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Bangladesh team won award in Robofest 2026 World Championship in USA

A team of young robotics enthusiasts from Bangladesh has brought pride to the nation by securing the 3rd Place Trophy in the Senior BottleSumo World Championship category at Robofest 2026, held at Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA. Robofest is an international robotics competition hosted by Lawrence Technological University, where students design, build, and program autonomous robots to compete in different challenge-based categories. The 27th Robofest World Championship 2026 was held from May 14 to 16, 2026, bringing together talented student teams from different parts of the world. One of the major competition categories, BottleSumo, requires robots to operate autonomously and compete by pushing a bottle or an opponent robot off the table. The 2026 BottleSu...

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Atmospheres of Time, a solo exhibition by Avi Shankar Ain

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Platforms Gallery is pleased to present Atmospheres of Time, a solo exhibition by Avi Shankar Ain, featuring 30 new paintings that explore the poetic transitions of season, memory, and the passage of time. Working within an abstract expressionist language, Avi Shankar Ain traces the subtle shifts of seasons as they move through both body and landscape. Rather than depicting change, the works inhabit it — capturing the slow warmth of lengthening light, the quiet density of cold settling into form, and the delicate tension between softness and severity as climates turn. Each composition exists within a continuum of day and night, where color, texture, and gesture record fleeting moments already slipping into memory. Across the exhibition, water, sky, and horizon dissolve into fluid sensoria...

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UIU Broke the Record at URC 2026: World # 3 & Asia # 1

Breaking News, Education

The historic achievement for Bangladesh and Asia. The UIU Mars Rover Team, operating under the Center for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR) at United International University (UIU) has achieved a historic milestone by securing 3rd place globally and 1st place in Asia at the prestigious University Rover Challenge (URC) 2026 organized by The Mars Society, USA. This remarkable accomplishment marks a historic and proud moment for Bangladesh. It is also recognized as a unique achievement in the 20 years history of rover competitions in Asia. The competition was held on 27-30 May 2026 at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) in Hanksville, Utah, USA. The ‘UIU Mars Rover Team’ has consistently demonstrated excellence in the competition, earning the distinction of being the 1st team in...

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BRAC Bank signs two refinancing agreements with Bangladesh Bank

Breaking News, Business

BRAC Bank has signed two agreements with Bangladesh Bank to enhance access to affordable financing for cottage, micro, small, and medium enterprises (CMSMEs), reinforcing its commitment to entrepreneurship development and financial inclusion. The agreements will enable BRAC Bank to extend financing to entrepreneurs in various clusters nationwide and to provide low cost financing support to MSMEs under Bangladesh Bank’s Financial Sector Fund for the Development of MSMEs (FSFDMSME). Under the Cluster Finance Refinance Scheme, which has a fund size of BDT 3,000 crore, BRAC Bank will provide easy term loans and working capital support to entrepreneurs engaged in various industrial clusters across the country. Eligible businesses will be able to access financing at concessional interest r...

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Kanak Dutta Makes Playback Debut with ‘Dhaka 1205’

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Renowned singer Kanak Dutta has made her playback singing debut in films through the upcoming movie ‘Dhaka 1205’. Her debut comes with the song ‘Hridoyer Jomine’, written and composed by Walid Ahmed, with music direction by Rubel Flying Kites. Speaking about the opportunity, Kanak Dutta said, “Music has always been an inseparable part of my life. I have been singing for many years, but this is my first opportunity to perform a playback song for a film. Every singer dreams of becoming a playback artist, and through ‘Dhaka 1205’, that dream is finally coming true. I am grateful to the filmmaker for placing his trust in my voice.” Music director Rubel Flying Kites described ‘Hridoyer Jomine’ as a song that leaves a lasting impression on the listener. “This is the kind of song that allows li...