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Apr232024 by No Comments

Bangladesh needs 534 billion dollar to tackle climate change by 2050: Environment Minister

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury said Bangladesh needs 534 billion dollar to tackle climate change by 2050. So international financial support is essential for implementation of climate plans. He also said Bangladesh is committed to working collaboratively with international partners to build climate resilience. As Bangladesh continues to face the impacts of climate change, Minister Chowdhury reaffirmed the government's dedication to advancing climate adaptation efforts and ensuring a sustainable future for all citizens. Environment Minister delivered a compelling address today at the National Adaptation Plan Expo 2024, focusing on the advancement of Bangladesh's National Climate Plans. The session, held in Dhaka, marked a pivotal moment in Banglad...

Apr212024 by No Comments

PROGGA-ATMA’s pre-budget press conference demands increase in tobacco prices

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To safeguard public health, research and advocacy organization PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) and Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance (ATMA) have called for an effective hike in the prices of tobacco products in the upcoming FY 2024-25 national budget. The two organizations presented their tobacco taxation and pricing-related proposals for the upcoming FY today (20 April 2024, Saturday) during a press conference held at the Tofazzal Hossain Manik Miah Auditorium of the National Press Club, Dhaka. In support of the budget proposals, eminent economist and convener of the National Anti-Tobacco Platform, Dr. Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad said, 'Tobacco products are becoming cheaper over time when compared to the prices of essential commodities which is an ominous sign for public health. Considering hun...

Apr192024 by No Comments

Youth demand to Stop Funding for Fossil Fuel

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Thousands of young people and their platforms joined a Global Climate Strike in front the National Press Club and demanded #FixTheFinance. Young people demanded public investment banks and private sector organizations to redirect the investments made in fossil fuel and in harmful agribusiness towards more sustainable projects, renewable energy, and agroecology. Demanding the end of fossil finance, young people asked the global leaders to fund their future at the Global Climate Strike in front of the National Press Club, Dhaka, on 19 April (Friday). More than five hundred slogan-shouting climate fighters gathered at the Shaheed Minar after starting the rally at the National Press Club and circling Doel Square. The protest ended with a call for climate justice. Young people those who part...

Apr182024 by No Comments

Land Zoning and Protection Act drafting to protect farmland in final stage: Land Minister

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Land Minister Narayon Chandra Chanda has directed the divisional commissioners to take stern measures to prevent the unauthorized use of farmland for housing, commercial, and industrial purposes. Additionally, he directed them to take necessary measures to prevent unauthorized land filling activities with sand or soil as soon as they are discovered. Land Minister Narayon Chandra Chanda gave the directive while addressing the divisional commissioner coordination meeting as the chief guest at the conference room of the Ministry of Land at the Secretariat today, Thursday. Additional Secretary Md. Abbas Uddin chaired the meeting. Among others, the Chairman of the Land Appeal Board AKM Shamimul Haque, Chairman of the Land Reform Board Md. Abdus Sabur Mondal, Director General of Land Record a...

Apr182024 by No Comments

One Team Unveils Panel for BASIS Elections

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One Team has unveiled an 11-member panel to contest the upcoming elections for the executive committee of the Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS), the national trade body for the IT industry. In a press release on Thursday, BASIS’s current president, Russell T Ahmed, announced the names of the candidates Russell T Ahmed himself, M Rashidul Hasan, Uttam Kumar Paul, AKM Ahmedul Islam Babu, Iqbal Ahmed Fakhrul Hasan, M Asif Rahman, Didarul Alam Sunny, KAM Rashedul Mazid (General Category), Syed Abdullah Jayed (Associate Category), Biplob Ghosh Rahul (Affiliate Category), and Syed Mohammad Kamal (International Category). This election sees 11 visionary & experienced industry leaders joining forces under the One Team banner, stated Russell T Ahmed. Each ca...

Apr182024 by No Comments

iFarmer wins Top Prize at 2024 AFI Inclusive Fintech Showcase

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iFarmer Limited has recently emerged as the global winner of the 2024 Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) Inclusive Fintech Showcase for its innovative platform designed to empower farmers with easy access to affordable financing, convenient procurement of agri-inputs, expert agri-advisory services, and fair market access for selling produce. iFarmer was the only Bangladeshi company among the winners. The AFI is a policy leadership alliance owned and piloted by member central banks and financial regulatory institutions with the shared objective of developing financial inclusion at local, regional, and global levels. The AFI Inclusive Fintech Showcase exhibits the world’s most promising Fintech and Regtech innovators, boosting the access, usage, and quality of formal financial service...

Apr142024 by No Comments

Country’s biggest Alpona festival ‘Alponay Boishakh 1431’

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A collaborative initiative of Asiatic Experiential Marketing Limited, Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited, and Banglalink Digital Communications Limited, Alpona festival, titled 'Alponay Boishakh 1431' has successfully been organized in three different locations in the country. The largest Alpona festival in the country commenced on April 12, 2024, in Mithamoin, Kishoreganj. Artists are painting the 14-kilometer-long thoroughfare with shining color palettes from Mithamoin Zeropoint to Austagram Zeropoint, Kishoreganj, in an attempt to set a record for the world's longest Alpana. Afterward, the Alpona festival started simultaneously at Shib Bari More in Khulna and Manik Mia Avenue in Dhaka the following day (April 13). State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology...

Apr92024 by No Comments

Nap Expo 2024 Bangladesh is being organized to highlight the success in climate adaptation of Bangladesh: Environment Minister

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Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury said that NAP Expo 2024 Bangladesh is being organized to show how the people of Bangladesh successfully deal with climate change. NAP EXPO 2024 BANGLADESH will be held on April 22-25 at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC). Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the conference on April 22. At the Expo, everyone can be mutually benefited from various topics related to the adaptation programs of different countries to face the impacts of climate change. The Minister of Environment said these things in his speech at the meeting held at the Bangladesh Secretariat on Tuesday (April 9) on the occasion of the preparation of the international conference NAP EXPO 2024 BANGLADESH to be held i...

Apr82024 by No Comments

Team Success announced for BASIS election

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Team Success, one of the four panels for the upcoming election of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS), introduced members contested for the executive position of leading technology forum in the country. Flora Telecom Ltd Dirrector Mustafa Rafiqul Islam Duke and his electoral team mates appeared at a view exchange at Sparrows Restaurant in Gulshan on Sunday. Team Success Panel is comprised of Mustafa Rafiqul Islam Duke, Finger Tips Innovation founder Taufiqul Karim Suhrid, Alien Technology managing director Muhammed Aminullah, DigiDot managing director Syeda Nafisa Reza Borsha, SRRK IT chairperson Farjana Kabir Ishita, Solution9 Limited managing director Shohibur Rahman Khan Rana, WinCloud Limited managing Director NM Rafsan Jany Samir,c and Jachai Dotcom...

Apr82024 by No Comments

Environment Minister Saber Chowdhury distributed 5500 sarees and lungis

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Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury said that the government is distributing enough clothes and food items so that the underprivileged people of the country can wear new clothes and eat special food to celebrate Eid. Arrangements are being made so that people can celebrate Eid happily with their loved ones. Eid gifts are being given to all women, men and children. The Environment Minister said these things while addressing the chief guest at the Eid gift distribution ceremony at Manda Hyder Ali School and College in the capital on Monday (April 8). The Environment Minister also said that there has been a lot of development in the country under the leadership of Hon'ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. It will take some time to reap the benefits of all...