Day: July 16, 2024

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BYD YANGWANG U8 and U9 make world debut at Goodwood Festival

BYD debuted its YANGWANG U8 and YANGWANG U9 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. It’s the first time a high-end Chinese brand has unveiled its cars at the festival. The Goodwood Festival of Speed is an annual motorsports festival that takes place in Goodwood House, West Sussex, England. This year, it occurred from July 11 to July 14, 2024.The theme of the 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed was ‘Horseless to Hybrid—Revolution in Power,’ and it’s celebrating 130 years of technological progress.Every summer, thousands of car fans pilgrimage to Britain’s Goodwood Festival of Speed to witness fast and stunning cars rev their engines amid clouds of smoke. This year, the crowd that traditionally turns up at the festival with British sports cars was met with a new sight: an array of stunning el...

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Grameenphone Launches Country’s 1st Fixed Wireless Access Service ‘gpfi unlimited’

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Grameenphone, the smart connectivity provider, has launched Bangladesh's 1st fixed wireless access service named 'gpfi unlimited', marking a significant milestone in the country's digital transformation journey. Following the Unified Licensing Guidelines, this innovative solution leverages fixed wireless access (FWA) technology to deliver reliable and high-speed internet connectivity to homes and businesses across the nation.Zunaid Ahmed Palak, MP, State Minister for the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology, was present at the programme as the chief guest while Engr. Md. Mohiuddin Ahmed, Chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), took part as special guest. Also present during the ceremony were Yasir Azman, Chief Executive Office...

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Want to delegate washing job to machines!

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In every Bengali household, monsoon comes with the persistent anxiety of whether you’ve left clothes to dry outside. The ‘mighty’ rainy season somewhat becomes more prominent with the chaos and rush to protect the washed clothes from getting dirty again. With so much of muds in the road, clothes get dirtier. Result- dirtier clothes, and higher number of clothes!Washing clothes manually by hand is tedious and time consuming. Owing to the increased humidity, noticing unpleasant odors and molds on semi-dried clothes is not too rare either. Hence, your best ally during this season of downpour is a washing machine that not only ensures clean laundry, but also dries the clothes as much as possible in the indoors.If you are not familiar with the market, making such a substantial purchase ...

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240 agri-entrepreneurs from Rajshahi receive skill development training

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A skill development training program, organized by United Commercial Bank PLC (UCB) under the agricultural support scheme 'Bhoroshar Notun Janala', was held at Shah Dine Community Center located in Rajshahi Sadar. This program was organized for 240 agricultural entrepreneurs hailing from 9 upazilas of the district. In accordance with the directives of the Bangladesh Bank, UCB PLC has been organizing such training in different districts of the country for promising agricultural entrepreneurs as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative. Rup Ratan Pine, Executive Director of the Bangladesh Bank's Rajshahi office, was present as the chief guest of the event. ATM Tahmiduzzaman, Additional Managing Director of UCB PLC and Rezaul Karim Siddique, presenter of BTV's agriculture...

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Environment Minister held meeting with Japan’s State Minister for environment in New York

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Environment, Forest and Climate Change Saber Hossain Chowdhury said Japan’s continued support in transforming from a climate vulnerable country to a green, sustainable and prosperous country through green investments, capacity-building and technology transfer would be of crucial importance for us.Environment Minister said this during a bilateral meeting held with Motome Takisawa, State Minister of the Environment for Japan, in Bangladesh Permanent Mission to UN in New York today.Minister Chowdhury highlighted that Bangladesh is a solution oriented country and our government is committed to building ourselves as champions or role models, not as victims. I invite Japan to invest in materializing Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan (MCPP), through which we aim to transform our vulnerability...