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To facilitate farmers in gathering their produce and ensuring fair crop prices introducing The very first Procurement Hub

To facilitate farmers in gathering their produce and ensuring fair crop prices introducing The very first Procurement Hub

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iFarmer has inaugurated their first Procurement Hub to facilitate farmers by collecting their produce and ensuring fair crop prices. The inaugural event took place today in the Birganj area of Dinajpur district. During the post-harvest period in Bangladesh, farmers face various obstacles in selling their crops. Farmers are forced to sell their hard-earned crops at a nominal price to avoid the risk of the harvest getting rotten if the buyer refuses to purchase them later. Now, farmers can conveniently sell their crops to iFarmer's Procurement Hub without worrying about incurring losses. The hub has storage facilities of around 20,000 tons. It is located in the middle of the local markets where farmers can easily reach. The procurement hub will ensure farmers make more profit by elimin...
Strong Tobacco Control Act A Must to Protect Public Health: Speakers at a journalists’ workshop

Strong Tobacco Control Act A Must to Protect Public Health: Speakers at a journalists’ workshop

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When it comes to preventing tobacco-related deaths, there is no alternative to strengthening tobacco control laws. Speakers said this today (18 January 2024, Thursday) in a journalists' workshop titled "Strengthening Tobacco Control Law: Progress, Obstacles and Way Forward" held at the conference room of BMA Bhaban. The workshop, jointly organized by research and anti-tobacco advocacy organization PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) and Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance (ATMA) with support from Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK), was conducted with the participation of 28 journalists working in print, television, and online media. It was informed at the workshop that the draft amendment of the tobacco control law is awaiting approval from the current Cabinet. Against this backdrop, tobacco com...
Jamuna Group will give CSR support to CRP patients

Jamuna Group will give CSR support to CRP patients

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Jamuna Group will extend its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) support to the mentally and physically disabled persons who suffered from disability due to accident and by birth. Beside this CSR support, in future, Jamuna Group will rehabilitate those disabled persons by providing them with required employment support in different sister concerns of Jamuna Group after completing their treatment in CRP. On Monday, in South Asia's largest shopping mall Jamuna Future Park, Jamuna Group and CRP signed a memorandum of understanding on the same. Jamuna Group's Group Director Sumaiya Rozalin Islam and CRP Executive Director Dr. Mohammad Shohrab Hossain signed the MOU in presence of Jamuna Group's Managing Director Md Shamim Islam. Other attendees were Jamuna Group's Director (HCM- Busine...
Hazrat Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah (R.) a Beacon of Inspiration for the Youth: Speakers

Hazrat Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah (R.) a Beacon of Inspiration for the Youth: Speakers

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To foster the ideals of Hazrat Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah (R.) and illuminate the path for the youth of Bangladesh in the light of our society and culture, it is imperative to present him as a guiding figure for the new generation. His generosity and humanitarian values should resonate among the youth, urging us all to work collectively to spread the light of education even among the underprivileged and marginalized. On Sunday, December 17, 2023, the Dhaka Ahsania Mission Youth Forum for Health and Well-being organized a seminar titled "Youth for Humanity" in observance of the 150th Birth Anniversary of Hazrat Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah (R.) at Dhaka University's R. C. Majumdar Hall. Speakers at the event emphasized the need to draw inspiration from Hazrat Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah's teachings ...
Professor  Yunus Receives World Football Summit Award

Professor Yunus Receives World Football Summit Award

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World Football Summit (WFS) is the global football industry's platform bringing together influential professionals to create  opportunities in the sport and define new frontiers. They connect a community of leaders who share knowledge and ideas to drive the evolution of the industry in both business and values. At WFS, they envision the football we all want and actively shape the football the world genuinely needs. United in purpose, their global community of industry professionals is relentless in the drive toward a more sustainable and top-tier football landscape. The World Football Summit Award recognizes key figures influencing the trajectory of football. The Award Giving Ceremony this year took place on December 11th, 2023 on the eve of the latest edition of the World Football Summit...
National Institute of Mass-communication services will now be available on MyGov

