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Oct52021 by No Comments

To ban e-cigarette current tobacco control act needs to be amended

Many young people use e-cigarettes due to style and the flavors. Many consider e-cigarettes to help them quit smoking conventional cigarettes. Some perceive e-cigarettes to be less harmful to health compared to conventional cigarettes. These issues have come up in the results of a study on the use of e-cigarettes conducted on students of two universities in Dhaka. A press conference was organized at Abdus Salam Hall of the National Press Club on October 4 at 11 am to announce the results of the study conducted by the Dhaka Ahsania Mission with the technical assistance of the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids. Iqbal Masud, Director, Health and WASH Sector, Dhaka Ahsania Mission presided over the conference where Mukhlesur Rahman, Assistant Director, Health Sector, Dhaka Ahsania Mission delive...

Oct42021 by No Comments

MetLife Bangladesh has first of its kind health insurance provides financial protection

Breaking News, Health

MetLife Bangladesh has today launched a first-of-its-kind Critical Illness Insurance Protection Plan that offers customers financial protection for 52 common critical illnesses, including the leading causes of death in Bangladesh: heart attack, stroke, respiratory diseases, cancer and kidney diseases. This is the only health insurance plan in the country that provides financial protection of up to BDT 1 Crore till the age of 80 years against the highest number of critical illnesses. By paying premiums for a relatively shorter period of time (maximum 20 years from the date of purchase), customers and their families can receive insurance coverage for medical treatment or unfortunate death of the policyholder from critical illnesses or any other causes till the age of 80 years. If a policy...

Oct32021 by No Comments

realme registers steady growth globally in shipping 5G products

Breaking News, Feature

Youth-favorite brand realme is registering steady growth in consideration of developing and shipping 5G products globally. According to counterpoint market monitor service data released in Q2 2021, realme’s 5G share in emerging markets has gone up from 8.8% in Q1 to 15.9% in Q2 (smartphone shipments). realme is now prioritizing 5G products as the world is gearing up to embrace this new technology. To offer smartphones equipped with cutting-edge technology to the young users, realme is streamlining its multiple product lines. realme’s Founder and CEO Sky Li said, “realme's next goal is to achieve a dual-100 million target - shipping another 100 million handsets by the end of 2022 and completing the same milestone within the 2023 calendar year.” Right now, realme is developing a div...

Oct32021 by No Comments

Fahim Faisal’s new video song ‘Khoma’

Breaking News, Entertainment

Musician Fahim Faisal is not seen in the music video of his song even though he is regularly busy arranging music. This time the video of the new Sufi song ‘Khoma’ has been released with the artist's own writing, melody and music arrangement. Viewers will be able to listen to the song on his YouTube channel ‘Fahim Faisal Official’. Recently, the song was shot at various locations in Bandarban, one of the most scenic tourist areas of the country. Regarding the new music video, Fahim Faisal said, ‘‘whenever I write and compose this song, I decide to shoot it in a place with natural beauty.’’ Our whole team was trying to highlight nature in the music video of the song. Another strong wish of mine is to present this country surrounded by beautiful form and nature to the world through variou...

Oct32021 by No Comments

“Hill E-Commerce Society is on the top of the Chottogram Hill Tract (CHT) zone as the local e-commerce platform of Bangladesh.

Breaking News, Feature

Hill E-Commerce Society (HILLES), the largest CHT-based e-commerce platform for local products, is now a 30,000-member cloud neighborhood to serve Bangladesh though it has started its activities this year and didn’t even complete five months. It has been widely discussed among netizens across the country. The group Administrator Mony Pahari said that "Hill E-Commerce Society" is hill's native common e-commerce platform. There are larger groups than this in terms of number. They are working with both domestic and foreign products and are performing well. However, we have many logical grounds behind working with local products only. In our country, we have many extraordinary creations. We do not want them to get lost in the glamorous troop of overseas products. We dream that the money of our...

