August 28, 2023 - TheStatement24

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The Rise of Nutraceuticals: Balancing Hype and Scientific Evidence

Raisa Mehzabeen In recent years, the health and wellness industry has witnessed a surge in interest and consumption of nutraceuticals – a term coined from "nutrition" and "pharmaceutical." These products, often marketed as dietary supplements or functional foods, claim to provide various health benefits beyond basic nutrition. While the potential for improved health outcomes is enticing, it's essential to examine the underlying science and navigate through the marketing hype that sometimes surrounds these products. Nutraceuticals encompass a wide range of products, from vitamins, minerals, and herbal extracts to probiotics and specialized dietary supplements. They promise benefits such as enhanced immunity, improved cognitive function, better joint health, and more. The allure of the...

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Sanitation Data Command Center to Ensure a Sustainable Sanitation System

Breaking News, National

The advancement towards a paperless, data-driven, interconnected, interoperable, integrated, and automated data ecosystem is now imperative to ensuring secure and sustainable sanitation within the nation. In this pursuit, the establishment of the Sanitation Data Command Center is underway. This center aims to expedite data-centric policy formulation and the execution of plans across city corporations, municipal areas, and various establishments nationwide. As a significant step towards this objective, a comprehensive workshop titled 'Finalization of Indicators for the Establishment of Sanitation Data Command Center' was held today at a prominent hotel in the capital. The event was a collaborative effort between the Department of Public Health Engineering and Aspire to Innovate-a2i, and wit...

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MetLife Bangladesh launches fast-track dengue claims settlement service

Breaking News, Business

To support various community initiatives taken to fight dengue, MetLife Bangladesh has launched a fast-track service to settle dengue-related insurance claims on a priority basis. Through this service, customers will be able to get notified about their claims decision within just 3 hours of applying and then subsequently receive their claims faster than usual. The service is applicable for hospital expenses and death claims due to dengue. A customer will be eligible for 3-hour claims decision process upon sending the required documents to [email protected] email address by 12:30 p.m. on a working day. Commenting on the service, MetLife Bangladesh’s CEO Ala Ahmad said, "MetLife has always come forward with solutions to help communities tackle challenges. This dedicated ...

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Grameenphone, Symphony partners to launch affordable 4G smartphone

Breaking News, Business

Grameenphone, the connectivity partner to Smart Bangladesh, has teamed up with Symphony Mobile, the smartphone brand of Edison group, to introduce the new co-branded 4G handset Symphony G26 in the market. This collaboration aims at democratizing connectivity through ensuring affordable smartphone solution, especially among the non-smartphone users, thereby enabling digital adoption and catalyzing the ‘Smart Bangladesh’ ambition. A launching ceremony in this regard was organized at the Grameenphone Experience Center in GP House, where Jakaria Shahid, Managing Director, Symphony and Solaiman Alam, Chief Digital Officer, Grameenphone unveiled the new handset. From Grameenphone, Mohd. Aulad Hossain, Head of Sales and Customer Management and on behalf of Symphony, Munim Md. Istiaque, Head of...

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Realme held Fan Fest’23 with festivity on 5th anniversary

Breaking News, Technology

On the occasion of realme’s fifth anniversary, the youth-favorite brand organized Fan Fest 2023! The day-long event filled with an array of exciting activities celebrated the brand’s Leap Up spirit, at Fortis Downtown Resort. realme has made space in the hearts of all young smartphone users within a short time. To share the joy of their success and anniversary together with their greatest supporters, realme Fan Fest was organized. This year’s Fan Fest was arranged under the theme “Leap Up,” symbolizing realme’s mission to inspire its users to break boundaries and unlock their true potential. The festivities surpassed the previous years, enabling realme’s community of fans to connect and interact with each other. The grand and fun-filled day was attended by 50 guests, consisting 40 ...

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ULAB-GED organized seminar on Sufism of South Asia

Breaking News, Education

The Department of General Education (GED) of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) organized a Seminar titled “How circumstances changed the attitude of intellectuals towards South Asian Sufism” on August 22, 2023. The Keynote was given by Dr Amit Dey who is Asutosh Professor of Medieval and Modern Indian History, University of Calcutta, West Bengal, India. The Seminar started with a welcome speech by Professor Dr. Imran Rahman, Vice Chancellor ULAB. The speaker Amit Dey in his speech focused on the process of interpreting sufism which kept on changing due to changing socio economic and other developments. At the last stage, the discussion became livelier through the question and answer session of the distinguished scholars, anthropologists, researchers, guests, ULAB fa...

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Sarah Cooke congratulated the 24 Bangladeshi Commonwealth scholars awarded in 2023

Breaking News, National

The British Council has organised a pre-departure briefing for the Commonwealth scholars awarded in 2023 from Bangladesh on 28 August 2023 in the British High Commissioner’s residence. This year, 24 talented individuals have received scholarships from Bangladesh in top-notch UK universities like the University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, University College London, University of Warwick, University of Edinburgh, etc. All the Commonwealth Scholarship schemes are highly competitive, and candidates whose applications are outstanding across the board become successful. The events aimed at celebrating the success of the scholarship recipients, allowing them to gather essential information and guidance from the Commonwealth Scholarship Alumni to ensure a smooth transition to life in the...