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Day: June 2, 2023

Summer-2023 orientation held at UIU

Summer-2023 orientation held at UIU

Breaking News, Education
United International University (UIU) organized the Orientation Program for the newly admitted students of the Summer-2023 semester on June 02, 2023 (Friday) at 3:30 PM in the UIU Auditorium. Students from School of Science and Engineering (SoSE), School of Business and Economics (SoBE) and School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SoHSS) took part in the orientation program. The Hon’ble Vice Chancellor (In-charge) of UIU Prof. Dr. Md. Abul Kashem Mia was present as the Chief Guest in the program. The presentation on the UIU was delivered by Prof. Dr. A.K.M. Muzahidul Islam, Dept. of CSE, UIU and Director of Center for International Affairs and Cooperation (CIAC). The Chief Guest advised to newly admitted students that regular in their academic studies and classes and acquiring va...
Budget to Increase Tobacco Use and Health Expenditure

Budget to Increase Tobacco Use and Health Expenditure

Breaking News, National
The proposed national budget for FY 2023-24, if adopted, will once again make tobacco products cheaper than essential commodities. It will encourage the youth into using tobacco products, increase tobacco-related deaths and illness, and therefore spike the public health expenditure of the government. The proposed budget, being at odds with the proposals of anti-tobacco activists, will cause the government to lose the chances of earning additional revenues and will also hinder the realization of a tobacco-free Bangladesh, as envisioned by the Honorable Prime Minister. The proposed budget has increased the prices of 10 sticks of low-tier cigarettes from BDT 40 to BDT 45, which shows an increase of only BDT 0.50 (12.50 percent) in the price per stick. As the budget has proposed to increase o...
ULAB held Freshers’ Orientation for Summer 2023

ULAB held Freshers’ Orientation for Summer 2023

Breaking News, Education
The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) on Saturday organized an orientation program for the freshers of the Summer 2023 semester at its Research building auditorium at Dhanmondi. In two different sessions Mr. Sahir Chowdhury, Co-Founder and CEO of Shikho, and Ms. Sabah Saleheen Azim, Trustee, Teach for Bangladesh and banker were present respectively as chief guests. Mr. Sahir Chowdhury presented the concept of Liberal Arts education and its importance to the new students whereas Ms. Sabah Azim shared her journey throughout different phases of her life and how she has become who she is now to inspire the students to always pursue learning at every opportunity and in every form. In his welcome speech Prof Imran Rahman, vice-chancellor of ULAB referred to different clubs and c...