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Jun212022 by No Comments

97 MPs recommend increasing Tobacco Products taxes & Prices

A total of 97 Members of Parliament (MPs) has been signed a letter to protect public health to the finance minister recommending increase taxes and prices of all kinds of tobacco products including cigarettes in the 2022-23 final national budget. It will be possible to save innumerable people from premature death and to keep away from using tobacco uses if this recommendation is implemented. Also earning additional revenue will be possible. All of these will help to achieve Tobacco-Free Bangladesh by 2040 announced by the Prime Minister. The letter has been initiated by the ‘Bangladesh Parliamentary Forum for Health & Wellbeing’. Today, Tuesday, 22 June, the letter has been handed over to Mr. Abu Hena Md. Rahmatul Muneem, chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) by dr. Nizam ...

Jun202022 by No Comments

Building Alliance Among Changemakers

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On 18th June 2022, the Center For Youth Development (CFYD)- a youth development program of Its Humanity Foundation (IHF) has organized its 4th Season of Building Alliance Among Changemakers also known as BAAC titled “Redefining Education: Challenges & Preparedness”. Starting from 10 AM in the morning, the panel discussion sessions were designed in three phases. In the first phase, there was a panel discussion among the respected panelists of Panel 1. Panel 1 was joined by Ms. Kaniz Fatema, CEO, Bangladesh Open Source Network, and Dr. Md. Shanawez Hossain, Assistant Professor, IUB, Dr. Kazi Shahidullah, Assistant Professor, BUP, Munsur Hasan Khandaker, Principal, SOS Vocational Training Center, Dhaka and Ms. Anjuman Parvin Ovi, Child Development Specialist. The season was moderated b...

Jun202022 by No Comments

BIAC signs MoU with A.S & Associates for resolving Commercial Dispute through ADR

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Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with A.S & Associates for resolution of Commercial Dispute (if any) using ADR methods. The Signing Ceremony was held on 19 June 2022 at the office of BIAC, Dhaka. Under the MoU, The Parties have agreed to promote institutional ADR in the country and internationally. Pursuant to this, the Parties will promote the use of the Institutional ADR clause in all commercial contracts, organize joint outreach and advocacy programs, work with different stakeholders, encourage capacity building, etc. The MoU was signed by the Chief Executive Officer of BIAC, Mr. Kaiser A. Chowdhury and the Partner of the Chamber, Mr. Ferdaus Rahman, Barrister-at-Law on behalf of their respective organizations. Also, pre...

Jun202022 by No Comments

Grameenphone stands by the flood-affected regions of Sylhet with the immediate response of free talk-time

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With the devastating flood in the country’s northern and north-eastern region still threatening millions of lives and livelihoods, Grameenphone customers, stuck in the affected areas of Sylhet can now avail of 10 minutes of free talk-time. Grameenphone subscribers can avail this dedicated talk-time to contact their family and friends and call for necessary aid or urgent support without having to worry about mobile balance. Grameenphone has already disbursed 10 minutes of free talk-time with 3 days validity to all its’ customers in the flood-affected areas in Sylhet. During these challenging times, the need for immediate connectivity is paramount but customers face difficulty recharging due to the flood and incessant downpour. Keeping customers' convenience and needs at its core, Grameenph...

Jun202022 by No Comments

Huawei To Recruit 60 Freshers for Its Digital Power and Cloud team

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Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Limited is going to recruit 60 fresh university graduates from all over the country. This recruitment is to make its Digital Power and Cloud solutions more available to the industry and people and at the same time create the job opportunity for those students only who have no experience. Huawei is emphasizing to promote digitalization and green development, also creating scopes for the youth so that they can gather knowledge as well as experience and contribute to developing a sound ICT ecosystem for the betterment of the country. With these perspectives, this new requirement is approaching where Huawei will hire people for the positions namely, Business Development Executives, Solutions Architects, and Service Engineers through 3rd party Resource.” H...

