Covid Response Support and Volunteering Actions for Solidarity at the event titled ‘Strengthening Solidarity for Development through Volunteering Actions’ to mark International Volunteer Day (IVD) 2022. Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, UNV Bangladesh, UNFPA, Good Neighbor Bangladesh, WaterAid Bangladesh and UNDP Bangladesh jointly organized the event at QIS Auditorium, LGED Bhaban, Agargaon, Dhaka. This year’s IVD theme is “Solidarity through volunteering”. For the second time, UNV Bangladesh has honored 20 Champion UN Volunteers serving in Bangladesh. Mr. Md Tazul Islam, MP, Honorable Minister, Ministry of Local Government, Rural Developm...

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Zahid Hasan & Tauquir Ahmed come together for the first-ever web series on Bioscope’s ‘Ke’

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Zahid Hasan and Tauquir Ahmed, two shining stars from the acting arena, are all set to make their first appearance in Bioscope’s web series ‘Ke,’ starting January 2023. Fans will also see them appear together after a long time for this web series. ‘Ke’ will be streamed on Grameenphone’s popular streaming platform, Bioscope, in January 2023. To this end, a launch event was held at the Innovation Lab of GPHouse located in the capital’s Bashundhara R/A on 6 December 2022. The cast of this web series, including Zahid Hasan, Tauquir Ahmed, Sanjida Pretty, Dilruba Doyal, Tanzika, director Gautam Kairi and producer Shahriar Shakil along with high officials from Bioscope and Grameenphone, graced the occasion with their presence. Solaiman Alam, Chief Digital & Strategy Officer of Grameenphone,...

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Huawei to Enable 500mn People to Enjoy Digital Financial Services

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At the recently organized CSD Forum 2022 of Huawei, the company reinforced its intent to increase its involvement in facilitating the operators to enable 500mn people with digital financial services. This event has involved ministers, regulators of multiple countries, and representatives of global associations. Liang Hua, Chairman of Huawei presented his keynote in this hybrid model forum and Cao Ming, President of Huawei Wireless Solution participated in the panel discussion with other internal and external panelists. As one of the goals by 2025, with the improved ICT infrastructure, Huawei has been working with partners to enable 500 million people to enjoy digital financial services and 500,000 people to enjoy inclusive education. The keynote of Liang Hua represents the same. As a ca...

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Get 20GB free internet from Banglalink for one year by simply buying realme C33!

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Youth-favorite brand realme has partnered up with the country’s popular telecom operator Banglalink to come up with something exciting for the customers. Upon purchasing their latest addition to the C-series – realme C33, the buyers will get 20GB of free internet over a period of one year. Banglalink users can avail of this offer after buying realme C33 from online or at any outlet located around the country and enjoy the fastest 4G internet for a year, free of cost. In the first month, customers will receive 9GB of the internet (8GB of Toffee streaming). From the second month onwards until the twelfth month, customers can enjoy 11GB of internet, with 1GB every month (valid for seven days per month). To avail of the package for the first month, users will have to insert Banglalink SIM aft...

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British Council Unveils Global Alumni UK Network at its Going Global Asia Pacific Conference

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The British Council has recently announced the official global launch of Alumni UK, a global network of international UK higher education alumni, at the opening reception of its Going Global Asia Pacific 2022 conference in Singapore. The British Council is hosting the first regional edition of its flagship global higher education conference in Singapore while also commemorating 75 years of its presence in the city-state. All international UK alumni who have spent at least one term studying at a UK higher education institution, including transnational education and online learning, are invited to join the global Alumni UK network where registration is free: https://alumniuk.britishcouncil.org/register By joining Alumni UK, individuals can grow their professional networks and connect w...

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Speedy amendment urged to reduce tobacco-related deaths

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Parliamentarians, public health experts, doctors, economists and anti-tobacco leaders have urged the speedy finalization of the amendment of the tobacco control law to protect public health. They made the call at a discussion meeting titled 'Prime Minister's Vision of Tobacco-Free Bangladesh by 2040, Achievements and Way Forward' organized at The Westin Dhaka on Monday evening, 05 December 2022. The event was jointly organized by Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK), PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress), National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh, Shastho Shurokkha Foundation, Dhaka Ahsania Mission, DORP and Unnayan Shamannay. Speakers at the discussion meeting said that as a result of various anti-tobacco activities of the government, tobacco use has declined by 18.5 percent in 2017 compared ...