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Oct222022 by No Comments

ONDC will play a role in the business development of small and medium online entrepreneurs

A discussion session titled 'ONDC (Open Network for Digital Commerce) - New Future of Digital Commerce' was held on Saturday, October 22 from 11 am to 2 pm at BASIS Conference Center. Top officials of the Ministry of Commerce, Bangladesh Bank, SME Foundation, BASIS and other trade organizations participated in the discussion. T Koshi, Chief Executive Officer of ONDC India, the implementing body of India's ONDC, presented ONDC's scope of work, prospects and challenges as the keynote speaker. Meanwhile, T Koshi said, this open network of digital businesses is going to bring a new revolution in e-commerce business. According to T Koshy, ONDC is not a new platform, it is a network or a system through which all the stakeholders in digital commerce communicate with each other through a common p...

Oct222022 by No Comments

Babuland Holds Seminar Discussing the Importance of Children’s Physical, Social and Psychological Development

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Babuland recently held a seminar shedding light on the aftermaths of physical and mental stress imposed on children by contemporary urban lifestyles, and the importance of a stress-free childhood in ensuring a positive impact on children. The seminar was held on today, at Babuland’s Badda branch. Babuland, the country’s largest chain of indoor playgrounds serving almost 40,000 children per month, held the seminar to essentially discuss the importance of children’s proper physical, mental and social development in modern times. Children should ideally grow up amidst greeneries and fresh air, but now such a scenario is a rare find among the modern cities filled with skyscrapers. This accounts for a major hindrance to the proper physical, mental and social growth of children. Participants a...

Oct192022 by No Comments

T-20 World Cup 2022: Get Live Score Updates on Rakuten Viber With ‘Cricket Superbot’

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Rakuten Viber has just launched a campaign dedicated to T20 World Cup 2022 for the second straight year. This month-long celebration comprising fun games and prizes just got more exciting with the apps much awaited Cricket Superbot. Here fans can play games, enjoy live updates, make match predictions, and so much more. Rakuten Viber has been consistent in supporting the Cricket industry for the past two years. The app is ready to boost Cricket Fiesta and bring excitement to the fans. As part of the campaign, the messaging app launches its much-awaited Cricket Superbot, along with a slate of interactive games. The new Superbot is an automated feature that will be a part of the Cricket Vibes Channel. One particular contest titled “Prediction” will allow fans to guess how the entire gam...

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Mir Cement arranges Retail Meet Program-2022 at Jhenaidah

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Mir Cement a Concern of Mir Group of Companies arranges the Retail Meet Program-2022 for its retailer and distributor at Jhenaidah. From Mir Cement Md. Moshiur Rahman, Chief Marketing Officer, Moniza Islam, Brand Manager, Md.Rafique-ul- Muhit, Technical Sales Manager, Md. Yusuf, Assistant Brand Manager and the retailer and distributors from nearby areas graced the event with their presence. During the event Md. Moshiur Rahman Chief Marketing Officer Mir Cement said, “The consumption of cement in Bangladesh has increased rapidly during the last decade, thanks to an upswing in the number of mega projects undertaken by governments, urbanization, and the flourishing real estate business across the country. However, because of inflation and macroeconomic stresses industry is facing challenge...

Sep282022 by No Comments

There is no alternative to tree plantation in human life: Helal Akbar Babar

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Durbar Tarunno, a major social and voluntary organisation of Bangladesh, has organised a programme with a difference in Chattogram by planting over 100 saplings on Tuesday afternoon. Keeping the theme, Amar Jatne Amar Gachh (my tree under my care) in the forefront, the popular organisation planted the saplings in the CRB area of the port city under its Amra Mali (we are gardeners) project. Following the programme, another session of the ongoing project has been completed. Presided over by Muhammad Abu Abid, the founder of Durbar Tarunno, the event was graced by Helal Akbar Chowdhury Babar, the innovator of the countrys lone corona prevention booth, as the Chief Guest. While speaking as the Chief Guest, Helal Akbar Chowdhury Babar said that trees are oxygen factories. Human beings, trees a...

