National Debate Federation Bangladesh (NDF) is going to organise the ‘15th NDF BD National Debate Carnival 2023’ next February 24.

A journalist of The Daily Star has won "The Asia Foundation-IED Media Fellowship 2022".

Dhaka is riddled with bureaucratic incompetence. Apathy has rendered the average city dweller utterly indifferent about the chaos of our city. On August 15, 2022, five people were killed after a segment of a box girder of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project fell from a crane on a car in Dhaka's Uttara area.

Radwan Mujib Siddiq, grandson of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and trustee of Centre for Research & Information (CRI), has urged all to wear masks to remain safe from Covid-19 virus.

Distressed Children & Infants International (DCI), an international non-profit child rights organisation, and the Rotary Club of Cambridge jointly hosted a virtual conference in celebration of International Women’s Day on Monday, March 8, 2021.

Steam goes off, lid in the handle slides down to be in airtight mode, and pressure starts to mount again within the sealed pot before the next hiss. At the end of a few hissings, foods are cooked faster than time, with lesser energy burnt. A simple knowledge about "how to manage pressure" led to the invention of pressure cooker by French physicist Denis Papin way back in 1679.

Dr. Atiur Rahman was the distinguished guest on the fourteenth episode of IPDC Ogroj. He talked about his life growing up, his journey towards attaining higher education, dedication towards digitizing and revolutionizing the banking process of our country from a central role. The session was moderated by venerated banker Anis A. Khan.

My motherland, Bangladesh was liberated from the Pakistani autocrats on 16th December 1971 sacrificing 3 million lives and 9 months of the blood-shed war. After 49 years of freedom, our nation has progressed technologically and economically but freedom from hunger, freedom from corruption, and education for all are yet to be achieved.

eCourier, an initiative by Dotlines Bangladesh Limited, organized an event for the launch of logistics industry re-defining new services on 15th February 2021 (Monday) at Best Western La Vinci Hotel, Dhaka. The event also unveiled the new logo of eCourier.

On the occasion of Lovello day, Taufika Foods and Agro Industries Limited, which produces Lovello Ice Cream, arranged a grand program at a local hotel in Dhaka on 13th February, 2021.

Youth School for Social Entrepreneurs successfully ended its flagship event Bangladesh Youth Symposium 2021. This time the event was held virtually through the videocall platform Zoom, in association with Northern University on Friday 12th February, 2021.

The first of its kind in Bangladesh, Valor of Bangladesh (VoB), the knowledge sharing social platform, has started its journey. The inauguration ceremony for the launch of VoB was held on Wednesday, 10 February, 2021 at The Royal Park Rooftop in Banani, Dhaka.

The digital financial service arm of Bangladesh Postal Department Nagad, which started just two years ago, has thus become an integral part of many life stories. And because of that, the number of customers of Nagad has now crossed three crores. The average daily transaction has risen to Tk 300 crore.

M. Anis Ud Dowla, one of the eminent industrialists and business leaders of the country, started his career with the “British Oxygen” group. His 27-year tenure in the British multinational took him to various parts of the world leading different subsidiaries of the company. When he returned to Bangladesh, he joined Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI), another British multinational. In 1992, ICI divested its shareholding through management buy out and Mr. Dowla took the leadership of the company as a majority shareholder and changed the name of ICI to Advanced Chemical Industries (ACI). Since then, he has been leading ACI, which is currently one of the largest conglomerates of Bangladesh. A company, which started with 230 employees, is now the source of employment for 15000+ people.

German cultural Institution Goethe-Institut hosted the principals’ conferences Pasch progamme virtually first of its kind to bring together the top staff of the schools supported by the organization.

North South University, one of the leading and number one ranked first private universities in Bangladesh, are spearheading a number of activities to ameliorate the Covid-19 situation such as the ones listed below:

Evercare Hospital Dhaka celebrated International Epilepsy day at the Neurology Department on 8 February 2021, attended by consultants of neurology and other departments, as well as senior management of the hospital, with Dr. Sanjay K. Pathare, Director, medical services addressing the meeting as the chief guest.

Khandakar Omar Farhan, Managing Partner and Kayes Siddiqui, CEO of Smoke Music Cafe speaks to The Daily Star about the story behind the emergence of Smoke Music Cafe, Which has especially picked up distinction for its eccentric theme & atmosphere. They talked about their journey from opening up one of the first roof-top restaurants with a unique theme to establishing a dining destination that attract guests from various walks of life.

Roquibul Hasan was the distinguished guest on the thirteenth episode of IPDC Ogroj about his journey in the cricketing world, what turned him into a household name as a legend of our cricketing history and his outspoken love for his country that he showcased with bold displays of patriotism. The session was moderated by venerated banker Anis A. Khan.

Footsteps Bangladesh, a renowned next generation development organization, has implemented a public drinking water system under Project Trishna for doctors, staff, patients and their families at The National Institute of Cancer Research & Hospital (NICRH), in partnership with The City Bank Limited and Bangladesh Cancer Aid Trust - BANCAT. The inauguration ceremony took place on 7 February, 2021 at the hospital, NICRH, Mohakhali, TB Gate Road Dhaka, Bangladesh.