Day: September 20, 2025

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FICCI Signs MoU with Mind Mapper for FICCI Leadership Academy

The Foreign Investors’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has entered into a partnership with Mind Mapper Bangladesh (MMB) to deliver leadership development programs under its flagship initiative, the FICCI Leadership Academy.The MoU was signed yesterday (18 Seotember) at the FICCI office by Ala Uddin Ahmad, Member of FICCI Board of Directors, and Ejazur Rahman, CEO of ISCEA Asia and Managing Director & Lead Coach of Mind Mapper Bangladesh, on behalf of their respective organizations.Through this partnership, Mind Mapper Bangladesh will serve as FICCI’s knowledge partner, helping design and deliver customized, and future-focused trainings that address market skill gaps and bring forward high-demand topics that equips Bangladesh’s workforce with the skills and insights nee...

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BRAC Bank recognised as Sustainable SME Financier of the Year – Asia at Global SME Finance Awards

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BRAC Bank has been honoured as the Sustainable SME Financier of the Year – Asia at the prestigious Global SME Finance Awards 2025.Syed Abdul Momen, Additional Managing Director and Head of SME Banking, received the award on September 15, 2025, in Johannesburg, South Africa.BRAC Bank earned this recognition for its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) financing programme. The bank, in collaboration with Water.org, has built a significant WASH portfolio, improving sanitation for more than 350,000 people and ensuring access to safe water for about 800,000 across the country, within the span of a year.Tareq Refat Ullah Khan, Managing Director and CEO of BRAC Bank, said: “This honour reinforces our commitment to building a sustainable future through innovative SME financing. We will...

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Experts Urge Strengthening the Law to Build a Tobacco-Free Generation

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Tobacco works as a major impediment towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Bangladesh. In particular, tobacco frustrates SDG Target 3.4 which is to reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by one-third within 2030. In Bangladesh, 71% of all deaths are attributed to non-communicable diseases, including cardiovascular diseases and cancer, with tobacco use being a major contributing factor. On average, tobacco claims the lives of 442 individuals every day. With a view to achieving SDGs and preventing such massive loss of lives and building a tobacco-free generation, there is no alternative to strengthening tobacco control law. Experts said this today (20 September 2025, Saturday) during a roundtable titled "Building a Tobacco-Free Generation: Citizen...

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Future of AI & Cyber-Security: Govt-Academia-Industry Conclave 2025 held at UIU

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United International University (UIU) organized a program titled “Future of AI & Cyber-Security: Govt-Academia-Industry Conclave 2025” on 20 September 2025 (Saturday) at 10:00 AM at UIU Campus. A total of 250+ key technology professionals, distinguished experts, policymakers, researchers, and industry leaders engaged in practical discussions on the evolving landscape of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cyber-Security in Bangladesh.The program opened with two keynote presentations made by Prof. Khondaker A. Mamun, Director - MSCSE Program & Director - IRIIC, UIU and Prof. Dr. Shohrab Hossain - Professor, Department of CSE, UIU on Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Security, respectively.Keynote speeches were followed by a high-level panel discussion titled Industry-Academia-G...

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Registration for the Global Scholars Olympiad 2025 has officially begun

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To connect children and teenagers from Bangladesh and around the world with international-standard educational competitions, Space Innovation Camp and Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) have jointly organized one of the year’s largest international education competitions — the Global Scholars Olympiad 2025.Today, with an inaugural ceremony held at Independent University, Bangladesh in Dhaka, this competition was officially launched. Alongside the inauguration, a hands-on science workshop was organized for children and teenagers, which further ignited their curiosity and creativity.According to the organizers, students can participate in the competition in three age groups: 6–9 years, 10–12 years, and 13–16 years. The competition subjects include Science, Mathematics, Environm...

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Rajib Moni Das’s Fiction “Prem Lila”

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Love comes in many forms in our society, and Prem Lila is a story drawn from those very emotions. Directed with finesse by the talented Naznin Hasan Khan and written by Rajib Moni Das, this drama explores the complexities and contradictions of love. The cast of Prem Lila includes Shibly Nouman, Sumaiya Arpa, Masud Moheuddin, Saika Ahmed, Farid Hossain, Subrota Chowdhury, among others.Writer Rajib Moni Das says: “At times, not being able to express your feelings to someone you love becomes a quiet failure. That’s when the support of others becomes necessary. In this story, a father, weary of waiting for his son to choose a partner, takes the responsibility into his own hands.” Director Naznin Hasan Khan shares: “Love can blind a person, but it can also awaken someone lost in darkness....