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Oct242022 by No Comments

Daraz comes back with much-awaited biggest sale of the year campaign ‘11.11’

Daraz Bangladesh, the country’s largest online marketplace, is back with its iconic 11.11 campaign for the 5th consecutive time, running from November 11 - 21, 2022! Daraz presented the first glance of 11.11 2022, the biggest sale of the year, at the 11.11 Press Conference 2022 event on October 24, 2022, at Grand Ballroom, InterContinental, Dhaka. Daraz’s 11.11 campaign is a time of utter joy for customers and Daraz fans who can fulfill their shopping requirements with ease by utilizing this unique opportunity to grab their desired product at a much lower price range, accompanied by exciting discounts and offers. This year, Daraz brings amazing opportunities for customers, such as exclusive vouchers, budget buys, countdown deals, add-to-cart giveaways, price slash, mega vouchers, hot de...

Oct242022 by No Comments

ULAB Wins Best Paper Award at 8th Inter-University Student Conference

Breaking News, Education

The Department of English and Humanities at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) held the 8th Inter-University Student Conference and Cultural Competition on October 20-21, 2022. The Chief Guest, Ambassador Md. Nazmul Quaunine, in his speech, recognized the efforts of the department and called the event a social movement that is nurturing collaboration amongst private and public universities all over Bangladesh. He also appreciated the contributions of the different universities and their student representatives to making the conference a success. The 2022 Inter-University Student Conference and Cultural Competition explored different facets of conflict and avenues for conflict resolution within topics in literature, language, linguistics, cultural studies, communication ...

Oct242022 by No Comments

Training on innovative financial instruments for mobilizing greater investments towards climate action held in Habiganj

Breaking News, National

A high-level training program titled ‘Training on Innovative Financial Instruments for Climate Action was held at The Palace Luxury Resort, Habiganj recently. Economic Relations Division (ERD), Ministry of Finance and the Improved Coordination of International Climate Finance (ICICF) project implemented by GIZ Bangladesh on behalf of the Federal Government of Germany, jointly organized the event. Bangladesh is one of the most climate-vulnerable countries. Despite increasing risks associated with climate change, the country faces a significant financing gap to address the issue. Financial innovation is therefore key to accelerating financial flows to minimize and close the gap. Over the last decade, there has been significant innovation in financial instruments and mechanisms that have ena...

Oct242022 by No Comments

MoA will take initiatives to reduce tobacco cultivation

Breaking News, National

The Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) Md. Sayedul Islam said that initiatives will be taken to reduce tobacco cultivation to build a tobacco-free Bangladesh announced by the Honorable Prime Minister. On 10 October 2022, he expressed this opinion in the speech of the chief guest in the discussion meeting titled 'Role of the Ministry of Agriculture in building a tobacco-free Bangladesh announced by the Honorable Prime Minister' in the meeting room of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Bangladesh Secretariat. Applauding the initiative of the Ministry of Health to amend the current tobacco control law, he also said that for the sake of food security, tobacco cultivation should be discouraged. In this case, farmers should be encouraged to grow alternative crops. In this way, it wil...

Oct222022 by No Comments

OPPO holds a 2-month carnival to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of OPPO Service Day

Breaking News, Business

In order to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of OPPO Service Day and express gratitude for the support and companionship of users, OPPO is holding a 2-month carnival from October 01 to November 30, 2022. During this event, users can enjoy 3 kinds of services - with discounts of up to 50% for mainboard replacement, up to 15% for screen replacement, and up to 30% discount for back cover. Moving back to October 10, 2020, OPPO Service Day was initially launched in 8 countries/regions. After that, OPPO held a Super Service Day special event last June and officially extended its Service Day from 1 day to 3 days, that is 10-12th of each month. And October 10, 2022, marked the 2nd anniversary of OPPO Service Day, which represents a new milestone to it. So far, OPPO users can enjoy 8 major exclusive ...

