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Sep302021 by No Comments

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

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...

Sep292021 by No Comments

‘Working Transgender and Hijra child would be asset for parents’: Prime Minister

Breaking News, National

Mr. Abu Hena Md. Rahmatul Muneem (Senior Secretary), Chairman of National Revenue of Board said in the award ceremony of ‘Inspiring Transgender and Hijra Volunteer Award 2021’ when he has given a speech as a chief guest on Wednesday morning at Sufia Kamal Auditorium in the national museum. He quoted the prime minister that, exempting tax for employers hiring transgender and Hijra workers is a process to empower the Transgender and Hijra community. In celebration of ‘International Youth Day 2021’, Bandhu Social Welfare Society (Bandhu) decided to recognize transgender and Hijra youth for their volunteer work during in Covid-19 pandemic. Asiqul Islam Sajib (Sanjibani) a transwoman obtained the first position based on her volunteer work on burying and cremating dead bodies during the pandemic...

Sep272021 by No Comments

Celebrate September through learnings with Likee and 10 Minute School

Breaking News, Business

Likee’s knowledge community development initiative #KnowledgeMonth has started from September 03, 2021! The popular short-video app has partnered with the largest online education institution of Bangladesh 10 Minute School to encourage users to create and share videos on various academic and co-curricular skills. The campaign aims at creating an encouraging community sphere, where a healthy and competitive spirit shall boost the users’ learnings and award a number of lucky winners at the end of the month-long campaign. This collaboration of Likee and 10 minute School is set to encourage teachers, researchers, sportspersons, artists, culinary and life-skill enthusiasts, as well as those who are into puzzles like Rubik’s cube and Sudoku, and other academic – non-academic skills, to come t...

Sep272021 by No Comments

REVE Chat Unveils Advanced Chatbots Features to Help Businesses Deliver Personalization at Scale

Breaking News, Technology

REVE Chat, branded as the best live chat and customer engagement software, relaunches the chatbot platform with potential features that make it more intelligent and conversational. With the power to understand user intent and sentiment, the bot will add stars to the user experience. Businesses are increasingly leveraging chatbots to improve customer communication. However, most of the brands that deployed bots couldn’t deliver an excellent user experience. The newly added features will make the bot intelligent to figure out the actual context of user inputs and provide relevant responses that will improve bot performance. REVE Chat’s chatbot solution is ideal for enterprises, where they can build bots via visual builder and any kind of customization can be done based on business need...

Sep272021 by No Comments

ULAB organized virtual event on Industry-Academia Dialogue to Empower ICT Jobs

Breaking News, Education

University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) organized a virtual event titled “Industry-Academia Dialogue to Empower ICT Jobs” on 11 Septemebr 2021. The event was organized in association with TechnTalents an ICT Job placement service provider and Bangladesh Society for Private University Academics (BSPUA). The event was chaired by Dr. Bikarna Kumar Gosh, Managing Director, Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority (BHTPA) as chief guest Mr. Tapan Kanti Sarker, President, CTO Forum Bangladesh was the special guest and Engr. Md. Enamul Kabir, Director, Bangladesh Computer Council has delivered the Keynote in the program. The 3-hours program was glorified and vibrated with multiple events such as keynote on ICT Career Roadmap, Panelist session, Quiz Contest for ICT/CSE students, ICT companies’ j...

Sep232021 by No Comments

Coca-Cola appoints Ta Duy Tung as Managing Director for Bangladesh

Breaking News, Business

Coca-Cola Bangladesh, one of the country’s leading beverage companies has announced Ta Duy Tung as the new Managing Director of Coca-Cola Bangladesh Limited. In this role, Tung will work closely with bottling partners, customers and other external stakeholders in the country. Tung has been with the Coca-Cola system for 15 years. Before moving to Dhaka, Ta Duy Tung was the Executive Director for Market Operations for Coca-Cola beverages Vietnam Ltd. In this role, he was part of the leadership team that transformed the company-owned bottling company into a world-class organization and set it on a path to accelerated growth. Tung joined the company in 2006 as Regional Trade Marketing Manager (North Vietnam). He went on to serve in a series of operations and commercial roles. Prior to jo...

Sep232021 by No Comments

Gaanchill Touches 2 Million Hearts!

Breaking News, Entertainment

From rocking songs like Local Bus, Beain Saab, Jadukar to melodious songs like Jhoom, Bhenge Porona Ebhabe, Ami Tomar Kache Jabo Ganchill Music has been delivering popular songs one after another to the listeners since 2006. Keeping pace with the times, the music publishing company has launched itself as a YouTube channel in 2015. On September 20, 2021, Ganchill reached the milestone of 2 million subscribers. Lyricist Asif Iqbal, the founder of Ganchill Music, greeted and congratulated all the subscribers, saying, “Music is the fuel for the human soul. I am very proud to be able to spread this food among 2 million people. Our goal is to touch the hearts of millions of people in this way." Soon Ganchil is coming back with more songs, more music videos. In addition to YouTube, listener...

Sep222021 by No Comments

Salextra Becomes Official Distributor of Amazfit Smart Watches in Bangladesh

Breaking News, Feature

Keeping Customers’ desires in mind, “Salextra” has introduced Amazfit Smart Watches officially in Bangladesh. At least 11 different Smart Watches come out of the closet including the best possible features one can think of and that too being authentic, stylish, sporty and budget-friendly. Amazfit Smartwatches come in different category including Band series aka Amazfit Band 5, Basic watches aka Amazfit Bip series, Fashion series aka Amazfit GTS & GTR watches and Sports Category watches aka Amazfit Neo & T Rex Pro. These Watches are extremely valued for money devices as they cover a lot of features. You just name it! Step Counter, Heart Rate Monitor, Blood-Oxygen Level Measurement, Stress Measurement, Sleep tracking, PAI Health Assessment System, Calorie Burning Measurement, u...

Sep212021 by No Comments

Samsung provides customers with hands-on experience of the Galaxy Z Fold3 5G and Z Flip3 5G

Breaking News, Technology

Flagship features, extraordinary innovation techniques, and ingenious ideas have always been a specialty of Samsung, and now the company has taken another giant leap by providing customers with the hands-on experience of two of its latest models- the Galaxy Z Fold3 5G and Z Flip3 5G. With the launch of the two foldable, Samsung has reached yet another milestone, causing an overwhelming response from fans on both online and physical platforms. Since the launch of the two devices, Samsung's breakthrough foldable technology has resulted in the company's online traffic increasing by three times. To cater to the consumers' growing interest and tremendous response, Samsung has positioned demo devices of the Galaxy Z Fold3 5G and Z Flip3 5G across all Samsung stores of the country. Built with i...