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Ekushey Television launches serial drama ‘Natai Ghuri’

The serial drama 'Natai Ghuri' is starting on Ekushey Television from Tuesday, September 7. Emdadul Haque Khan has directed the series written by Rezaur Rahman Rizvi. The series will air every Tuesday and Wednesday at 9-30 p.m. The series stars Rawnak Hasan, Kazi Ujjal, Abdul Aziz, Masum Bashar, Mili Bashar, Lux Superstar Orin, Film Actor Shipon Mitra, Ashiq Chowdhury, Moumita Mou, Reshmi, Rimu Khandaker, Elina Shammi, Ferari Amit, Nabila Islam, Raisa Riya, Shilpi Sarkar Apu, Azam Khan, Tamanna Sarkar, Qadri, Saika Ahmed, Farhad Haider, Raushan Sharif, Robaida Khan Esha, Asha, Ashraful Ashish, Kaniz Shabnam Sukhi, Sania Zara, Anwar Hossain and many more. In the context of the series 'Natai Ghuri', playwright Rezaur Rahman Rizvi said that the relationship that remains intact beyond lo...

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Md Yousup Faruqu appointed to lead Bangladesh for Microsoft

Breaking News, Technology

Microsoft has appointed Md Yousup Faruqu as Managing Director for Bangladesh. In this role, he will focus on accelerating digital transformation for public and private sector organizations, SMEs, communities, and industry verticals, collaborating with our robust partner ecosystem. “Bangladesh has been one of the fastest-growing economies in the Asia Pacific, and we’re proud to empower them in their aspirations to become a developed country by 2041. One of the ways they are doing this is by setting the pace for IT-enabled public services and growing the country’s cloud footprint. That’s where Faruqu’s extensive industry experience will play a crucial role in ensuring cloud adoption, skilling and transformation for the country. I’m excited to see how he and his team will continue building...

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SBWS Demands Banning the Display of Tobacco Products at POSs by Amending the TC Law

Breaking News, National

Despite the current ‘Smoking And Tobacco Products Usage (Control) Act, 2005’ prohibits the advertisement and promotion of tobacco products, there is no specific prohibition on the display of tobacco products in point of sales (POS). By using this loophole of the act, the tobacco companies are promoting and expanding tobacco products through product displays in the sales centers. That is why the leaders of the Shop Business Welfare Association (SBWS) demand amendment of the existing tobacco control (TC) law. They made the demand at a joint virtual exchange meeting of the Dhaka Ahsania Mission with the leaders of the Shop Business Welfare Association on the night of September 04, 2021. President of SBWS, Nazmul Hasan Mahmud chaired the meeting and the general secretary of the organization,...

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3-Day International Conference on “Entangled Englishes in Translocal Spaces”

Breaking News, Education

The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) held a three-day International Conference online titled "Entangled Englishes in Translocal Spaces" from September 2-4, 2021. The conference was organized by the university’s Center for Language Studies and the Department of English and Humanities. Honorable Minister, Ministry of Education, Dr. Dipu Moni, MP, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest, while Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Professor Dr. Kazi Shahidullah, and Member ULAB Board of Trustees Kazi Nabil Ahmed, MP, attended as the Special Guests. The conference Keynote was rendered by eminent sociolinguist Alastair Pennycook, Professor Emeritus of the University of Technology Sydney. Prof. Pennycook maintained that World Englishes are entangled with social, pol...

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Walcart Chooses Paperfly for Doorstep delivering their products Nationwide

Breaking News, Business

Paperfly, the country’s largest logistic network for e-commerce, will deliver products of Walcart, an upcoming digital e-commerce platform from Walton Group. Walcart.com will offer business to customers and business-to-business deals from a bunch of lifestyle products apart from their own branded electronics items. Walcart Director Sabiha Jarin Orona and Paperfly General Manager, Sales and key accounts, Sazzadul Islam Fahmy signed the agreement at a function recently, according to a handout of Paperfly. Walton Hi-Tech Industries deputy Managing Director Nazrul Islam Sarker, Director’s personal secretary Sabrina Rashid, Walton E-plaza in-charge Soukat Elahi, logistic in-charge Sirajus Salekin, Nafees Istiaque from business development and campaign management department and Monjurul...