Sep302021 by No Comments

Samsung to introduce Galaxy A52s 5G for enhanced smartphone experience

Breaking News, Feature

Samsung Bangladesh has launched a new phone from its A-series – Galaxy A52s 5G – in the Bangladesh market to enhance the smartphone experience of the users and enable them to tap into 5G technology. This latest addition to Samsung’s A-series comes at a price of BDT 44,999. Earlier, Samsung introduced Galaxy A52, which received a huge response from smartphone enthusiasts. Keeping the demand for such a phone in mind, Samsung has launched an upgraded version of Galaxy A52 in the market that carries on the illustrious legacy of the Galaxy A5X series. Inspired by the motto ‘Be future-ready with 5G compatibility’, Samsung has released Galaxy A52s 5G. This phone supports 5G so that the users can explore a new world of possibilities with this phone. Equipped with SDM 778G Octa-Core proces...

Sep302021 by No Comments

Ericsson to support Malaysia’s digital transformation through nationwide 5G deployment

Breaking News, Technology

Malaysia and its economy are poised to benefit from a 10-year 5G partnership between Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) to drive the nationwide deployment of the next-generation wireless cellular technology in Malaysia. 5G’s speed, low-latency, and large-data-handling capabilities will digitally transform the nation, while creating a 5G ecosystem that will power innovation in areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and automation across a range of enterprise, industry and multi-sector Internet of Things (IoT) use cases. By utilizing the capabilities of 5G and accelerating the deployment of Malaysia’s nationwide 5G network and ecosystem, DNB will provide access and services to mobile service providers and others l...

Sep302021 by No Comments

‘Children’s Corner’ launched at Shaheed Suhrawardy Hospital

Breaking News, Health

In celebrating the 75th Birthday of Honourable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, ASHIC Foundation for Childhood Cancer initiated and launched its 5th Play Center as ‘Children’s Corner’ at the Child Department of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital with the view to create a friendly environment for the treatment-seeking children. The head of the pediatric surgery department Dr. Mirza Kamrul Zahid inaugurated the Play Center graced with the presence of the Founder Chairperson of ASHIC Foundation Salma Chowdhury and Founder President Mr. Afzal Hossain Chowdhury. Associate Professor of Suhrawardy Hospital Dr. Paritosh Kumar Palit, Head of Pediatrics Department of Children Medical College Hospital Dr. Nazma Begum as well as a host of doctors also attended the occasion. The inaugurati...

Sep302021 by No Comments

Workshop on effective time management by Universal College Bangladesh on the horizon

Breaking News, Education

Universal College Bangladesh (UCB), the only Ministry of Education-approved international education provider in Bangladesh, is going to organize a virtual free skill development workshop titled “How to Make Best Use of Your Time” for the learners on October 01, 2021. This is an age when the job market is evolving, and employers look for employees who can manage time effectively. Keeping this in mind, UCB has joined hands with Monash College Australia to offer absolutely free and bespoke online workshops for Bangladeshi students. This workshop on effective time management will be conducted virtually from 11 AM to 12 PM on October 01, 2021. Dr. Megan Brownlie, student counselor and psychologist (Member of Australian Psychological Society), Student Services, Monash College, will be cond...

Sep302021 by No Comments

Big Tobacco apply ill tactics to encourage the display of tobacco products to lure teens and youths

Breaking News, National

Taking advantage of loopholes in the Smoking and Usage of Tobacco Products (Control) Act (2005), tobacco companies resort to ill tactics such as incentivizing and even pressurizing dealers and vendors in different forms to display and promote their products at points of sale found a recent study conducted by Voices for Interactive Choice and Empowerment (VOICE) titled "Tobacco Companies’ Interference on Tobacco Advertisement, Promotion and Sponsorship (TAPS) at Point of Sale(POS) in Dhaka city". The study findings were disseminated today at a press briefing held at Dhaka Reporters Unity. Supported by the Campaign For Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK), the study recommends that the Smoking and Usage of Tobacco Products (Control) Act (2005) should be strengthened to ban product display at Points-o...