LGRD minister stresses post covid-19 socio-economic challenges

Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives- LGRDC ministry will lead initiating to develop a national volunteer framework for fostering volunteerism in Bangladesh to support Sustainable Development Goals- SDGs’. Md. Tazul Islam MP, Minister, Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives stressed at a live talk on 'Post-Covid-19 Socio-Economic Recovery: Role of Youth and Volunteers’, organized by UNV Bangladesh and Aparajeo Bangla.Md. Tazul Islam MP, spoke at the event as the Chief Guest. He termed the event as time-befitting and underscored on the necessity of planning on post-covid socio-economic recovery.  Sultana Afroz, Secretary and CEO, Public Private Partnership Authority Bangladesh, Prime Minister's Office, Md. Akhter Hossain, Secretary, Ministry of Youth and Sports,  Hasin Jahan, Country Director, WaterAid Bangladesh and Md. Aktar Uddin, Country Coordinator, UNV Bangladesh spoke as panelists.  Mahmood Menon,...

BMW introduces first ever 2 series Gran Coupe in BD

Business DeskGerman car manufacturer BMW have introduced its first-ever BMW 2 Series Gran Coupé in Bangladesh. Executive Motors Limited who are the official dealer for BMW in Bangladesh have unveiled the first ever 2 series Gran coupe this evening by a phenomenal virtual launch.  Christopher Wehner, Managing Director, BMW Group Asia was the honorable chief guest and given the welcome speech, M Shamsul Arefeen, Director Operations, Executive Motors limited was present in this virtual ...

BRAC to distribute Tk 100m to 50000 flood-hit families

Business DeskBRAC announces to  assist 50 thousand severely flood affected families with Tk 100 million (10 crore) with each family receiving Tk 2,000 as cash assistance.The assistance will be distributed among the ...

‘Fazilatunnesa is the name of an inspiration’

Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib is a history, a name of inspiration. An orphan who lost her parents and began her life with hundreds of adversities. She has moved forward with her sincerity, effort and mental fortitude. Fazilatunnesa Mujib is a shining star of women's empowerment in the history of Bangladesh and the most memorable woman, commented Advocate Kazi M. Sajawar Hossain former Senior VP of the Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association.He was speaking as the chief guest at a discussion organized by Bangladesh National Democratic League on the occasion of the 90th birth anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's wife, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's mother, Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib at Meherab Plaza on Saturday.He said that in the first half of the...

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Shakib set for training from September

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib al Hasan is planning to begin preparation ahead of his return to competitive cricket through an intense training camp at the BKSP institute in Bangladesh from September, report agencies. Shakib is serving a one-year ban imposed on him by the ICC after he failed to inform multiple suspicious approaches from a bookmaker named Deepak Agarwal.According to Shakib's mentor Nazmul Abedin, the all-rounder is expected to be in Dhaka (he is in USA with his family) by the end of August and looking to start preparation from September for the second innings of his international career at the very place his cricketing journey began. Incidentally, Shakib had planned to arrange a training program in Leicestershire, UK but the pandemic situation forced him to drop it and choose BKSP instead.Nazmul is one of Shakib's earliest coaches in the sport, having served as the chief coack at BKSP - the only sports institute in the country - when a teenage Shakib enrolled there as a teenager to learn the ropes of cricket. Nazmul, who also worked as BCB's game development manager for many years, recently joined BKSP the cricket advisor and is excited to reunite with one of his blue-eyed students.Although Nazmul is yet to chart an itinerary for his ward, chief in his training agenda is to take help from BKSP's sports science department to have Shakib undertake a physiological test during his stay. "From September, Shakib will start residential training at BKSP and though we are yet to determine the time span of the training phase it can prolong for more...

Recalling Bangamata’s role in Bangladesh’s independence

The 90th birth anniversary of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, wife of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was observed across the country on Saturday with the theme ‘Ba...

Covid-19 cases and deaths increase during Eid holidays

At the end of the general holidays for Eid-ul-Azha, it has been noted that there has been a spike in the number of new Covid-19 cases as well as deaths in the country. This is indeed a cause of concern, as it means that government directives and heal...

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