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‘Comedy Club’ to start on RTV

Breaking News, Entertainment

The standup comedy show 'Comedy Club' is going to start on RTV. The inaugural episode will be broadcast on September 4 at 6:05 pm. Comedy Club will be broadcast as a weekly program every Saturday at 6:05 pm. Speaking on the occasion, RTV CEO Syed Ashiq Rahman said, "RTV is always committed to healthy entertainment and awareness work." ‘Comedy Club’ is also a comedy major awareness program through which various inconsistencies around us will be highlighted. In this way, people will get happiness as well as direction to build themselves as conscious citizens. The program will be presented by Anwarul Alam Sajal and produced by Nur Hossain Hira. Md. Parash, Ishtiaq Nasir, Emdadul Haque Hridoy, Tarek Mahmud, Sabikunnahar Munna, Shaon Majumder and others will also perform in the program....

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foodpanda offers discounts on bKash for new customers

Breaking News, Business

Online food and grocery delivery platform foodpanda has announced a special discount for bKash users to make cashless transactions more convenient. foodpanda has partnered with bKash to make cashless transactions lucrative for its customers by offering bKash users a broad range of discounts in May 2021. Starting now, new foodpanda users can use the code: BKASHNC100 to get 100 takas off on their first order after installing the app. The minimum order value to avail of this offer is BDT 200. In order to do this, customers have to add their bKash account details to their list of saved payment methods on the foodpanda app. Once their account has been added, customers are free to go cashless and enjoy great discounts as they wish. foodpanda has enabled customers to go cashless with cards ...

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IBFB organized a webinar

Breaking News, Business

A webinar titled “The Dream of Bangabandhu: Agricultural Development of Bangladesh in the Last Five Decades” was held virtually on September 02, 2021, from 11 am to 1 pm. The webinar was organized by the International Business Forum of Bangladesh (IBFB) and sponsored by Energypac Power Generation Ltd. Dr. Muhammad Abdur Razzaque, Hon’ble Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, graced the webinar as Chief Guest whereas Prof. Dr. Shahidur Rashid Bhuiyan, Vice-Chancellor, Sher -E- Bangla Agricultural University (SAU) were also present at the webinar as Special Guest. Prof. Dr. Jahangir Alam, Vice-Chancellor, University of Global Village (UGV) presented the keynote paper in the webinar. Humayun Rashid, President, IBFB & Managing Director & CE...

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‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ to be released in Bangladesh

Breaking News, Entertainment

The first Asian superhero movie in Marvel's history, 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' are set to release internationally on September 3. The film is also being released on Star Cineplex and Blockbuster Cinemas in Bangladesh on the same day. The movie was supposed to be released in February this year. But the release date of the movie was postponed by three points as the Corona epidemic was imminent. An American superhero movie centered on the popular Marvel Comics character Shang-Chi. The film, produced by Marvel Studios and served by Walt Disney Motion Pictures, is set to release as the 25th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It stars Simu Liu as Shang-Chi alongside Awkwafina, Meng'er Zhang, Fala Chen, Florian Munteanu, Benedict Wong, Michelle Yeoh, Ben Kingsley, and ...

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KrayonMag’s much-awaited virtual photo exhibition has begun

Breaking News, Feature

The two-week-long online photography exhibition "New Normal through My Eyes," organized by KrayonMag, began on September 1 and will run until September 14 at the EMK Center in Dhaka, with participation from students from several prominent institutions' Photography Clubs around the nation. The collaborating institution of the program is the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB). As part of this event, online masterclasses and webinars were held on 19th and 20th August for students. The master class on August 19 was led by renowned photographer Saiful Haque Omi. He spoke on Bangladesh's photography industry, its growth, and its prospects. Saiful Haque said “Why do we take pictures? Our aspiration of photography lies within our answers.” The other master class was led by KM Asad, a ...