Gold Kinen wins Fintech Innovation of the Year award

Staff CorrespondentGold Kinen Technologies Limited has won the Fintech Innovation of the Year award in the Tech category at the 4th Bangladesh Fintech Awards 2026 for its technology-driven gold savings platform.The company received the award for its innovation, “Democratising Gold Saving: Technology-Enabled Financial Inclusion for Bangladesh.” It also earned an Honorable Mention in the Financial Inclusion category for its initiative, “Making Gold Accessible: A New Path to Financial Inclusion.”Gold Kinen’s three founders—Kamran Sunjoy Rahman, CEO and Co-Founder; Rafatul Bari Labib, CCO and Co-Founder; and Atef Hasan Isa, CFO and Co-Founder—received the awards.This marks the second consecutive year the company has been recognised at the Bangladesh Fintech Awards. In 2025, Gold Kinen received an Honorable Mention in the Fintech Start-up of the Year category at the third edition of the awards.The latest recognition highlights the company’s ef...

ULKASEMI employee to receive insurance from MetLife

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Oxford International School celebrates Grandparents’ Day across five campuses

Oxford International School celebrated Grandparents’ Day 2026–27 across its five campuses in Dhanmondi, Uttara, Banasree, Gulshan and Old Dhaka, bringing together around 600 grandparents, students, parents and teachers.The event celebrated the love, wisdom and guidance of grandparents and recognised their role in shaping children’s lives, preserving family traditions and strengthening bonds between generations.The programme featured a range of student performances, including songs, dances, recitations and storytelling sessions. A special fashion show featuring grandparents alongside their grandchildren added to the festivities.A slideshow showcasing cherished moments shared by grandparents and grandchildren also moved the audience, highlighting the value of spending quali...

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Bangladesh tighten grip on Afghan Test after Hasan’s hat-trick

Bangladesh took the stranglehold of the one-off Test against Afghanistan on Day 3, after some individual performances lit up Sheikh Jayes Stadium of Abu Dhabi, UAE today.Hasan’s hat-trick was the most pivotal in those performances to take the side to the top before eighty plus knock from Mushfiqur Rahim and captain Najmul Hossain Shanto rounded off the day.Bangladesh ended the day with overall lead of 329, after reaching 223-6 in its second innings at stumps.Liton Das was batting on 5 with Mehidy Hasan Miraz yet to score as Bangladesh would look to have 400 plus lead next day.After bowling out Afghanistan for 240 innings, following a pace-burst from Darwin Test hero Hasan Mahmud, Bangladesh started the second innings watchfully.Tanzid Hasan Tamim who hammered 71 ball-83 in the previous innings, got a start to cherish again but failed to capitalize on it after being out for 31. His fellow opener Shadman Islam also was dismissed cheaply before Mominul Haque was out for 7 to leave Bangladesh at precarious 53-3.With Afghanistan hinting to claw back into the contest, resistance from skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim took Bangladesh in advantageous position.They combined for 159-run for the fourth wicket, with both missing out the deserved century.Mushfiqur Rahim who made a duck in the first innings, vindicated the failure with 81 off 148, an innings featuring nine fours.His dismissal ended the typical Test-like partnership, leaving Shanto to dig in deep.However, the skipper too was out for 82 after hitting five fours in 191 balls.But both of them ensured to...

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