Australian institution Monash College in partnership with Eduko Pathways, Bangladesh is organising a teacher training workshop on 12 February 2021 to provide online training to all school and college teachers in Bangladesh. The workshop is supported by the Australian Trade and Investment Commission, Australian Government. The Daily Star is the sole media partner for this workshop.

It was during my first trip to Dhaka in 2019 that my seatmate was curious how and why I want to live and work in Dhaka, Bangladesh. And yes, it is a unique choice for a foreigner. I’m not sure if I would have gone knowing a pandemic was going to break out. Let alone deciding to stay during a pandemic. Looking back now, would I do it all again? Without a doubt, yes!

A postgraduate in Accounting from the University of Dhaka, Mr. Mamoon Mahmood Shah started his banking career as Probationary Officer of IFIC Bank Ltd. Mr. Mahmood joined NRB Bank Limited as Additional Managing Director in 2019. He has to his credit a wide range of banking experience of more than 30 years which includes serving in key positions in a number of both local and multinational banking institutions such as EBL, HSBC, Standard Chartered, ANZ Grindlays, etc. He also held the position of MD & CEO of ICB Islamic Bank, National Finance Ltd., and GSP Finance.

Agile in Education USA (AiEUSA) in collaboration with other partner institutions in the US (such as EduScrum, Brighter Higher Ed, Center for Higher Education Leadership, etc.) is organizing the 2nd global virtual conference on "Agile in Education: Transforming Teaching and Learning through Innovative Solutions" in March 2021 with innovators and pioneer speakers from across the world targeting Bangladeshi participants. Agile Teaching and Learning is a novel instructional method concerning an incremental and iterative approach that is adaptable to changing environment, which encourages constant feedback and collaborative learning. The Agile method emphasizes on elements such as students over traditional processes and tools, working projects over comprehensive documentation, student and instructor collaboration over rigid course syllabi and responding to feedback rather than following a plan. Agile teaching and learning incorporates project-based learning and are used in various process frameworks such as Scrum, eduScrum, Kanban etc. The conference will introduce this novel concept in the country and share the global application

During COVID-19, organizations seem to be migrating from a transactional mindset to a relational attitude in their dealings with internal and external stakeholders. In the 21st century, the global industrial environment is highly competitive. Several global academics and business experts observed that personality traits govern interpersonal relationships at work. The idea that business relationships require both the internal and external stakeholders to benefit from the effective relationship has recently been stimulated due to the covid-19 breakout. As a result, interpersonal relationships are becoming more vital in today's pandemic situation, especially in finding out the compatibility levels of individual employees working in the organization. Different organizations have taken effective steps and strategy to boost organizational effectiveness and productivity, which is demandable for the new normal pandemic situation:

SAJIDA Foundation has received a USD 7.5 million fund from FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development Bank, through it’s government fund MASSIF. The agreement was executed on 14th December 2020 after receiving approval from Bangladesh Bank and Microcredit Regulatory Authority and shall remain effective till September 2025. SAJIDA will use this facility to expand its microcredit program.

Problem solving is at the core of human evolution.

BAT Bangladesh has received ‘Top Employers Bangladesh’ and ‘Top Employers Asia Pacific certification-2021’ for its excellence in employee conditions and its contribution towards enriching the world of work.

Four technology-based startups, building scalable solutions to turn some of society’s biggest problems into opportunities, have graduated from the inaugural cohort of North South University Startups Next (NSUSN), a startup incubator by NSU to shape and support to create the next generation of startup founders. To celebrate the success of the graduate startups and the launch of the next cohort, NSUSN has hosted the virtual graduation ceremony on 26 January 2021.

An agreement has been signed between the largest payment gateway of Bangladesh SSLCOMMERZ and the leading global payment network UnionPay International. From now on UnionPay cardholders can pay digitally by scanning Bangla QR.

In a time when schools, universities and youth are so deeply affected by the pandemic, the #LearningPlanet Festival will provide a timely opportunity to celebrate education as a powerful way to collectively move forward. Organised in partnership with UNESCO and other leading organisations across the world, it aims to inspire and empower learners of all ages to take action towards a better future.

Mahmudul Hoque Moni, a Dhaka-based photographic artist, runs a unique project ‘1000 Portraits 1000 Stories' to contribute to the lives of underprivileged children in Bangladesh. The project continues to engage people from Bangladesh and abroad to raise funds.

On the basement floor of the United Hospital, one will find many highly specialized state-of-the-art medical equipment where the Nuclear Medicine and Radiation (radiotherapy) wings are located. United Hospital Cancer Care Centre is entirely devoted to provide cancer patients with the most effective range of innovative cancer diagnosis and treatment available. It is the first vanguard hospital playing pioneering role in reshaping the cancer care of Bangladesh as it introduced back in 2011 the first PET-CT scanner and Medical Cyclotron to produce FDG (Fludeoxyglucose), the radioactive isotope which is used in PET-CT scan to detect the presence, spread, recurrence and treatment progress of cancer.

The role of women is getting more significant countrywide as they become the primary breadwinner in many families. Especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, women’s contribution played a significant role. Adapting to the situation, they have found new ways to support their families during the financial crunch.

Urology can be broadly defined as the specialty that manages patients with diseases of the male and female urinary tract, and of the male reproductive organs. It covers a wide range of common conditions including urinary tract infections, urinary tract stones, problems with bladder emptying, urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction. Urologists also treat patients with kidney, bladder, prostate, penile and testicular cancer. The last of these typically affects younger men than most cancers; prostate cancer, on the other hand, is most often seen in older patients.

After a rigorous three-step application process spanning over five months, twenty-two changemakers have been selected for the second cohort of Acumen Fellows in Bangladesh, according to a press release issued in this regard.

Awami League-led government used the Covid-19 pandemic as a pretext to censor free speech and crack down on critics in Bangladesh, Human Rights Watch said in its World Report 2021 yesterday.

Bangladesh has so far sequenced 304 genomes of Covid-19 and submitted them to Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data (GISAID).

Arogga has secured an investment from Dubai-based investment company Falcon Network for their pharmacy and healthcare app.

Newly formed ‘Nagorik Moncho’, a citizens’ platform in Pabna, has called upon people to boycott the Awami League candidate in the upcoming Pabna municipality election.