Culture Central, in partnership with the British Council and Arts Council England and 10 Birmingham-based cultural organisations, is going to organise an event styled as ‘Transforming Narratives Mela & Symposium’ to be held from March 19-21, 2022 to celebrate contemporary arts and culture, said a press release. Transforming Narratives is an international programme designed to ... Read more
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Unilever, UNDP celebrate IWD 2022 by driving plastic clean-up, awareness at NCC
To improve the health of the planet, more than 100 women have joined hands together to create awareness on plastic clean-up at Narayanganj City Corporation as part of the International Women’s Day 2022 campaign ‘Diversity for Sustainability’, said a press release. The one-day campaign was designed to raise community level awareness on
GP first to introduce eSIM
ACI Motors Ltd, local distributor of Yamaha and a subsidiary of ACI Group, launched the largest Yamaha showroom at the Haque Center in Tejgaon, Dhaka on Tuesday. FH Ansarey, managing director of ACI Motors, Shakib Al Hasan, Yamaha’s brand ambassador, and popular vocalist Hamin Ahmed cut a cake to inaugurate the
GP first to introduce eSIM
Grameenphone, the country’s top mobile phone operator, has launched eSIMs for the first time in Bangladesh and the new product will be available from March 7. So, the customers will have the benefit of connectivity without a physical SIM card on an eSIM enabled device, according to a statement from the
Shab-e-Barat on March 18
Muslims in Bangladesh will observe Shab-e-Barat on the night of March 18 as Sha’ban moon was not sighted on Bangladesh sky today. The decision was taken at the National Moon Sighting Committee meeting at Baitul Mukarrom National Mosque this evening, said a press release of the religious affairs
Evaly fraud case: Tahsan, Mithila, Sabnam Faria dropped from charge sheet
Dhanmondi police have dropped the names of five people including actors Tahsan Khan, Rafiath Rashid Mithila and Sabnam Faria from the charges of a fraud case, finding no grounds relating to E-commerce platform Evaly. Police, however, have pressed charges against Evaly CEO Mohammad Rassel alias Babul, Chairman Shamima Nasrin and two others — vice-president of ... Read more
Nipun’s election as BFAA’s GS declared illegal by HC
The High Court on Wednesday declared illegal the Election Appellate Board’s decision of declaring film actress Nipun Akter as general secretary of Bangladesh Film Artistes’ Association by cancelling candidature of her counterpart Zayed Khan for ‘misconduct’. A bench of Justice Mamnoon Rahman and Justice
Digital platform for aquaculture introduced
Right Haat, a digital platform for aquaculture actors including farmers, was launched at Brac Centre Inn in Dhaka yesterday. The digital platform combines both advisory support and a portfolio of products and services for aquaculture farmers and market actors, a press release
Walton announces Digital Campaign Season-14
Walton yesterday declared its countywide ‘Digital Campaign Season-14’ to provide faster and best after-sales service to customers through online automation following the success in the previous seasons. Under the new campaign, customers might get sure cashback of up to Tk 10 lakh or crores of free products purchasing Walton fridge, television, air conditioner, washing
AB Bank, Renaissance hotel sign deal
AB Bank Ltd signed an agreement with Renaissance Dhaka Gulshan Hotel last week. Abdur Rahman, deputy managing director of AB Bank Ltd, and Noeke Kusuma, general manager of Renaissance Dhaka Gulshan Hotel, inked the deal at the bank’s head office in Gulshan, Dhaka. Under the agreement, the credit cardholders of
Bank Asia wins Intellectual Property Protection Award 2020
Bank Asia Ltd has recently been awarded the “Intellectual Property Protection Award 2020” by the Bangladesh Copyright Board for its conscious and responsible role in the protection of intellectual property. The bank has been awarded as the only financial institution of the country in the copyright category, a press release said
There’s no pressure from any circles
Says CEC Awal The Election Commission is under no pressure from political circles or any parties, said the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Quazi Habibul Awal yesterday. Responding to a query whether the commission was facing any pressure, he said, “There is no question of pressure. There is no pressure. We work independently and will ... Read more
Primary schoolchildren return to campuses across Bangladesh
In-person classes at primary educational institutions, including schools and kindergartens, across the Bangladesh resumed on Wednesday after over a month. The students of Class I to Class V were seen to go schools from morning to join their classes in two shifts. At different places, the students and their parents said that they were
Telcos’ data carry-forward launch deferred by 15 days
The telecom regulator has given the operators additional 15 days to implement a directive that cuts the number of offers and enables customers to carry forward their unused internet data of the current deal to the next one. The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) in a press release said that the directive will be implemented ... Read more
Necrophiliac morgue worker arrested in Chattogram
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today arrested a morgue guard of Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) on charges of necrophilia in the port city. The arrestee is Md Selim (48), hailing from Cumilla’s Laksam, said CID’s Special Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shahnewaz Khaled
Youth rescued after falling in 40-feet hole
Fire Service members on Monday rescued a 24-year-old youth who fell into a 40-feet tunnel-like void surrounded by four multi-storied buildings in the city’s Gendaria. The youth, Salam, fell into the hole around 12:45am early Monday while passing the road, said deputy assistant director of media cell of Fire Service
CNG stations face further gas rationing
The government on Tuesday extended the time of gas supply suspension to CNG filling stations to five hours a day from the existing four hours. Further gas rationing to the CNG stations underscored the country’s growing energy crisis. ‘A decision has been taken for suspending gas supply to all CNG filling
SSC exams likely to start on June 19, HSC on August 22
This year’s Secondary School Certificate and equivalent examinations are scheduled to start on June 19 and Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations are scheduled to start on August 22. In two urgent releases the Dhaka Education Board published these ‘probable’ dates in its website. The releases were published on Monday. One if the urgent releases ... Read more
Boi Mela extended till March 17
The Amar Ekushey Boi Mela has been extended till March 17 as the COVID-19 situation improves across the country, bringing the total duration of its run-time to 31 days – the longest in the history. The announcement of the extension has satisfied publishers, to say the least. According to them, the sales this year has ... Read more
Tow month long hilsha fishing ban imposes from today
In a bid to conserve Jatka or juveniles of hilsa, the government has imposed a two-month ban on netting, selling and transporting hilsa in six sanctuaries from today (March 1). Bimal Chandra Das, fisheries officer of Barishal, said the ban is going to be observed across 432km area of six districts, including three in Barishal division. ... Read more