JMI Group celebrates World Peace Day with rally, discussion

Staff CorrespondentJMI Group celebrated World Peace Day 2026 with a colourful rally and discussion in Dhaka on Monday, calling for greater equality, justice, harmony and respect for human rights.The company, a leading pharmaceutical and medical equipment manufacturer in Bangladesh, has been observing World Peace Day for the past 17 years.JMI Group Founder and Managing Director Md Abdur Razzaq inaugurated the peace rally by releasing balloons and white doves, symbols of peace, in front of Curzon Hall of the University of Dhaka.The rally started from Curzon Hall, passed through Doyel Chattar and ended at the Press Club intersection.Later, JMI Group organised a discussion at the Abdus Salam Auditorium of the National Press Club. Speakers at the event stressed the importance of observing World Peace Day to raise public awareness and promote a peaceful and happy society irrespective of nationality, religion or race.Addressing the discussion as chief guest, Md Abdur Razzaq said JMI Group had...

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Prof. Mahboob Ali invited as a volunteer research fellow at INTI Intl University, Malaysia

Business DeskProf. Muhammad Mahboob Ali, Professor of Economics, Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT) has been invited by INTI International University, Malaysia to be a Volunteer Research Fellow for the period 26th August 2026 to 31st December 2028.Prof Ali said he was honored to have been invited and trusted to do the job. He has kindly requested the consent and agreement of the institution to serve as a voluntary research fellow under the policies of INTI International University. The voluntary fellowship is subject to the university’s approval.According to his Google Scholar profile, Prof. Ali has 4,240+ citations, an h-index of 28 and an i10-index of 105. Since 2021, he has been cited by other authors 2576 times with an h-index of 19 and an i10-index of 53.His...

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Asif Nazrul blamed for Bangladesh’s T20 World Cup absence

Former Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul was responsible for Bangladesh’s decision not to participate in the 2026 T20 World Cup, according to a report by a government-appointed investigation committee.The 22-page report was released on Tuesday at a press conference held at the National Sports Council. The three-member committee was formed in March to investigate why Bangladesh did not take part in the tournament.The committee was headed by Dr A K M Oli Ullah, additional secretary of the Administration Wing of the Ministry of Youth and Sports. Its other members were Supreme Court lawyer Barrister Faisal Dastagir and former national captain and current chief selector Habibul Bashar.Speaking at the press conference, Dastagir said the committee had reviewed relevant information, spoken to people involved and examined media reports before reaching its conclusion.“Based on what emerged from the investigation and discussions with the relevant people, the person responsible for Bangladesh not travelling to the World Cup was then Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul,” Dastagir said. “The government at the time and he are responsible.”He added that Bangladesh should have participated in the World Cup.The report said the committee interviewed 12 people and included summaries of their statements. Those interviewed included Bangladesh’s T20 captain Litton Das and Test captain Najmul Hossain Shanto.From the cricket administration, the committee spoke to former national captain and current Bangladesh Cricket Board president Tamim Iqbal Khan, former B...

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