August 23, 2023 - TheStatement24

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Special exhibition of ‘Bay of Blood’ at ULAB

Bangladesh Liberation War Museum and University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) on August 20, jointly organized a special exhibition of the documentary film 'Bay of Blood' on the massacres during the Liberation War. The exhibition was held in the auditorium of the Research Building of ULAB at Dhanmondi. ULAB Pro Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Jude William Genillo delivered the welcome address on the occasion. Indian filmmaker Krishnendu Bose's documentary 'Bay of Blood' captures the background history of the Partition of India in 1947 and the subsequent Bangladesh Liberation War. In addition, the documentary has repeatedly stated that the massacres and atrocities on women during the Liberation War were not only a manifestation of the overzealous brutality of some Pakistani soldiers, but a we...

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Grameenphone bags Asia’s Best Employer Brands 2023 award

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Grameenphone has won the prestigious ‘Asia’s Best Employer Brands 2023’ award at the 18th Employer Branding Awards event, held recently at the Pan Pacific Singapore. Hosted by the Employer Branding Institute, the award aimed at recognizing the outstanding contributions by organizations with regards to talent management, talent development and talent innovation. John Antos, Vice President Strategy, Asia Pacific & Global Payroll at ADP; and Prof. Dr. R. P. Banerjee, Chairman & Director, EIILM-Kolkata were present during the award announcement. The awardees were finalized by jury members after thorough assessment of the organizations’ previous 24-months’ operations, considering certain criteria. Grameenphone’s best practices for nurturing and facilitating potential human resourc...

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Missing Painting of Late Author Humayun Ahmed Returned to His Family

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One of the paintings created by the legendary and most popular author, novelist, short-story writer, and filmmaker late Humayun Ahmed, who is a towering personality in the history of Bengali Literature, which went missing about 10 years ago has been recently returned to his family members. Before the untimely demise, the legendary author was living in the USA to undergo medical treatment. During that time, the late Author, while spending time with his young son Nishat Humayun created 24 watercolor paintings. Later, upon receiving request from a then New York based couple Biswajit Saha and Ruma Chowdhury the series of paintings were allowed by Humayun Ahmed and his wife Meher Afroz Shaon for display at a Book Fair in the USA, under the condition that the paintings will be returned to the...

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Madchef and Cheez partner with foodpanda’s pandapick

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foodpanda Bangladesh, the country’s popular food and grocery delivery platform, partnered with Madchef and Cheez as part of a collaboration called “pandapick” aimed at satisfying cravings of food enthusiasts. foodpanda Bangladesh recently introduced pandapick, a partnership program where customers can explore a curated selection of restaurant outlets available on foodpanda for food delivery. A product badge will appear on the pandapick restaurants to mark this special collaboration. Co-Founder and Managing Director of foodpanda Bangladesh, Zubair B A Siddiky commented, “At foodpanda, our fundamental belief centers on offering users swift and seamless access to a diverse selection of restaurants as part of our customer-centric ethos. As a result, we are persistently committed to introduci...

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UIU Celebrated International Entrepreneurs Day 2023

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The Entrepreneurs Development Forum (EDF) a wing of Directorate of Career Counseling & Student Affairs (DCCSA), United International University (UIU) organized the celebration of “International Entrepreneur Day 2023” yesterday at UIU campus, Madani Avenue, United City, Dhaka. Prof. Dr. Md. Abul Kashem Mia, Vice Chancellor (In Charge) United International University was present as the Chief Guest. Mr. Tareq Rafi Buhiyan Jun, Advisor, Japan Embassy in Bangladesh and Founder & Managing director, New Vision Solutions Limited was present as the Keynote speaker. Mr. Tanzir Chowdhury Tuhin, Founder Member and Vocalist, Avash and CEO & Chief Architect, Dasein and Mr. Sheikh Mujibur Ali Raajue, Founder Member and Bassist, Avash, DGM - Global Finance, MGH Group were present as the Spe...

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WaterAid in collaboration with The Coca-Cola Foundation

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WaterAid Bangladesh organized a dynamic and informative event at the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP) to mark World Water Week with this year’s theme: Seeds of Change: Innovative Solutions for a Water-Wise World and advance the vital cause of Promoting Water Replenishment & WASH Services. During the event WaterAid Bangladesh shared the design and knowledge regarding their recent collaboration with The Coca-Cola Foundation for the project titled, “Promoting Water Replenishment and WASH Services”. As part of the project WaterAid Bangladesh is implementing climate-resilient rainwater harvesting technology with groundwater replenishment and sustainable water use provision at CRP campus. Through this initiative more than 30,000 people will be benefited directly. Du...