The Yunus Professional Masters in Social Business and Entrepreneurship at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand was launched yesterday, March 31, in a global virtual ceremony organised by AIT.

Yesterday, February 21, the Bangladesh Embassy of Turkey in Ankara celebrated International Mother Language Day through various events. Led by the Bangladesh Ambassador to Turkey, Masood Mannan, NDC, the embassy staff and expatriate Bangladeshis hoisted the national flag and laid a wreath at the newly constructed Shaheed Minar at the embassy premises, in the early hours of Ekushey February.

Since March 2020, news about the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic has made many of us feel anxious about going to the emergency of a hospital or getting medical care, and we may have wondered if it is safe to go to the hospital. In the beginning, we found out that nearly 30% of people were avoiding or delaying medical care due to Covid-19 concerns. Emergency departments of some hospitals had about half their usual number of patients.

What can we do when our patients are part of a vulnerable population-- suffering from cancer and battling an outbreak of a new strain of virus which is also affecting Bangladesh?

From now on, people can book an OBHAI G (car), CNG or OBHAI Express on WhatsApp. Save +8801313201222 in your address book as “OBHAI WhatsApp”, type “Hi”, and send-You are on OBHAI WhatsApp! To book a ride, just type the assigned number, press send, and then you are all set for a ride on OBHAI.

IPDC Finance Limited in collaboration with Bangladesh Supply Chain Management Society (BSCMS), have hosted Bangladesh Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2020 through a virtual event on December 29. This year, BSCEA 2020 recognised 15 organisations and individuals under eleven categories for their excellence in supply chain management, with 12 winners and 3 special mentions.

The biggest festival of brands and marketing “BRANDFEST” started today. The first day of BrandFest had discussions and sessions on brands and marketing, its strategy and purpose.

After the huge success of their 11.11 campaign, the country’s leading e-commerce platform Daraz is now launching another shopping-spree opportunity, titled – ‘12.12’.

CodersTrust Bangladesh will train hundreds of thousands of underprivileged and disadvantaged youth under a new collaboration with Innovation Design & Entrepreneurship Academy (IDEA) of ICT Division of the Ministry of Information Technology.

The seventh edition of Digital Summit took place virtually on December 11 and 12 consecutively. The summit was an initiative of Bangladesh Brand Forum which was presented by Meghna Group of Industries, powered by httpool and in association with Evaly and The Daily Star.

Four companies of PRAN-RFL Group received highest VAT payer’s award for 2018-2019 fiscal year for paying the highest amount of VAT in production category at district level.

Junior Chamber International (JCI) Dhaka Entrepreneurs, a non-profit international non-governmental organisation, organised its 2021 general assembly (GA) at a city hotel today.

Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), the apex trade body of the country, launched a technology center called ‘FBCCI Tech C’ that will help to create ‘Impact Tech-Preneur™’ who can build digital ecosystem, solve social problems and experience growth.

Canada’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Benoit Préfontaine, spoke about Canada’s intention to intervene jointly with the Netherlands in The Gambia’s case against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at the 2nd International Conference on “The Rohingya Crisis in Comparative Perspective’ hosted by the Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction in collaboration with Center for Genocide Studies of University of Dhaka today.

Green Delta Insurance Company has secured “AAA” credit rating for the seventh consecutive year in 2020 from Credit Rating Agency of Bangladesh (CRAB), according to a press release.

Daffodil International University (DIU) authority has announced DIU as a 100% Covid-19 protection-friendly campus.

MGH Logistics, a Singapore headquartered conglomerate, has appointed Eom Cheolwon (Chris) as its regional managing director for Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand.

MGH Logistics, a Singapore headquartered conglomerate, has appointed Eom Cheolwon (Chris) as its regional managing director for Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand.

Inclusive Fintech 50, a well-reputed group of global organisation driving innovation and investment in financial services for low-income populations, has named Bangladesh Postal Department’s digital financial service Nagad as its top cohort of fintech startups for 2020.

AIUB Institute of Continuing Education organised a webinar on ‘Career Development with Fortinet’ held on October 12, 2020. The virtual event was hosted on zoom and broadcast live on the verified Facebook page of American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB).