Grameenphone, in association with The Daily Star, is going to jointly organize a webinar titled ‘Accelerating Digital Transformation During Challenging Times’ tomorrow on May 17, 2021, on the occasion of ‘World Telecommunication and Information Society Day’.

Dekko ISHO Group, a diverse business conglomerate and market leader in various industries in Bangladesh, has invested in Markopolo.ai as an institutional investor in their pre-seed round. The signing ceremony was attended by Prottoy Hossain, Director, of Dekko Isho Group along with the founders of Markopolo, Tasfia Tasbin, CEO, Rubaiyat Farhan, COO, and Zaman, CTO. Markopolo.ai, a deep tech startup headquartered in Delaware, USA, provides businesses a cloud-based software which can put their digital advertising on autopilot.

Samsung Bangladesh and The Daily Star have launched a campaign on May 10, 2021, through an interesting short video of a delivery man’s day-to-day life. The campaign name is ‘Shikhore Othar Prottoy – Stories of Life Maximizers.’

Starting now, users can use bKash on the foodpanda platform. In order to do this, customers have to add their bKash account details to their list of saved payment methods. Once their account details have been added, customers are free to go cashless as they wish.

Due to the second wave of the pandemic, people on the underprivileged end of the society are suffering terribly. Many have lost their sources of livelihood, while others have run out of the meagre savings that they had. An ominous cloud hangs over them, with uncertainty and hopelessness accumulating with every passing day. The ones who seem to suffer the most are the underprivileged children. With schools shut down and parents being thrown into the cusps of poverty, these children barely have any anticipation for Eid-ul-Fitr. Unlike their peers, these underprivileged children cannot afford to buy a new dress, or even have a day of celebration. This is what IPDC Finance and Mission Save Bangladesh (MSB) wanted to alleviate.

We often think the louder person with the more authoritative appearance with a pushy attitude wins in negotiations. Although some do prioritize physical appearance in others; to some extent people judge a book by its cover, but in the long run it’s information that helps us win on the table.

Bangladesh Cancer Aid Trust - BANCAT distributed staples among cancer patients at National Institute of Cancer Research & Hospital (NICRH). The staple are sponsored by IPDC Finance Limited and will support 250 underserved cancer patients’ families for a month.

The country's leading online and mobile app-based service provider Shohoz has handed over insurance cheques to the families of Md. Yasin Ali and his wife Hosneara Feroza, who were deceased in a road accident at the Dhaka-Bogra highway in February. In collaboration with Sunlife Insurance Company Ltd. and SR Travels, formal transfer of insurance cheques has been completed at Shohoz office in compliance with the required hygiene rules. Yasin Ali and his wife Hosneara Feroza’s two daughters Mehnaz Tabassum and Fatema Tasnia received the cheques on behalf of the family of the deceased.

Keeping the new consumer needs in consideration, Bata launched their Eid Exclusive collection focusing on comfort and style. The collection includes 500+ new designs for men, women, and children. Additionally, Bata launched a new technology called Insolia Foundation, which delivers superior walking comfort and balanced heel stability. It offers 60% more comfort through the biodynamic foot support that has been tested and validated at the Whales Centre for Podiatric Studies at Cardiff Metropolitan University in the UK.

Multi-award-winning design company from Bangladesh, COdesign, has acclaimed the A’ Design Award for the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Category, 2020-2021, for their self-branding initiative COseries. A' Design Award and Competition, the world's largest, most prestigious, and influential design accolade, recognizes projects with exceptional design excellence.

One of the leading local education consultancy offers 100% cashback on IELTS registration fees for students who wishing to study abroad through Education Hub as their consultant partner.

Yellow, country's one of the top most renowned fashion lifestyle brands, has launched their new outlet in Khulna. They inaugurated their 18th outlet at Sonadanga Majid Sarani in Khulna. The occasion was graced by Hadi SA Chowdhury, Head of Retail Operations, Beximco Yellow; Marketing Manager, Raihan Kabir; Operations Manager, Shahrian Ahmed, Sumit Tarafdar and famous personalities, business representatives of Khulna. Hadi SA Chowdhury expressed that a new horizon has been unveiled for the fashion lovers of Khulna.

The COVID-19 pandemic is still looming large around the world. Various measures are being taken in Bangladesh to control the outbreak of the deadly virus, including multiple lockdowns. Amidst the pandemic, the frontline warriors such as doctors, nurses, delivery men & law enforcers are working selflessly to ensure that the citizen of Bangladesh stay safe. But what about them and their family’s safety?

With an aim to enable businesses to streamline their ordering experience, foodpanda has recently launched ’foodpanda for business.’ The platform, dedicated to corporate clients, offers convenient ordering with exclusive discounts, option for setting allowances, streamlined billing process and more. It will ensure a better ordering experience for organizations through an easy-to-navigate system with dedicated dashboards for companies and exclusive discounts for all employees of corporate clients.

Many orphaned and abandoned children in Bangladesh are living and growing up without care, love and security of a family. SOS Children’s Villages Bangladesh, a nonprofit social development organization, creates a family environment for those vulnerable children where they live under the care of a SOS mother with siblings in a family like setting. The children get complete quality care in a family environment that includes nutritious meals, quality education, medical care and most importantly, love, respect and security. These orphaned and abandoned children receive quality care from early age till they become self-reliant and integrated to the society.

Ramadan is one of the most exciting months in Bangladesh. The festivities of Eid provide business owners and brands an opportunity to engage in a month-long Ramadan campaign. With everyone running campaigns for this month, especially on digital platforms, it becomes essential to stand out among the masses to capture everyone’s attention.

According to the Bangladesh Sample Vital Statistic 2018, nine out of every 1,000 people in this country have some form of disabilities (gender-wise, 9.3 percent are males and 7.7 percent females). A November 2020 data reveal 21 lakh 43 thousand 353 to be the number of people with disability, registered with the Department of Social Services. And many of them remain left out of mainstream economic development, and a lot of it has do with public perception about people with disabilities, especially the differently-abled communities.

Once again, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina provided cash aid to 3.6 million Covid-affected families directly to their mobile banking accounts through G2P system. Today, the Prime Minister officially inaugurated the second phase of this financial aid program via video conferencing from Ganobhaban.

Nasiruddin Yousuff Bacchu was the distinguished guest on the Seventeenth Episode of IPDC Ogroj. He talked about his passionate youth dedicated towards gaining the independence for the country and his post-war life of rebuilding the cultural backbone of the nation. The session was moderated by venerated banker Anis A. Khan.

Vision Electronics, one of the country’s leading electronics brand, has introduced Google Authorized Android TV to the market as first local brand. RN Paul, Managing Director of RFL Group, inaugurated the TV at a program at RFL's head office in Badda on Sunday.