Oct222022 by No Comments

ONDC will play a role in the business development of small and medium online entrepreneurs

Breaking News, National

A discussion session titled 'ONDC (Open Network for Digital Commerce) - New Future of Digital Commerce' was held on Saturday, October 22 from 11 am to 2 pm at BASIS Conference Center. Top officials of the Ministry of Commerce, Bangladesh Bank, SME Foundation, BASIS and other trade organizations participated in the discussion. T Koshi, Chief Executive Officer of ONDC India, the implementing body of India's ONDC, presented ONDC's scope of work, prospects and challenges as the keynote speaker. Meanwhile, T Koshi said, this open network of digital businesses is going to bring a new revolution in e-commerce business. According to T Koshy, ONDC is not a new platform, it is a network or a system through which all the stakeholders in digital commerce communicate with each other through a common p...

Oct222022 by No Comments

Babuland Holds Seminar Discussing the Importance of Children’s Physical, Social and Psychological Development

Breaking News, National

Babuland recently held a seminar shedding light on the aftermaths of physical and mental stress imposed on children by contemporary urban lifestyles, and the importance of a stress-free childhood in ensuring a positive impact on children. The seminar was held on today, at Babuland’s Badda branch. Babuland, the country’s largest chain of indoor playgrounds serving almost 40,000 children per month, held the seminar to essentially discuss the importance of children’s proper physical, mental and social development in modern times. Children should ideally grow up amidst greeneries and fresh air, but now such a scenario is a rare find among the modern cities filled with skyscrapers. This accounts for a major hindrance to the proper physical, mental and social growth of children. Participants a...

Oct212022 by No Comments

ULAB hosts Grameenphone academy’s 7th campus townhall

Breaking News, Education

A man’s brain is like a little empty attic, you have to stock it with the furniture as you choose!’ Referring to a quote from Sherlock Holmes, Chief Digital and Strategy Officer of Grameenphone Solaiman Alam inspired the young learners to be selective on relevant skills and knowledge and not get swarmed in irrelevant minutiae. The cafeteria hall of the beautiful campus of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) was bursting at the seams with enthusiastic students as Grameenphone academy conducted the 7th campus town hall. With the promise of inclusive upskilling and 4IR readiness, Grameenphone introduced the Grameenphone academy in May of this year. It is a free upskilling platform for the youth with the tagline #GetFutureReady. Professor Imran Rahman, Vice-Chancellor, Un...

Oct212022 by No Comments

Fall 2022 Orientation held at UIU

Breaking News, Education

United International University (UIU) organized the Orientation Program for the newly admitted students of the Fall 2022 semester on October 21, 2022 (Friday) at 3:00 PM in the UIU playground. Students from the School of Science and Engineering (SoSE), the School of Business and Economics (SoBE) and the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SoHSS) took part in the orientation program. Mr. Moinuddin Hasan Rashid Hon’ble Chairman & Managing Director, United Group was present as the Chief Guest. The Hon’ble Vice Chancellor (In-Charge) of UIU Prof. Dr. Md. Abul Kashem Mia presided over the ceremony. Prof. Dr. A.K.M. Muzahidul Islam delivered the presentation on the UIU, Dept. of CSE, UIU and Director of Center for International Affairs and Cooperation (CIAC). The Chief Guest a...

Oct202022 by No Comments

KrayonMags’ new campaign “Oshomoyer Daak”

Breaking News, Literature

The handwritten letter festival "Oshomoyer Daak" is being organized by KrayonMag, a social storytelling platform. This one-of-a-kind event, which is very pertinent in today's context is open to all and will run for three days from October 19th to 21st, 2022 this month at Bishwo Shahitto Kendro. The primitive practice of letter writing is on the verge of becoming obsolete as digitization advances. The days of postmen delivering letters on bicycles with yellow envelopes or crinkling sounds are just memories. In this age of e-mails, faxes, and text messages, no one writes letters to anyone anymore. Handwritten postal letters are going through a difficult period, which is why this "Oshomoyer dark" and letter festival from Krayon Mag. KrayonMag has suggested a few topics for the letters a...