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Jan42022 by TS ReportNo Comments

Grameenphone wins award for the most loved telecom brand of the country

Tech service leader and connectivity partner to Digital Bangladesh Grameenphone have been awarded as The Most Loved Brand of 2021 under the mobile phone service provider category by Bangladesh Brand Forum (BBF) in partnership with Nielsen IQ at the Best Brand Award event. The organization also won prestigious recognition as the fifth most overall loved brand in the nation at the gala event held on December 29, 2021, at the capital’s Le Méridien Dhaka. This has been the 13th time that Grameenphone won the award by BBF for the most loved telecom brand. BBF has been inspiring the brands in the country by honoring them with recognition as they relentlessly strive to give their best for the customers and the industry. This year, it was the 13th arrangement, where BBF had the objective to...

Dec192021 by TS ReportNo Comments

Let’s work together to empower the industry: Md. Manjurul Hoque

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Dhaka 19/12/2021: Md. Manjurul Hoque is a prominent and astute entrepreneur who chooses to serve Bangladesh's healthcare sector by facilitating technology and automation. He engaged with BASIS as Co-Chair in the local market standing committee and contributed extensively to software product development in the local market. He always believes that we need to be focused on product development in the local and international software markets, saying that doing so would create world-class IT products. His vision is to contribute more for BASIS member organizations regarding product marketing and branding in the local and international markets. In this regard, he is participating BASIS Executive Committee Election 2022-23 in the Affiliate Member category (MID: AF-18-01-611) from the ‘Synergy ...

Dec192021 by TS ReportNo Comments

Dhaka University wins the City Bank BIAC International Inter-University Arbitration Contest 2021

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As a part of the first-ever international arbitration contest for students held in Bangladesh, Finals of the "City Bank BIAC International Inter University Arbitration Contest 2021" was held online on 18 December 2021. The University of Dhaka, the last year’s Champion of the national level Contest acted as the Claimant team and the University of Chittagong acted as the Respondent team. The two teams competed against each other and the University of Dhaka won the Contest. Speaking on the occasion BIAC Chairman Mahbubur Rahman said that the upcoming legal professionals should be aware of the skills and learning that is required to resolve commercial disputes outside the court. So BIAC has taken a stance for students of Law from home and abroad to learn the characteristics of the arbit...

Dec142021 by TS ReportNo Comments

Yunus Receives Champion of Global Change Award From United Nations Foundation

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The United Nations Foundation gave this year’s Champion of Global Change Award to two winners, Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization. on December 9, 2021. The Award recognizes the extraordinary contributions of individuals and organizations striving to further the work of the UN and advance its goal of a more peaceful, just, and sustainable world for everyone, everywhere. The Awards were presented in New York at “We The Peoples” event, named after the inspiring opening words of the UN Charter, and to honour the profound vision of the UN’s founders — to save future generations from the scourge of war, reaffirming the faith in human rights and equal rights, ensure justice and international law, and promote so...

Nov232021 by TS ReportNo Comments

Progress and experience sharing meeting held in Bandarban of OLHF Programme

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'Empowerment of women is very important for sustainable development and progress of Bangladesh. No development can be sustainable with half the population of the country leaving women behind. Adolescents and young women are becoming aware of sexual, reproductive health and life skills in the implementation of Our lives, Our health, Our futures programme. This awareness will play an important role in their lives.’ Yasmin Parvin Tibriji, The Deputy Commissioner made the remarks at an exchange meeting on Tuesday, November 23 at the Bandarban Deputy Commissioner's Conference Room with the funding of the European Union and technical assistance from Simavi Netherlands. In this meeting organized by Bangladesh Nari Progati Sangha (BNPS), she further said that besides health awareness of women...

Nov182021 by TS ReportNo Comments

Human rights of high-risk groups in prisons need to be ensured for HIV prevention – Inspector General of Prisons

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Dhaka Ahsania Mission has taken initiative to increase awareness among the inmates and prison officials about HIV and AIDS transmission. Online HIV awareness training for prison officials and employees has started on 18th November 2021 under the “Prevention of HIV amongst the Most at Risk Prisoner in Bangladesh” program implemented by the Department of Prisons and Dhaka Ahsania Mission and supported by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Inspector General of Prisons Brigadier General A.S.M Anisul Haque was present as the Chief Guest at the inaugural function of the training. Md. Abu Taher, National Program Coordinator (Drugs and HIV / AIDS) at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) was present as a special guest. Iqbal Masud, Director, Health and Wash...

Nov22021 by TS ReportNo Comments

Seminar with Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA)

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National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh and Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA) jointly organized a seminar on 01 November 2021 titled 'Importance of Amending Tobacco Control Law to protect public health and prevent non-communicable diseases. The seminar was at BMA Bhaban and members of the Central Executive Committee and representatives from some other renowned professional organizations of physician’s participated in the seminar. Professor Sohel Reza Choudhury, Head of the Department of Epidemiology and Research of the National Heart Foundation Hospital and Research Institute, presented the keynote at the seminar. National Professor Brigadier (Retd.) Abdul Malik, Founder and President of the National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh was also present as the Chief Guest. He said vari...

Oct282021 by TS ReportNo Comments

PM’s interference is sought in a human chain to rescue the evicted lands of 180 landowners

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The real owners of the land made the demand in a human chain in front of the National Press Club in the capital on October 28, 2021, demanding the arrest of the land grabbers and the return of the evicted lands and fish farms in the Khalishakhali area of Debhata Upazila in Satkhira district. On behalf of the landowners, Rokhsana Nahid said that some local terrorists had taken over the fish farms and lands of 160 poor people in collusion with some police administration officials and land terrorists. They said that landless armed terrorists have taken 1320 bighas of privately owned land and employees hostage at gunpoint occupying all the houses in the area, looting fish and vandalizing the houses in the area on September 11 midnight. Debhata police station immediately informed the ...

Oct272021 by TS ReportNo Comments

BSOA Wants to Ban the Display of Tobacco Products at POSs and Single Stick Sales

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Despite the current ‘Smoking and Tobacco Products Usage (Control) Act, 2005’ prohibiting the advertisement and promotion of tobacco products, there is no specific prohibition on the display of tobacco products in point of sales (POS). By misusing this loophole of the act, the tobacco companies are promoting and expanding tobacco products through product displays in the sales centers. That is why the leaders of the Bangladesh Supermarket Owners’ Association (BSOA) demand amendment of the existing tobacco control (TC) law. They made the demand at a joint exchange meeting of the Dhaka Ahsania Mission with the leaders of the association on October 27, 2021, at Mohakhali, Dhaka. Md. Zakir Hossain, General Secretary of BOSA chaired the meeting where Md. Niaz Rahim, Executive Member and C...

Oct252021 by TS ReportNo Comments

Honors have been given to five meritorious people of Bhairab upazila

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Honors have been given to five meritorious people of Bhairab Upazila of Kishoreganj district of Bangladesh. They are Bhairab’s educationist and organizer Professor Abdul Baset, journalist and organizer Bashir Ahmed, journalist and writer Muhammad Shahidullah, educationist and writer Professor Md. Shahidullah, educationist and writer Sharif Hossain. The reception was organized by NTV Viewers Forum at Bhairab Upazila Bangabandhu Hall on Monday afternoon. President of the TV Journalists Association, journalist and writer Asaduzzaman Farooq presided over the function and eminent folklorist, archaeologist and researcher Muhammad Habibullah Pathan was the chief guest. Special guests were Upazila Nirbahi Officer Lubna Farzana, Upazila Assistant Commissioner (Land) MD Julhas Hossain Soura...