Day: August 20, 2026

Aug202026 by Statement DeskNo Comments

Chattogram Metropolitan Police honors two road safety advocates with Excellence Award

The Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) has honored Quazi Helal Uddin and Labib Tazone Labib with the Road Safety Excellence Award in recognition of their outstanding contributions, dedication and commitment to improving road safety, reducing road crashes and saving lives in Chattogram.The award was presented by Hossain Mohammad Kabir Bheuiyan, Additional Police Commissioner (Traffic), on behalf of the Chattogram Metropolitan Police.Labib Tazone Labib serves as the Initiative Coordinator for the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) in Chattogram. In this role, he has demonstrated leadership in strengthening collaboration among the city corporation, law enforcement agencies and other stakeholders to advance evidence-based road safety initiatives.Qu...

Aug202026 by Statement DeskNo Comments

Three-Day Training Concludes to Strengthen Clinical Capacity for Women’s Substance Use Disorder Treatment

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The three-day clinical training on “Comprehensive Care for Substance Use Disorder (WISE) – Course 1: Clinical Care for Women with Substance Use Disorders” concluded today with a closing ceremony aimed at strengthening the capacity of treatment professionals to provide gender-responsive, evidence-based and compassionate care for women affected by substance use disorders.The training was jointly organised by Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) and ISSUP Bangladesh Chapter under the Women’s Intervention of Substance Exposure (WISE) programme and was held from 18–20 August 2026. The curriculum for the training was developed and dedicated by the Colombo Plan, focusing specifically on the clinical care and treatment needs of women with substance use disorders.Prof. Dr. Golam Rahman attended the ...

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BSTI Mandates Edible Oil Refineries To Adopt Digital Fortification Quality Traceability Plus (Dfqt+) System

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The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI), under the Ministry of Industries and in collaboration with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), hosted the "DFQT+ System User Engagement Workshop" today at Aloki, Tejgaon, Dhaka. The event marked the official rollout of the data-sharing mandate, making digital data entry into the Digital Fortification Quality Traceability Plus (DFQT+) system mandatory for all edible oil refineries across the country under updated BSTI licensing terms.The initiative, implemented under the project "Digitization of Fortification of Edible Oil for Improved Monitoring, Quality Control and Capacity Building," aims to ensure effective vitamin 'A' fortification, quality control, and full supply chain traceability for edible oil distributed ...

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Can Ending the Unregulated Sale of Tobacco on Watercraft Ensure Tobacco-Free Water Transport?

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Moazzem Hossain TipuBangladesh’s waterways are an important part of the country’s economy, communication network, and everyday life. Every day, thousands of people travel by launches, ferries, steamers, and other watercraft. Children, women, older people, patients, workers, and people from different walks of life travel in the same environment. Therefore, tobacco use on watercraft is not merely a personal behavior; it directly affects the health, safety, and comfort of other passengers. To ensure tobacco-free waterways, awareness messages alone are not enough. Equal importance must be given to stopping the unrestricted sale of tobacco, particularly around watercraft and terminals, and to effectively enforcing the existing law. Where tobacco is easily available and there is no visible p...

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BRAC Bank unveils ESG & Sustainability Report 2025

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BRAC Bank has published its ESG & Sustainability Report 2025, presenting the bank’s sustainability performance and impact across People, Planet and Prosperity under the theme “Driving Innovation, Advancing Inclusion & Creating Impact.”The report demonstrates how Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations are increasingly embedded across the bank’s strategy, financing, risk management, operations and decision-making. It highlights progress in sustainable finance, climate action, financial inclusion, social impact, digital innovation and responsible governance.A key feature of the 2025 report is its strengthened alignment with globally recognised sustainability reporting standards. The report incorporates disclosures aligned with the ISSB’s IFRS S1 and S2 stand...