Day: October 18, 2024

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Daffodil Chairman Dr. Md. Sabur Khan Elected as Treasurer of IAUP

Dr. Md. Sabur Khan, Founder and Chairman, BoT, Daffodil International University has been elected as the Treasurer of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) for the tenure 2027-2030. Dr. Khan is the first Bangladeshi to hold a leadership position on this prestigious global platform.The announcement was made during the IAUP General Assembly Meeting held on October 15, 2024, at the Beijing Conference Centre. The newly elected leadership team also includes Dr. Shawn Chen, Founder & Chairman of Sias International University (China), who will serve as the President of IAUP, and Mr. Tatsuro Tanioka, Vice Chancellor of Tanioka Gakuen Education Foundation (Japan), as Secretary-General.Along with the Bangladeshi Universities Presidents delegates, around 700 partic...

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7th Bangladesh Marketing Day Celebrated by Marketers Institute Bangladesh

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The 7th Bangladesh Marketing Day, organized by the Marketers Institute Bangladesh (MIB) took place on 18th October at the International Mother Language Institute in Segunbagicha, Dhaka. This year's theme for the 7th Bangladesh Marketing Day was "Marketing Wellbeing," which was observed nationwide.Marketers Institute Bangladesh (MIB) was established nearly seven years ago and serves as the voice for more than 5 million people involved in the marketing profession across the country. The institute acts as a platform for these professionals. Every year in October, Bangladesh Marketing Day is celebrated.Earlier, on 17th October, various programs were held to mark the occasion. Marketing professionals working in different organizations across the country celebrated by cutting cakes in th...

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Syeda Rizwana Hasan Urges Adoption of Healthy Habits for a Stronger Future

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Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, emphasized the need to adopt certain habits to strengthen the future generation. She mentioned that carrying food in polythene bags and using plastic cups for hot drinks should be stopped. People should also develop the habit of wearing masks considering the environmental situation. Additionally, maintaining a healthy diet and ensuring proper sleep are essential. If habits can be changed, there will be no need to worry about diseases.She made these remarks as the chief guest at the closing ceremony of the "Health Olympiad and Online Quiz Competition 2024," held on 18 October 2024, Friday, at the Abdul Karim Sahityabisharad Auditorium of the Bangla Academy. The event aimed to raise awareness about he...

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B-TopSE program launched to boost software engineering skills in Bangladesh

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Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the ICT Division joined hands to officially launch the B-TopSE Program through a grand opening ceremony held on October 17, 2024, at the BCC Auditorium, ICT Tower, in the capital’s Agargaon area. The event marks a significant step forward in building the next generation of highly skilled software engineers in Bangladesh. The B-TopSE (Bangladesh Top Software Engineer) program, with the aspirational goal to ‘Be a Top Software Engineer,’ is modeled after Japan’s prestigious ‘TopSE’ training course. This software engineering training course aims to create ‘Super Architects,’ equipping them with advanced software engineering skills and methodologies to thrive in the ICT industry. Through this initiative, over 1,000 mid-career ICT professionals ...

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340 Public Transport Drivers Trained by DAM and BRTA

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With the aim of proper implementation of Smoking and Use of Tobacco Products (Control) Act (Amendment-2013) initiative of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority-BRTA and Dhaka Ahsania Mission, Health Sector training has been provided to 340 public transport drivers at the Zoar Sahara BRTC Bus Depot in capital on October 17, 2024.Adut Rahman Imon, Program Officer of the Tobacco Control Project of the Health Sector of DAM, presented a documentary on the implementation of the Tobacco Control Act and health damage among professional drivers.In the training public transport drivers (Bus, CNG, Laguna, Tempu) are informed about the bad effects of direct and indirect smoking, health hazards, and tobacco control laws. Passengers, especially women and children, are indirectly exposed to smoke i...