Staff Reporter : Thousands of people have been digging the ground for gold in Ranishankail Upazila of Thakurgaon. Men and women of various ages are excavating the brick kiln area...
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Business Desk : The success of the Bashundhara Cement Sales Conference 2024 spotlights Bashundhara Group’s position as a driving force of economic growth and innovation in Bangladesh. Bashundhara Cement organized a daylong “Annual Sales Conference-2024” titled with “Empowering Sales through Innovation and Strategy” inaugurated by Bashundhara Group’s Vice Chairman Safwan Sobhan at city’s International Convention City Bashundhara, recently. Attended by over 300 members of Bashundhara Cement’s salesforce to unite, the Sales Conference concluded with resounding success, marking a pivotal moment...
Business Report : At the 17th Dhaka Motor Show 2024, Asian MotorSpeX Limited unveiled three new and advanced models from the ‘Jaecoo’ and ‘Omoda’ brands. The models, JAECOO J7, OMODA C5, and OMODA E5, captured the attention of show-goers immediately after their launch, thanks to their cutting-edge features, attractive design, and aesthetic presentation. The unveiling event was graced by Dewan Shajedur Rahman, Managing Director of Asian MotorSpeX Limited, along with other officials. Prominent social media influencers Rafsan Sabab, Hamza Khan...
Business report : Bidi workers demanded that the bidi industry to be declared a cottage industry by withdrawing the bidi duty and advance income tax as during Bangabandhu’s era. They called for an end to the conspiracy of the British American Tobacco Company by demanding all kinds of benefits to the workers from the government like the neighboring country India. Bangladesh Bidi Sramik Federation, Greater Rangpur Region made these demands from the labor rally held at Rangpur Public Library ground...
Business Report : Shanta Holdings Ltd, the country’s leading real estate developer, on 24 May announced a new project called “Dhaka Tower” – a 500 ft skyscraper designed by the renowned studio “The Office of Metropolitan Architects (OMA)” of Netherlands. The launching event was attended by OMA partner Lyad Alsaka, says a press release. Meanwhile, the groundbreaking for Dhaka Tower is complete, and the project is now open for bookings and due for completion by 2028. Once built, the 1.5...
AFP : Survivors reported having to kick down doors and leap out of windows to escape the inferno that swept through a centre packed full of young people enjoying games, including bowling, Indian media reported on Sunday. Lines of bodies draped in white cloths were laid out before being taken away from the centre in Rajkot, a city in the western state of Gujarat. The four children reported dead were all aged under 12, said police, who warned that many...
Al Jazeera : Eighteen-year-olds will have to perform a mandatory national service if the Conservative Party is voted back to power in the United Kingdom’s July 4 election, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced. The UK has “generations of young people who have not had the opportunities they deserve”, and this measure would help unite society in an “increasingly uncertain world”, Sunak said on Saturday. The prime minister’s plan would entail young people being given a choice between a full-time...
BBC : They were shadow people, moving beyond the light of small fires on a winter dawn. There was no hint then that I was about to encounter one of the most extraordinary sights of my time in South Africa. In this part of the country, winter is a cold, dry season that burns the veld brown. The ground is hard like flint and when the wind blows across the plains, dust covers the squatters and all that they carry....
AFP : China has ended two days of military drills around Taiwan that saw jets loaded with live munitions and warships practise seizing and isolating the self-ruled island. The exercises simulated strikes targeting Taiwan’s leaders as well as its ports and airports to “cut off the island’s ‘blood vessels'”, Chinese military analysts told state media. Beijing considers the democratic island part of its territory and has not ruled out using force to bring it under its control. The war games...
Entertainment Report : Director Sanjoy Somadder’s upcoming web film ‘Poison’ is set to premiere on the OTT platform Deepto Play this Eid-ul-Azha. Its recently released teaser has generated significant buzz...
AFP, France : Kylian Mbappe said, he is proud to leave Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) with his “head hold high” after winning Saturday’s French Cup final, but said he would wait for the right time to confirm where he will be playing next season. “To finish with a trophy in a final, there is no better way. It feels really good,”...
AFP, Geneva : Casper Ruud downed Novak Djokovic’s conqueror Tomas Machac on Saturday to win a third Geneva title and head into the French Open with a trophy in his racquet bag. Norwegian Ruud, the world number seven, beat 44th-ranked Czech Machac 7-5, 6- 3 in an hour and 47 minutes. Second seed Ruud is at home on the Parc...
BSS, Dhaka : Finals of both the Men’s and Women’s Independence Day Handball competitions will be held today at Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium in the city, said a press release. On the day, Bangladesh Ansar & VDP will take on Bangladesh Police Handball Club in the Women’s Section final at 2:30pm, while Border Guard Bangladesh will...
Agency : Bangladesh repaired some of their battered pride by beating the USA by 10 wickets in the third and final game of the three-match series on Saturday in Houston, with Mustafizur Rahman taking six wickets. Najmul Hossain Shanto, the Bangladesh Captain was pleased with the way his team had responded to the two losses in the week. “I think...
AFP, Eugene : World champion Sha’carri Richardson will run her first 100m of the Olympic year on Sunday at the Eugene Diamond League, where Jakob Ingebrigtsen headlines a star-studded mile field. Richardson, who launched her 2024 campaign with a relay in March and followed with a pair of sluggish 200m performances in China in April, returns to her signature event...
Campus Life : Jointly organized by the NSU School of Health Science and the University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill, USA, a certificate course titled “Analytics & Machine Learning Techniques for Maternal and Health Interventions” was held at the NSU campus on 17 July, 2023. The event aimed to explore the applications of machine learning in improving maternal healthcare and brought together renowned experts and professionals in the field.The lead speaker at the event was Dr. Javed Mostafa, an...
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Campus Report : The UAP Law Orators Debating Club (UAPLODC) is committed to the development of a debating community among the students of the Department of Law and Human Rights at the University of Asia Pacific (UAP). In addition to fostering creativity via debating, the club’s objectives include sharing and critiquing the work of peers; develop excellent oral and written communication skills, excellent critical thinking skills, and effective tools for research, organization and presentation. Debate helps students become more interested...
Campus Desk : Over 20 students of ULAB Radio CampBuzz of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) took part in a workshop on creating successful podcasts.Oleg Dmitriyev, an advisor at the Sputnik International News Agency and Radio, held the latest session of the SputnikPro project for future journalists in the online format, says a press release issued on Sunday.The participants thanked Sputnik for the relevant and diverse content.The students were interested in various issues, such as picking a subject,...
Campus Desk : A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Department of Geography and Environment of Dhaka University (DU) and Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) was signed today January 31, 2023 at the VC’s Lounge to share knowledge through research, innovation and training. Vice-Chancellor of DU Prof. Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman presided over the signing ceremony. Treasurer of DU Prof. Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed and Secretary General of BDRCS Kazi Shofiqul Azam signed the MoU on behalf of their respective institution. Chairman of...