Nagad Islamic has included a number of features for Muslim customers, including a zakat calculator and a range of Islamic lifestyle services on its app and website. Using the Nagad Islamic platform, customers will be able to calculate their own zakat, get access to all the daily prayer services, including free audio
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Banglalink launches digital services’ marketplace ‘AppLink’
Banglalink has officially launched “AppLink”, a marketplace for digital services, with an aim to connect its customers with local mobile application developers. Apart from providing the customers with convenient purchase facilities, it will open up earning opportunities for the developers
Tourism Hospitality: Pandemic costs Tk 60,000cr
BIDS study finds The adverse effects of Covid-19 were profound in Bangladesh’s hospitality and tourism sector as it lost about Tk 60,000 crore in gross value added during the pandemic, according to a survey by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS). The research organisation estimates that the sector would have contributed
OPPO F21 Pro launched in Bangladesh
With a commitment to elevate lives with innovation and artistry, the leading global smart device brand OPPO has unveiled the latest addition the Bangladesh’s first SONY IMX709 Flagship Selfie Sensor with the Segement 1st Microlens camera to their F series devices – the OPPO F21 Pro – through a launching event held recently, at Le Meridien Dhaka, ... Read more
Agent banking transactions top Tk 50,000cr
The amount of money transacted through agent banking exceeded the Tk 50,000-crore mark for the first time in January 2022 as the service has managed to expand its reach in the country’s rural areas. The Bangladesh Bank gave agent banking licence in 2014 with a view to bringing the unbanked people under the formal banking channel ... Read more
NIDs must for launch journey during eid
The launch passengers will have to show their National Identity Cards before journey during the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. Movement of trucks and covered vans by ferries will be closed three days before and three days after the eid. Goods-laden vehicles carrying essentials and perishable products will be out
3 Rotary governors’ reception held
A reception programme of three Rotary governors was held in Dhaka on Saturday. The three are — governor (elect) engineer MA Wahab, governor (nominee) Md Ashrafuzzaman Nannu and governor (ND) Ibrahim Khalil Al Zayad Pinak, said a press release on Sunday. Former governor Ghulam Mustafa, Cosmopolitan Rotary president
Barind farmers at mercy of DTW operators
Ethnic minorities suffer more Suzon Ali . Rajshahi Farmers in the Barind region are held hostage by Barind Multipurpose Development Authority deep tube well operators. Some farmers in the region said that deep tube well operators did not irrigate their land properly while others said that operators extracted extra money and ‘undue benefits’ from them. Talking ... Read more
Daffodil University student killed in Savar road accident
A private university student was killed and her husband was injured yesterday after an unidentified bus hit their motorcycle at Savar in Dhaka. The deceased was identified as Israt Jahan Esha, student of Daffodil International University, reports our local correspondent quoting Atikur Rahman, officer-in-charge of
Online applications for DU admission tests from April 20
ligible candidates for Dhaka University’s admission tests for the 2021-22 sessions will be able to apply online for the entrance exams from April 20 to May 10. The decision came from the meeting of the university’s general admission committee on Thursday at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban, with
Fitra fixed at minimum Tk 75, maximum Tk 2,310
The Islamic Foundation has fixed this year’s Fitra at minimum Tk 75 and maximum Tk 2,310 per person, according to Prothom Alo. The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Fitra Fixing Committee in the conference room of the Islamic Foundation today
New success in enhanced biofuel production
Shahadat Hossain A group of Jahangirnagar University researchers has claimed success in boosted biofuel production using certain types of yeast and bacteria. Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of starch solution obtained from rotten potato, sugarcane, sugar beets, maize, wheat, and molasses in presence of
Highway management set to improve
RHD to introduce country’s first road operation unit The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) is going establish a dedicated Road Operation Unit (ROU) for the first time to manage and monitor a national highway efficiently. The unit will include three ROU field offices and a headquarter in Dhaka, three axle-load control stations (ALCS) and Intelligent Transport
Nearly 50 lakh vehicles plying in Bangladesh: JS body
At present there are 49 lakh 91 thousand 75 different types of vehicles in the country, according to the parliamentary standing committee on the Ministry of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources. Of these, 41.73 lakh (83%) run by gasoline (octane/petrol), 5.39 lakh are powered by diesel, 2.38 lakh are powered by CNG, 6,278 vehicles are powered ... Read more
Local seeds for local needs
Female farmers of Khulna exchange varieties at fair Dipankar Roy Seeds of local varieties – preserved by families for generations – have been the most adaptive way of cultivation for the distinct climatic conditions of the country’s coastal areas. In what is considered a yearly tradition, female farmers exchange the seeds at the “seed fair”, ... Read more
RMCH opens Bangladesh’s largest oxygen tank
Rajshahi Medical College Hospital has opened Bangladesh’s largest oxygen tank on its campus to meet the oxygen demands of its patients. The 30,000-liter capacity tank was opened adjacent to the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit on Wednesday afternoon, said RMCH director Brigadier General Shamim Yazdani, adding
DU entry exams likely from June 3
The Deans’ Committee of Dhaka University on Wednesday recommended holding honour’s admission test for the academic session 2021-2022 from June 3. The minimum eligibility for applying for the admission test has been lowered. The date was decided at a meeting with DU Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman in
Padma Bridge will open to traffic by 2022 end: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told the parliament that work is going on in full swing to open Padma Bridge to traffic by the end of this year. The premier said this while replying to a query from Awami League MP Shahiduzzaman Sarker. Earlier on several occasions, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader ... Read more
Walton wins bids to buy European brands
Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC said today it has won the tender to procure more than 50 years long-established European brands ACC, Zanussi Elettromeccanica (ZEM) and Verdichter (VOE) from Italia Wanbao-ACC. It will also buy a fully automated inverter and non-inverter compatible compressor line with a capacity of 3.2 million units per year, according to a regulatory ... Read more
Evaly chairman Shamima Nasrin released on bail after 6 months
E-commerce platform Evaly chairman Shamima Nasrin was released from Kashimpur Women’s Central Jail in Gazipur on Wednesday, nearly seven months after she was arrested along with her husband and Evaly chief executive officer Mohammad Rassel at their Mohammadpur residence in Dhaka. Shamima walked out of Kashimpur Women’s Central Jail at about 5:45pm on