Sep282022 by No Comments

152 MPs recommend Cabinet Secretary amend the Tobacco Control Law

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152 Members of Parliament (MPs) have recommended to Cabinet Secretary Mr. Khandker Anwarul Islam to take initiatives to speed up the draft proposal of the existing Tobacco Control law for preventing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and public health protection. On Wednesday, 'Bangladesh Parliamentary Forum for Health and Wellbeing and its secretarial organization Shastho Shurokkha Foundation presented the recommendations of parliamentarians to amend the Tobacco Control law at the Cabinet Secretary's office. Among these recommendations of the parliamentarians are includes ban smoking in open places (public places) 'Designated Smoking Areas', ban of the retail sale of bidis-cigarettes, ban import and manufacture of e-cigarettes, and increase of health warnings on tobacco products, closing...

Sep242022 by No Comments

Demand for speedy passage of revised Draft Tobacco Control Act to ban display and sale of tobacco products on passenger ships

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Smoking is now permitted on many cruise ships. Apart from this, the display and sale of tobacco products continue on the boats. As there is no direct obstacle in this regard in the law, the concerned parties are not able to take necessary measures. For this reason, the leaders of Bangladesh Inland Waterways (Passenger Carrier) Association-BIWPCA strongly demanded the speedy passage of the amended draft of the Tobacco Control Act. The leaders of the organization made this demand in a joint discussion meeting with the Dhaka Ahsania Mission on 24 September held at Purana Paltan. The meeting was presided over by Senior Vice President Alhaj Md. Badiuzzaman Badal. Abdus Salam Mia, Grants Manager of Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Bangladesh, Vice President of Bangladesh Inland Waterways (Passe...

Sep242022 by No Comments

US-Bangla Airlines wins “Best Domestic Airlines of the Year 2022”

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US-Bangla Airlines, one of the leading country's private airlines, has been awarded "Best Domestic Airline" for maintaining stability in Bangladesh's air transport sector with in-flight service, number of passengers on domestic routes, on-time departures, number of flights and increased connectivity in the country's air routes. Award has been given by "The Bangladesh Monitor", one of the travel related fortnights of Bangladesh. Managing Director of US-Bangla Airlines Mr. Mohammed Abdullah Al Mamun received the "Best Domestic Airline of the Year-2022" award from the Chief Guest of the ceremony, Honorable Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Tourism, Mr. Md. Mahbub Ali MP. The award was formally presented on 23 September 2022 at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, Dhaka. Bangladesh Monitor E...

Sep222022 by No Comments

Shirin Akhter, MP demanded the passage of draft amendments to the Tobacco Control Act for the protection of public health

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has promised to make Bangladesh tobacco-free by 2040. Shirin Akhter, Member of Parliament of Feni-1 Constituency and General Secretary of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) feel that the draft amendments to the Tobacco Control Act made by the Ministry of Health should be passed quickly for materializing the promise by the PM. He said this in a press conference at the National Press Club on the morning of September 20. The Press Conference was organized by Dhaka Ahsania Mission. Shirin Akhter also said in the speech of the chief guest in this press conference entitled "Demand for quick passing of the draft amendments to the Tobacco Control Act made by the Ministry of Health" organized by the Dhaka Ahsania Mission, that various institutions can take the initiative to...

Sep172022 by No Comments

Environment protection: ‘Amra Mali’ an exceptional idea of Durbar Tarunnow

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A voluntary and social organization ‘Durbar Tarunnow’ announced the inauguration of an exceptional program called “Amra Mali” (we are gardeners) with the motto ‘I take care of my tree’. The central president of Durbar Tarunnow, Muhammad Abu Abid, started the journey of the project by planting hundreds of trees in Moghadiya Union of Mirsarai in Chattogram district on Thursday afternoon. Helal Akbar Chowdhury Babar, the inventor of the only corona prevention booth in Bangladesh, inaugurated the project by connecting virtually as the chief guest. Helal Akbar Chowdhury Babar said, there is no alternative to trees to keep the balance of the environment. So both tree planting and its maintenance are important issues. We always welcome all the exceptional ideas of Durbar Tarunnow. They w...