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Jul162021 by No Comments

Grameenphone and BRAC to stand beside over 83,000 families gravely affected due to COVID

The ongoing COVID19 catastrophe and its prolonged lockdown periods continue to take a toll on the middle and lower-income people in Bangladesh. As a result, countless people are now struggling to earn even the minimum livelihood to survive. In continuation of last year's response, Brac once again pledged to stand beside the deeply affected families, and Grameenphone, as a first respondent, joined the cause "Dakche Abar Desh" to aid more than 33,000 families. BRAC on the other hand, announced to contribute to support 50,000 families. In addition, 'Daakche Abar Desh' will also function as a solidarity platform for relief assistance, which means public fundraising and institutional contribution are encouraged for supportive intervention towards the cause. Grameenphone and Brac will co...

Jul152021 by No Comments

Jhilik and Joy’s ‘just wish’

Breaking News, Entertainment

The music video 'Shudhu Ichche Hoi' has been released from Soundtech. The lyrics are written by Kabir Bakul. Jhilik and Joy sang the song. The melody and music of the song has been arranged by Ujjwal Sinha. On the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, the music video of the song has been released on the YouTube channel of Soundtech on the evening of July 14. Both Joy and Jhilik are present in the music video, also Dolan Dey has become a model with Joy. Joy said about giving voice to this song, ‘I have done a few songs in Corona following the hygiene rules. One of the ‘just wish’. The song of the country's famous lyricist poet Bakul Bhai is a heart touching song. Hope everybody enjoys the song. ' Jhilik said, "Shudhu Ichche Hoi" is a very romantic song. The biggest thing is that the whole world...

Jul152021 by No Comments

Grameenphone returns to topline growth supported by enhanced customer experience and digitalization

Breaking News, Technology

Grameenphone Ltd. reported total revenues of BDT 3,576 crore for the second quarter of 2021, registering an 8.1% growth from the same period last year. The company acquired 13 lakh new subscribers msubscribers, or 53.3% of total subscribers, are using internet services. “Our effort in enhancing customer experience and digitalization resulted in more subscribers choosing Grameenphone and an increase in data usage in the second quarter. Following the extensive expansion of 4G to all our towers in the first quarter, Grameenphone has focused on deploying the newly acquired spectrum and continued rolling out new sites. These efforts have enabled us to enhance the experience for our customers, meeting the demand for high-speed internet, while keeping our commitment to support the digitalizati...

Jul132021 by No Comments

Moumita Mou in Rana Bortoman’s Telefilm ‘pregnant’

Breaking News, Entertainment

The current social system has also changed over time. And in this changed society, before the child is born into the world, that child has been destroyed. It is a daily routine & also fashion for the unmarried girls of today’s society. But to unravel the mystery behind why this is being done, director Rana Bortoman is going to present to the audience a different kind of basic story telefilm titled ‘Pregnant‘. Produced by Nasir Kashem. Incidentally, all the popular actors & actresses of the country nowadays like Sushama Sarker, Moumita Mou, Amaan Reza, Abu Hurayra Tanvir are acting in the telefilm. Rana Bortoman, the director of the telefilm, said that 90 percent of the work of the telefilm has already been completed. He also expressed hope that the telefilm will be released s...

Jul112021 by No Comments

Deepto TV’s Eid drama serial ‘Gangster Gani Bhai’

Breaking News, Entertainment

News desk After coming to Dhaka and not getting a job, Gani became a gangster. Now the whole city trembles at his name. Whether it is extortion or kidnapping. Gani Bhai's gang! Active members of Gani Bhai's gang are right-handed Romeo, left-handed Majnu and Ajuhat Hiraman. Right and left anxious to get the mind of the excuse! On the other hand, Gani Bhai's worries are different - if his wife and daughter in the village know that he is going to become a gangster? If he is ever caught? Whatever people do, sometimes it happens. And that is why Gani Bhai's wife Mitali and little daughter Pakhi came to the gang house and the whole gang was in danger. Their work is stopped. Bad people go to great lengths to present themselves as good. When that danger escalated, a revolt broke out in the g...

Jul112021 by No Comments

Foodpanda offers discounts on card payment for new customers

Breaking News, Business

Online food and grocery delivery service foodpanda has partnered up with several banks to make cashless transactions lucrative for customers by offering cardholders a broad range of discounts. Debit, credit and prepaid card holders of HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, Eastern Bank, Prime Bank, Shahjalal Islam Bank, Mutual Trust Bank, BRAC Bank, United Commercial Bank, and LankaBangla Finance Limited, who are new customers on foodpanda can avail the discount. Starting now, new foodpanda users can use the code: BANK200 to get 40% off up to BDT 200 on their first order after installing the app. The minimum order value to avail this offer is BDT 400. In order to do this, customers have to add their card details to their list of saved payment methods on the foodpanda app. Once their account det...

Jul112021 by No Comments

British-Indian author Shaheen Chishti’s debut novel ‘The Grand Daughter Project’

Breaking News, Literature

Shaheen Chishti, A descendant of the revered Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, the London based writer has always been a strong advocate for women’s rights. This widely respected world peace advocate has just released his debut novel The Grand- daughter Project which touches on a wide range of themes including gender inequality, racial oppression, war-time trauma and female emancipation. Author said, this book is written for anyone with daughters, granddaughters or young women in their lives, who want the very best for them and all the daughters who follow. The book charts the experience of three very different women from around the world, who collectively use their voices in order to improve societal attitudes towards women for the benefit of their granddaughters. There’s Helga the Hol...

Jul112021 by No Comments

Corporate Projukti Limited Recognized as the winner of 2021 “Microsoft Bangladesh Partner of the Year”

Breaking News, Technology

On 8 July 2021, Thursday Microsoft Corporation announced the winners and finalists of the 2021 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards. Corporate Projukti Limited has won Microsoft Partner of the Year Award 2021 Bangladesh. The company was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology. Israt Jahan Urme, the Managing Director of Corporate Projukti Limited said, “We are speechless for this recognition for three years in a row. Only 6 companies in the world got such recognition. It’s Hetrick!” The Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards recognize Microsoft partners that have developed and delivered outstanding Microsoft-based solutions during the past year. Awards were c...

Jul82021 by No Comments

COVID vaccination registration now available in MyGP

Breaking News, Technology

In an extension to the horizon of its responsible business practices, Grameenphone has incorporated the national vaccination management portal ‘Surokkha’ (https://surokkha.gov.bd/)into its one-stop digital solution MyGP. Hence, the MyGP users can now enjoy the opportunity to access the Bangladesh Government’s authorized portal for COVID-19 vaccine registration, right at the tip of their fingers. MyGP users will find a freshly addedcard to access the Surokkha portal in the ‘What’s New’ section of the app. Upon clicking the card, users will be taken to the webpage directly from where they can register for the life-saving vaccine. Grameenphone believes that this initiative will facilitate the overall vaccination registration process and add significantly to the national vision of establish...

Jul82021 by No Comments

11th Social Business Day held

Breaking News, Business

The 11th Social Business Day, hosted by Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, took place from 28 June-2 July 2021, brought together more than 2,300 participants, globally from more than 110 countries ---with over 10,000 viewers on average per day on social media platforms and in some cases exceeding 20,000 viewers. The primarily virtual event, hosted live for 5 days on social media platforms also had on the ground sessions at Kampala International University, Kampala, Uganda, and Catholic University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe as this year’s theme had a regional focused on East Africa and a global focus on “No Going Back” to the old society before this pandemic and building a world of three zeros --- zero net carbon emissions, zero wealth concentration for ending poverty, zero ...