BD takes revolutionary reforms in skill development

Skills development is an emergency issue for Bangladesh to achieve its visions and to increase valuable foreign currency earnings in any forms like export earnings and remittance.In the context of revolutionary reforms in restructuring skills development, Bangladesh recently became the member of WorldSkills Asia which stimulates Bangladesh skill globally.In continuation of the process, WorldSkills Asia General Assembly has adopted the new member Bangladesh on Monday, held in Kuala Lumpur, according to a message received here.Chairman National Skills Development Authority, Prime Minister’s Office Faruque Hossain made a presentation on skills development in Bangladesh in the General Assembly at Putrajaya.The other two countries Philippines and Brunei have also become members of WorldSkills Asia (WSA) in the said General Assembly.Abu Dhabi based skill association WorldSkills Asia has 15 members including the new three countries. Official delegates and technical delegates of the memb...

InterContinental Dhaka June 17, 2019

InterContinental Dhaka delighted to announce the appointment of Marc Reissinger as Area General Manager – Dhaka, and General Manager at InterContinental Dhaka. Marc will lead all the upcoming InterContinental Hotels Group properties in Bangladesh.Marc has done his BHM in Hotel Management from Strasbourg Hotel School, France and then MBA General Management from Glion Institute of High Education.With more than thirty years of experience in Worldwide Luxury Hospitality business and Resorts, h...

LafargeHolcim awards open for entries now

Global construction materials and solutions leader LafargeHolcim will give awards to professionals who can showcase sustainable construction solutions along with architectural excellence.  It announced the sixth cyc...

Nasir for more Indian fund in Ctg

Mayor of Chattogram City Corporation AJM Nasir Uddin on Monday urged Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Das Ganguly for accelerated investment from her country in port city Chattogram.The mayor made the appeal to the Indian envoy while the latter was paying a courtesy call on him at his office on Monday morning.At that time, Nasir and Ganguly discussed various issues related to the interests of the two countries. Through the envoy, the mayor congratulated the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for forming government for second consecutive time.During the meet, Nasir said Chattogram is a main business center of the country. Capacity of Chattogram Port is enormous. India is implementing industrial projects in Chattogram’s economic zone. Chattogram has many different sectors w...

PM receives treatment at NIOH

Time for Shakib

All stars are shining on Shakib at the moment. The ace Bangladesh all-rounder is showing magic with batting alongside doing well with the ball in successive matches in the ongoing ICC World Cup. The situation is like that every time Shakib enters the crease, he mesmerizes the audience with his spontaneous flowery stroke play. Not only is Shakib reaching personal milestones in every match, but he is earning fortune for his team as well.In the 12th edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup, Shakib has been tournament’s best player so far with his brilliant bowling and elegant batting. He is the leading run getter in the tournament with 384 runs after playing four matches. He has played superb knocks of 75, 64, 121 and 124* against South Africa, New Zealand, England and West Indies respectively. Also, a handy haul of five wickets from four games shows what a stunning World Cup he is having.On Monday’s emphatic seven-wicket win over the Windies in Taunton, Shakib yet again made his country proud with his all-round performance. The pivotal win against Windies put Tigers on fifth spot in the table, keeping their semifinals dream of the World Cup very much alive. Bangladesh powered to the second highest run chase in World Cup history as Shakib’s brilliant unbeaten 124 clinched a remarkable win after West Indies scored 321. Shakib and Liton Das showed that Windies total was nowhere near enough with their sublime display. Bangladesh won the match with astonishing 51 balls to spare. However, at one stage Tigers were wobbling at 133/3 after 19 overs. Difficult situat...

Tigers are one step closer

After the great victory of the Tigers against the Proteas in their first match, the match against West Indies was an extravagant display of talent and skill. It is as if a masterfuol orchestra was pla...

Fruit production needs to boosted

The importance of fruits in meeting the daily vitamin and nutrient requirements cannot be stressed enough. Considering the abundance of fertile land, the government wants to emphasize the cultivation of both local and foreign fruits.  President ...

Holidaymakers still flocking to Cox’s Bazar

Some spots in Cox’s Bazar to be dedicated to foreign tourists: PM

BD becomes UNWTO vice-president