Press Releases
Brac-Kumon franchise orientation held
The orientation was aimed at helping those interested in understanding what Kumon is: the Kumon Educational Method, the Kumon Franchise business model, its prospects, and how being a part of it may be a good fit for their career and investments.
24 May 2022, 12:19 PM
‘Sarinda’ exhibition ends on high note in Mymensingh
The three-day exhibition, marking International Museum Day, was held at Asian Music Museum in city’s Kanchijuly area.
23 May 2022, 12:34 PM
Weeklong food festival underway in Chattogram
After inaugurating the festival, CCCI President Mahbubul Alam said, “Food lovers can get a taste of foods from different regions under one rooftop. We'll be serving quality foods preserving authentic taste.”
22 May 2022, 08:46 AM
Climate change costing poor women up to 30pc of their total expenditure
On average, 15 percent of households’ expenditure is going on measures to protect against flooding and storms, like raising floors or building shelters for their livestock. But for households headed by women, that percentage doubles.
20 May 2022, 02:55 AM
Chevron funded 'Uttoron' app launched
The Uttoron app covers fundamental factors like communication, teamwork, time management and problem-solving skills.
19 May 2022, 10:56 AM
Asgar Ali Hospital observes ‘Nurses Week’
This year’s theme is “Nurses: A Voice to Lead -- Invest in Nursing and respect rights to secure global health”.
17 May 2022, 12:04 PM
United Hospital observes Int’l Nurses Day
To commemorate the birthday of Florence Nightingale, International Nurses Day is observed across the world on May 12.
14 May 2022, 10:00 AM
UIU wins ‘Smarter Europe Award’
The team leader and principal investigator of the research pilot project Shahriar Ahmed Chowdhury, director, Centre for Energy Research of UIU, received the award in Munich.
12 May 2022, 13:45 PM
UNDP, ICT Division sign deal on cybersecurity
Dr Bikarna Kumar Ghosh, in his remarks, said under this partnership UNDP-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Award on Cyber Security Awareness would be announced to encourage and inspire the youths to combat cyber security challenges.
12 May 2022, 13:20 PM
RAK Ceramics and HBRI to host workshops for construction workers
To equip our construction workers with better skills, RAK Ceramics BD Limited and Housing and Building Research Institute (HBRI) have jointly inaugurated a year-long training workshop, titled, “Tiles Fitting and Eco-Friendly Concrete Block Masonry ” under the ministry of housing and public works, the government of Bangladesh
12 May 2022, 12:04 PM
SFIL and BTI signed an MoU for home loan financing
Strategic Finance & Investments Limited (SFIL) recently signed an MoU with building technology & ideas ltd. (BTI) for Home Loan Financing. Under this MOU, SFIL will finance the customer who will purchase flat or commercial space from BTI and SFIL will provide a preferential rate and fee to the customers. BTI also provide a preferential price to the SFIL referred customers.
28 April 2022, 07:17 AM
Summit, JERA collaborate on ‘carbon neutral roadmap’
To accelerate adoption of renewable power generation in Bangladesh and support its Paris Agreement goals, the MoU includes pathways for establishing zero emissions targets for Summit, outlining a roadmap to achieve these targets and identifying opportunities to deploy greener fuels such as hydrogen or ammonia in support of decarbonization efforts.
26 April 2022, 11:23 AM
BAT Bangladesh Launches its 1st ever Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report for 2021
On 20th April, BAT Bangladesh, one of the country’s leading multinational companies, launched its first-ever Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report for 2021. The report was launched at an event in Hotel Sonargaon in presence of several esteemed guests, representing both the public and private sectors. Introducing the concept of ESG in Bangladesh, BAT Bangladesh is proud to be the 1st organisation to launch an ESG report in the country.
25 April 2022, 11:47 AM
Wagely’s Month of Blessings Campaign Helping Employees Gain Access to Allowance for Eid Ul Fitr
For the blessed month of Ramadan, Wagely, an employee financial wellbeing platform organised a campaign called “Month of Blessings”, that allows the middle and low-income workers of Bangladesh and Indonesia to access their Eid Ul Fitr Festival Allowance before payday.
24 April 2022, 17:36 PM
Buet selects 10 research projects for grants
This is the first time that research proposals have been invited through a research portal under the auspices of the Research and Innovation Center for Science and Engineering (RISE).
19 April 2022, 16:02 PM
Daraz gives Eid clothes to marginalised children
The event titled “Sneher Eid Upohar” took place in the afternoon at DNCC auditorium, where Mayor Atiqul Islam distributed new clothes to children aged between two and nine.
19 April 2022, 16:00 PM
ACI Motors celebrates ‘Baishakhi Mela’ across country
ACI Motors' prominent customers, dealers, agricultural officers, network partners, other well-wishers and company officials participated in this festival.
16 April 2022, 14:14 PM
Funding cut for water, hygiene concerning
In an assessment of the UK’s water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programme, it has raised concerns over the initiative to cut budget from £206.5m to an estimated £70 million in 2021, according to a report.
13 April 2022, 15:27 PM
Arogga becomes first Bangladeshi start-up to get funding from Silicon Valley’s Hyper
Bangladeshi healthtech start-up Arogga has locked seed funding deals with the Silicon Valley firm Hyper.
7 April 2022, 09:22 AM
DIU delegation joins Erasmus+ Harmony project’s conference in India
The objective of the two-day interactive hybrid conference was to share internationalisation initiatives and learn good academic and research practices from leading universities in Bangladesh, Bulgaria, India, Lithuania, Spain, Slovenia and Vietnam.
6 April 2022, 18:51 PM