‘It’s high time for building hi-tech mfg ecosystem’

Speakers at a webinar said that it is the right time to build a sustainable hi-tech manufacturing ecosystem in BangladeshThey said Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority is getting prepared to bring about a revolution in the country's high-tech industry, it has taken various initiatives to attract investment in high-tech parks in the aftermath of Covid-19. The remarks were made on the second day of the webinar titled 'Beyond-2020' on Friday, organised by Bangladesh High-Tech Park Authority in the capital.  ‘Beyond-2020’ has started from yesterday with the aim of discussing the progress of Bangladesh in the field of skills development, start-ups and investment.The series of webinar is being organized on an online platform to inform domestic and foreign investors about the usefulness of investing in high-tech parks. The second day of the webinar discusses various incentives for investors, including high-tech park authority incentives and one-stop service...

Airtel launches campaign to celebrate friendship

To celebrate the importance of friendship in our lives, the #1 network of friends, Airtel, has come up with a unique campaign with a slogan ‘Bondhu thakle sob possible’-meaning friendship makes everything possible."It always becomes easier for us to start a new journey-even achieving the most difficult challenges in life with the help of friends. In this new normal time of corona pandemic, we have again come to realize the significance of friendship with the mental support from ...

Meghna Petroleum, JMI sign deal to expand LPG business

Meghna Petroleum, a subsidiary of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation, has signed an agreement with JMI Industrial Gas Ltd as part of business expansion.Under the agreement, the petroleum company will sell LPG by establishi...

Call for implementing NPA to prevent human trafficking

As women and children continue to fall victim to human traffickers in the country, Civil Society activists called for fully implementing National Plan of Action (NPA) 2018-22 on preventing human trafficking.   The NPA stipulated for ensuring social, natural and economic safety measures and raising awareness for combating the trafficking, they said.    The NPA stressed on rehabilitating the victims and provide them with necessary supports after rescuing them through a well-protective system involving the state. It also asked for ensuring a protective environment for the victims and their families by properly applying relevant laws, they added.Besides, the NPA called for proper coordination between the government and other stakeholders for combating the problem, they said...

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Tigers begin skill camp, eying Sri Lanka series

The Bangladesh cricketers had the opportunity to practice as a group after 198 days as they began the skill training camp at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Sunday.A total of 27 cricketers have been called up for the skill camp, amongst which on the first day, 16 cricketers were present. The rest of the cricketers will join the camp from tomorrow, BCB officials said.Since the outbreak of Coronavirus in the country in mid-March country’s cricketing activities have stopped. However the cricketers returned to the ground on July 19 when the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) organized individual training sessions. The players continued their individual training at different venues across the country. However with the three-match Test series in Sri Lanka approaching fast, finally the BCB started the group practice but not before creating a Bio-secure bubble for the cricketers.Before starting the camp, all of the cricketers had to undergo a corona test in which they returned negative. The BCB then sent them to team Hotel Sonargaon where the cricket apex board rented two floors for the cricketers, coaching and other staff. Even the 35 staff of the hotel Sonargaon who are giving the players service had to undergo a corona test. Two buses have been kept ready for cricketers’ travelling from hotel to stadium and stadium to hotel. The bus drivers also have been in a Bio-secure bubble along with others.However, the cricketers began the activities with stretching before head coach Russell Domingo gave them some advice after calling all of them in a huddle. The...

Violence against children continues

There is no denying that Bangladesh has made significant strides in the fields of health, nutrition, safe water and sanitation, education and child protection. But when it comes to violence against ch...

PM vows to build graft-free admin

Corruption has been a thorn in the side of development. It has been slowly corroding the society since long causing hindrances to proper administrative ruling. With government organisations being infiltrated by a section of immoral and unscrupulous p...

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