Day: December 20, 2024

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199 Mobile Court Drives Conducted on Polythene Shopping Bag Ban

Tapan Kumar Biswas, Additional Secretary and Chairman of the Monitoring Committee formed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, stated that in addition to raising public awareness about the use of eco-friendly bags, enforcement of the law will be made stricter. Since November 3, 199 mobile court drives have been conducted across the country to implement the ban on polythene shopping bags. These operations have resulted in fines totaling 25,72,300 Taka imposed on 414 establishments, and 50,556 kilograms of polythene shopping bags have been seized.He shared these details while briefing journalists following a monitoring operation at Karwan Bazar in Dhaka today to curb the use of polythene shopping bags.The chairman emphasized that the use of polythene bags has b...

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Bangladesh’s first ‘Women Winter Expedition’ in the Himalayas to begin with the slogan ‘Sultana’s Dream Unbound’

Breaking News, Feature

'Women's Winter Expedition,' the first-of-its-kind mountain expedition for women in Bangladesh, has been organized by 'Abhijatri,’ an organization for mountaineers. Bangladeshi mountaineer Nishat Mazumder is leading this expedition with the overall support of the international brand Mastercard. Bangladesh Liberation War Museum is also a partner in this initiative. To commemorate this occasion, a flag-hoisting ceremony was held today (Friday) at the Liberation War Museum premises. The aim of this expedition is to celebrate the determination, imagination and courage of Bangladeshi women. Nishat Mazumder will act as lead of the expedition, while other members of the team include mountaineers Yasmin Lisa, AP Talukder, Arpita Debnath and Tahura Sultana Rekha. Among the mountaineers, two are exp...

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Tanzim elected president, Baten general secretary of ATJFB

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The Aviation and Tourism Journalists' Forum of Bangladesh (ATJFB), a platform for aviation and tourism reporters, has elected its new executive committee for a two-year term. Tanzim Anwar, Special Correspondent of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), was elected as president, while Baten Biplob, Chief Correspondent of Asian Television, was elected as general secretary. The elections took place on Friday afternoon at the Economic Reporters’ Forum (ERF) auditorium in Bijoynagar’s Paltan Tower in the capital, following the forum’s Annual General Meeting (AGM). The AGM, which started at 10 a.m. and continued until 1 p.m., featured presentations by the outgoing committee on its financial and organizational activities. National Press Club President and Kaler Kantho Editor Hasan Hafiz, along wit...

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BRAC Bank organises Annual Business Continuity Plan Drill 2024

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BRAC Bank has organised Annual Business Continuity Plan Drill 2024 to test and streamline its preparedness in the event of a disaster.The daylong drill included a simulation in which critical units vital to banking operations, such as Account Services, Asset Operations, Cards Operations, Payments & Transactions, Trade Services, Treasury Operations, Finance, Agent Banking, Call Center, among others, performed their BAU activities smoothly with minimum disruptions at that site.The bank has a comprehensive Business Continuity Plan in place to ensure smooth services to customers in case of a natural calamity or elements beyond the bank's control.A Business Continuity Plan (BCP) in banking is a framework that outlines procedures and recovery systems to help a bank continue to op...

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BYD Bangladesh to organize training program for local drivers

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Leading electric vehicle manufacturer BYD is about to kick off a training campaign in Dhaka, Bangladesh for local drivers with a view to equipping them with the right knowledge and training required for driving new energy vehicles (NEV).As NEV is a relatively new phenomenon in the country and not so many drivers have hands-on experience of driving NEVs, this initiative is expected to play a crucial role in minimizing the knowledge gap among the drivers,opening doors to new employment opportunities within the country, equipping them with skills for driving NEVs overseas as well,and stepping towards the zero emissions and zero unemployment target of Bangladesh.Named ‘Build Your Dreams NEV (New Energy Vehicle) Training 2024’, this campaign comes as a phenomenal opportunity for Banglad...