ComfyStyle Launches First Flagship Store in Dhaka

ComfyStyle, the fashion and lifestyle brand of Purbani Group, has opened its first flagship outlet at Banani 11 in Dhaka, marking its expansion from online sales into physical retail.The outlet was inaugurated on Friday night, October 9. The company plans to open more outlets in different parts of Bangladesh before eventually expanding into international markets.Speaking at the inauguration, Purbani Group Chairman Abdul Hai Sarker described the launch as an important milestone for both ComfyStyle and the group.He said the brand aims to combine quality, comfort and contemporary design to offer a fashion and lifestyle experience that better meets customers’ expectations.The group also plans to expand ComfyStyle’s presence across Bangladesh and eventually introduce the brand to international markets, he added.ComfyStyle Founder Sharmin Hai said the new outlet would allow the brand to connect with customers more directly.Building on Purbani Group’s longstanding experience...

BIAA donates purification system, water coolers to DMCH

Business DeskThe Bangladesh Indenting Agents’ Association (BIAA) has donated four water coolers and water purification system to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) as part of its corporate social responsibility initiative.The facilities have been provided for free to help ensure access to safe drinking water for patients, their attendants and other visitors to the hospital, according to a BIAA press release issued on Thursday.A BIAA delegation led by its President Bahalul Mansur handed ...

KOICA Bangladesh Alumni Night-26 celebrates learning, collaboration and the Korea-Bangladesh Friendship

Ahammad Parvej KhanA fellowship in Korea does not end when the participant returns home. It continues in the institutions of Bangladesh, where alumni put new knowledge into practice. On Thursday evening, that community c...

BBCAF to hold dialogue, pink rally at BMU marking Breast Cancer Awareness Day on Saturday

Health DeskThe Bangladesh Breast Cancer Awareness Forum (BBCAF) has been observing 10 October as Breast Cancer Awareness Day every year since 2013 through a non-government initiative.To mark the day and raise public awareness throughout October about breast cancer prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment, the Forum organises a range of activities. The program include printing and distributing breast cancer awareness leaflets, organising awareness discussions, street meetings, and pink rallies at educational institutions, workplaces, and within local communities, arranging pink road rallies along various routes across the country using a bus decorated in pink, accompanied by leaflet distribution and street meetings, printing and distributing four-colour awareness leaflets c...

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Rahmat Shah leads Afghan fightback against Bangladesh

Skipper Rahmat Shah showed a grit and impeccable determination to keep Bangladesh bowlers at bay as Afghanistan fought back to leave the one-off Test evenly poised on Day 2 at the Sheikh Jayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) today.Rahmat negotiated Bangladesh bowlers astutely throughout the day to remain not out on 84, steering Afghanistan to 211-4 at stumps. Ikram Ali Khil was on 26 after adding 72 runs with the skipper for an unbroken fifth wicket.Afghanistan are still trailing by runs 135 runs.Bangladesh were bowled out for 346 in its first innings, riding on half-centuries from openers Tanzid Hasan Tamim (83), Shadman Islam (67) and wicket-keeper batter Liton Das (53).The platform of Afghan resurgence was set by opener Abdul Malik, who hit his maiden half-century before being out on 62.Afghanistan began watchfully and kept Bangladesh waiting for 11 overs for the first wicket.Hasan Mahmud, the hero of Darwin Test victory over Australia, gave the side the breakthrough, getting rid of Sediqullah Atal for 17.The stubbornness of Malik made Bangladesh toiling before Ebadot struck with the wicket of Shahidullah who made 20.However, Rahmat joined Malik to keep Bangladesh bowlers at bay, denying them making further inroads.Bangladesh heaved a sigh of relief in the last session when they got two wickets in quick succession.Ebadot struck again with a delivery that carried extra bounce and Malik edged behind, ending a 70-run partnership with Rahmat.Two overs later, Mehidy Hasan Miraz had Hasmathullah Shahidi stumped for duck, leaving Afghanistan 139-4.Banglades...

Law and order: No room for impunity

The vandalism at content creator Salman Muqtadir’s BrownFish Studio in Dhaka’s ECB Chattar and the subsequent destruction of the Radda MCH-FP Centre in Mirpur raise a much larger question ...

Justice for July: Now the verdict must be enforced

The International Crimes Tribunal-2’s verdict sentencing Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader and six other senior leaders to death over crimes against humanity during the July-August 2024 mass uprising marks a significant moment in th...

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