National Institute of Mass-communication services will now be available on MyGov

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Digitization of four services of National Institute of Mass-communication as part of the rapid digitization activities under the government’s ‘MyGov’ platform has been inaugurated. Organized by the National Institute of Mass-communication and the technical support services of Aspire to Innovate-a2i have been launched on this digital platform. Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Md. Humayun Kabir Khandaker inaugurated the digitized services as the chief guest at a day-long workshop on ‘Unlocking National Institute of Mass-communication Services on MyGov Platform’ on Thursday (November 7). Director General of National Institute of Mass-communication (Additional Secretary) Nurun Nahar Hena presided over the workshop and a2i's Joint Project Director (Joint Secretar...
FBCCI holds tripartite with Commonwealth, BSMA

FBCCI holds tripartite with Commonwealth, BSMA

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The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) will support steel industry entrepreneurs to increase Bangladesh's steel exports to the potential markets of Commonwealth countries. FBCCI held a meeting with the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC) and Bangladesh Steel Manufacturers Association (BSMA) on Monday to discuss the prospects of Bangladesh's steel industry in the line with recent Commonwealth Annual Summit in London. FBCCI President Mahbubul Alam was present as the chief guest in the meeting at office of the apex trade body at Akash Tower in Gullshan in the capital. CWEIC strategic advisor Zillur Hossain and BSMA president Jahangir Alan and secretary general Sumon Chowdhury were present, among representatives from Bangladesh Invest...
iFarmer partners with Prime Bank to promote Agri-finance with emphasis to women involved in farming

iFarmer partners with Prime Bank to promote Agri-finance with emphasis to women involved in farming

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iFarmer has signed an agreement with Prime Bank to accelerate financing for farmers distinctly with an intention to empower women farmers of Bangladesh. This marks our remarkable partnership with Prime Bank to facilitate iFarmer’s farmer for their easy access to financial resources. Besides, iFarmer will be stimulating agricultural loan for farmers directly from Financial Institutions. In addition to providing financial facilities, iFarmer also provides various benefits to farmers by providing agricultural advice, giving agri elements and agri machinery services and purchasing farmers produced goods for easier and better cultivation. Currently iFarmer is relentlessly working with more than 1 lakh registered farmer families in 26 districts of Bangladesh. Mr. Fahad Ifaz, Chief Executive Off...
Stronger tobacco control laws are needed to ban DSA

Stronger tobacco control laws are needed to ban DSA

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Leaders of Aviation and Tourism Journalist Forum Bangladesh - ATJFB, the country's leading media workers' organization, feel that a strong tobacco control law is needed to abolish 'Designated Smoking Zones (DSA)' in public places. They said these things in a virtual meeting with ATJFB on strengthening the tobacco control law organized by Dhaka Ahsania Mission with media persons on Wednesday. The meeting was chaired by Mokhleshur Rahman, Deputy Director, Health and Wash Sector, Dhaka Ahsania Mission. Programs Manager of Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Bangladesh Abdus Salam Miah, Communication Manager Humaira Sultana and Tanjib Anwar, Online In-charge of BASS and President of ATJFB were also present at that meeting. Md. Shariful Islam, Coordinator of the Tobacco Control Project, pre...
British MP Samuel Tarry in Dhaka

British MP Samuel Tarry in Dhaka

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British politician Samuel Peter Tarry is now visiting Dhaka on invitation of UDDIPAN to experience the development activities of Bangladesh. United Development Initiatives for Programmed Actions (UDDIPAN) works for the socio-economic development of the disadvantaged and marginalized populations throughout the country. The UK MP also called on Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Tuesday during his four-day visit to Dhaka. Tarry also visited the superstore, Shwapno on the same day to understand the potential of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and, food and beverage to UK. On the first day of his trip, the Labour Party leader made a field visit to UDDIPAN daily project and proposed university campus in Vakurta of Savar. UDDIPAN Chairman Md Nazrul Islam Khan and Board Member of UDDIPAN &...