Jun202022 by No Comments

Enjoy up to 11% off on realme devices from Daraz

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realme customers can now buy their favorite devices at exciting prices, as selected smartphones from this youth-favorite brand are now available on Daraz Electronics Week at amazing discounts of 5% to 11%. The offer starting on June 15 will run till June 21, 2022. During the Daraz Electronics Week, realme C25Y (4GB/64GB) can be purchased at BDT 12,981. realme C11 (2GB/32GB), is available at BDT 9,471, while realme narzo 50 can be purchased at BDT 17,022. The newly launched realme C35 can be purchased at BDT 16,091. All of these devices are offered at a 5% discount. Meanwhile, from their mid-range devices realme 8 5G (8GB/128GB) will be available at a price of BDT 21,501 and realme 8 (8GB/128GB), equipped with a 5000mAh battery, can be purchased at BDT 23,341. realme 9i (6GB/128GB), a dev...

Jun202022 by No Comments

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 outshines massive durability challenge

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When flip-n-fold smartphones first entered the market last August, many tech enthusiasts rather felt a vibe of skepticism – what about durability? How do I know my Flip won’t flip out at me when I need it the most? Good news for Samsung lovers – the brand’s flagship Galaxy Z Flip 3 has been proven to survive a massive durability test, which guaranteed a minimum of 4,18,000 complete and successful folds and unfolds for the device! Polish YouTuber “MrKeybrd” performed this unique experiment through a 12-min video on his channel, live streaming the folding test from June 08 to June 13. The whiz trial finally ended once the fold-count hit 4,18,503, and there were finally some issues visible with the device’s staying open or closed. To the fan's awe, the display of the Z Flip 3 still seemed u...

Jun192022 by No Comments

Display of tobacco products in POS should be banned to protect teenagers and youths: BGBA

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Although the existing ‘Smoking and Use of Tobacco Products (Control) Act 2005’ prohibits the advertisement and promotion of tobacco products, there is no specific prohibition on the display of tobacco products at the point of sales (POS). And in this opportunity, the tobacco companies are promoting and disseminating the products through exhibitions at the point of sales. And for this, the leaders of the Bangladesh Grocery Business Association (BGBA) want an amendment to the current law. The speakers made the demand at a joint exchange meeting of Dhaka Ahsania Mission with Bangladesh Grocery Business Association at Motijheel in the capital on Sunday, 19 June 2022. The meeting was chaired by Alhaj Md. Abul Hossain, Chief Adviser of Bangladesh Grocery Business Association. BGBA General Sec...

Jun182022 by No Comments

‘SMC Monimix Plus Tiny Scientist Award-2022’ on Deepto TV

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Deepto TV is going to organize 'SMC Monimix Plus Tiny Scientist Award-2022'. Interested students of primary and secondary branches below 18 years can participate in it. The two groups can apply in different branches of science. Group 'A' from 1st to 6th class and 'B' group from 7th to 10th class. Award Category Group 'A' (Grade I to VI) Science Project, ICT Innovation, Robotics, Agricultural Technology, Social and Environmental Science. Group 'B' (7th to 10th class) Science projects, ICT innovation, robotics, agricultural technology and games coding. On June 18 at the Deepto Television office Wahidul Islam Shuvro, the show's executive producer, said that the project could be submitted individually or through a group. There are interesting prizes for the first 3 people of the two groups....

Jun182022 by No Comments

Training organized to explore ways for attracting more climate funding to local levels

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A two-day long ‘Training for Local Level Actors on Climate Change Project Proposal Development for Accessing International Climate Funds’ was organized by the Economic Relations Division (ERD), supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, at Hotel Pan Pacific Sonargaon, Dhaka recently. Bangladesh is expected to graduate from the status of a Least Developed Country (LDC) by 2026. Achievements in economic development are, however, at risk from the impact of climate change. According to the Global Climate Risk Index (CRI) 2020, Bangladesh ranks 7th among the 10 countries most affected by extreme weather events. Adapting to climate change is thus vital to the country’s development. The training has been developed and conducted by the Centre for Climate...