City Bank recently signed an agreement with Evercare Hospital Dhaka and Evercare Hospital Chittagong enabling Citygem priority banking customers to avail complimentary health screening along with a companion once a year. Sheikh Mohammad Maroof, acting managing director of City Bank, and Vinay Kaul, chief
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NU staff donate salary of one day
The National University administration has raised Tk 12 lakh from one-day salary of teachers, officials and employees and sent them to Sylhet to help the flood victims. Twelve colleges in the region have been tasked with delivering food aid. With the money collected, the students of 12 colleges will make ruti on their own and ... Read more
Four teachers among five killed in Naogaon road accident
Five people, including four school and madrasa teachers, were killed after a CNG-run auto-rickshaw carrying them was hit by a truck in Sadar upazila of Naogaon this morning. The deceased have been identified as Delwar Hossain 45, assistant teacher of Panihara High School of Noagaon’s Niamatpur upazila; Makbul Hossain ,57, assistant teacher of
Bangladesh women hit Malaysia for six
Bangladesh women’s national football team notched up an emphatic 6-0 win against visiting Malaysia in their first of the two-match friendly series at the Bir Shrestha Shaheed Sepahi Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamlapur on Thursday. Bangladesh defender Akhi Khatun scored a brace while captain Sabina Khatun, forward
No toll for 18 bridges on Padma Bridge opening day
No toll will be collected from major bridges in the country’s southwestern region on June 25, to facilitate Padma Bridge opening, authorities announced today. Road Transport and Highways Division today issued a circular in this regard signed by its Deputy Secretary Fahmida Hoque Khan
Solar-powered cold storage design by IUB students wins gold in UK
An innovative solar-powered cold storage design jointly developed by students of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) and City, University of London, has won gold at the Efficiency for Access Design Challenge 2021-22. The announcement was made today (June 23, 2022) during a grand finale held virtually
Over 5 lakh expats returned home after losing jobs amid Covid-19 pandemic: Minister
Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad today informed the parliament that more than 5 lakh Bangladeshi expatriate workers returned to the country after losing their jobs since the onset of Covid-19 pandemic. The minister said this in reply to a query from ruling Awami League MP Manzur Hossain from
1,502 candidates selected for final test under DU “Cha” unit
The admission test result (General Knowledge) of Dhaka University’s “Cha” unit under the Faculty of Fine Arts for the 2021-22 academic session was published yesterday (June 22, 2022). Total 1,502 candidates have been selected in the first step “General Knowledge” test, and now they have to sit for the final step —Figure Drawing test on ... Read more
Gree ACs used in Padma Bridge
Gree air conditioners have been an integral part of Padma Bridge ever since construction began on the high-anticipated mega project. Electro Mart is the sole local distributor of Gree air conditioners, which are being used in all facets of the project, including bridge service points, multipurpose halls, resorts, motel
Fu-Wang Ceramic’s Q3 profit unchanged
Fu-Wang Ceramic Industries Ltd’s earnings did not see any change in the third quarter of the current financial year. The ceramics maker reported earnings per share of Tk 0.06 for the January-March quarter against Tk 0.06 registered in the same period a year ago, according to its un-audited
44th BCS preliminary test results announced with 15,708 successful candidates
A total of 15,708 candidates have passed the preliminary test of the 44th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations. Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) published the results this afternoon. The preliminary exam for the 44th BCS under the PSC was held on May 27 this
Globally 36.5 million children are displaced, most since World War II
An unprecedented number of 36.5 million children were displaced by conflict, violence and other crises by the end of 2021, the highest number since World War II, according to the UN Children’s Fund UNICEF. The figure includes 13.7 million refugees and asylum-seeking children, and nearly 22.8 million children who are internally displaced due to conflict ... Read more
Amber Heard has the most beautiful face in the world, according to scientists
A scientist has found that Amber Heard has the most beautiful face in the world. Amber Heard has a perfect face as per the result of a specific mapping science formula. The apparent method that led to this conclusion involved measuring the distance between various facial features such as eyes, mouths, and face contours, and then ... Read more
Children want more govt allocation in edn, health: UNICEF survey
Nine out of ten Bangladeshi children say it is very important for the government to spend more on education, health and other areas that directly impact children, according to a new survey of Unicef. Around 14,000 children and 37,000 young people – aged 18-24 – participated in the survey, which asked them for their opinions ... Read more
Bonik raises $47,000 to help SMEs launch eCommerce stores
Bonik, a startup that enables SMEs to launch their own e-commerce stores, has raised its pre-seed investment of $47,000 from prominent angel investor Mohammad Maaz, Managing Director of Steeltech Industries Limited. Founded by Salman Saafi (CEO), along with co-founders Jonayed Tanjim (COO), and Atikur Rahaman (CTO), Bonik is a tool for small merchants who run ... Read more
Infinix launches Note 12 G96
Infinix has launched the latest addition to their Note series, Note 12 G96. Infinix Note 12 G96 comes with the MediaTek Helio G96 flagship processor with 64-bit octa-core chipset, consisting of two Arm Cortex-A76 and six Arm Cortex-A55 processor cores. It clocks up to 2.05 GHz and Arm Mali G57 GPU
RAK Ceramics to invest Tk 902cr to build tiles factory
RAK Ceramics, a listed multinational ceramic tiles and sanitaryware maker, is set to invest Tk 902 crore for setting up a new tiles factory in Gazipur to deliver value-added products to local customers. To sit on around 100 bighas of land, the new setup is expected to begin commercial operations in 2025, according to the ... Read more
Train services with India to remain closed July 6-14 for Eid
The cross-border train services between Bangladesh and India will remain closed between July 6 and July 14 due to the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, according to the Bangladesh Railway officials. Currently, three trains are running between the two countries – the Mitali Express on the Dhaka–New Jalpaiguri route, the Maitree Express on the Dhaka–Kolkata route and the
BADC wins 1st prize in fruit fair
Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation has won the first prize in the National Fruit Fair organised by the Ministry of Agriculture and attended by the organisations under the ministry and different non-governmental organisations. The fair was inaugurated by agriculture minister Md Abdur Razzaque on the
1,000 tonnes of plastic will be collected from Dhaka by Unilever
In order to collect 1,000 tonnes of plastic from Dhaka in the upcoming year, Unilever Bangladesh Ltd (UBL) and CIRCULAR, a socially motivated organization engaged in managing plastic trash, have teamed up. According to a statement released by Unilever on Saturday, the plastic wastes (flexible, single-use and rigid) will be collected from the two city ... Read more