On the "Stop Cyberbullying Day," the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) teamed up with Puncforon, the winner of UNDP's Digital Khichuri Challenge in 2020, to launch the "#MyResponse" campaign to raise awareness on online harassment.

The National Newspaper Olympiad (NNO) bringing change in newspaper reading.

On 15th June Praava Health, a brick-and-click healthcare venture was selected among hundreds of candidates as one of the World Economic Forum’s “Technology Pioneers” for its contributions to healthcare innovation in Bangladesh, which offers lessons for the delivery of healthcare globally. Praava is a patient-driven company disrupting the standard for healthcare for Bangladesh’s 170 million citizens. Tripling growth every year since launching in 2018, and currently serving 200,000 patients, Praava’s tech-forward model is designed to be efficient, accessible, and scalable across emerging markets, where 85 percent of the world lives.

UPS’s Authorized Service Contractor in Bangladesh launched its second Retail Sales Point at Mirpur DOHS

Grameenphone has been recognised as the "Best Organisation for Workplace and People Development" in the "Organisational Awards" category of Asian Leadership Awards (ALA) 2021. The 19th Edition of the prestigious award ceremony took place on June 10, 2021. Grameenphone's efforts to ensure employee wellbeing during COVID-19, focus on nurturing an inclusive workplace, digitalisation of HR services, and a unique approach in fostering a learning culture & upskilling effort were highly commended.

Travel photography, video and blog competition ‘RUCHI Beautigram Season 3’ ended on 12 June 2021. The final event consisted of an exhibition and award ceremony.

Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC) has launched the BYLC Volunteer Awards 2021 to recognise the contributions of individuals and organisations working for social issues within their communities.

Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC) has launched the BYLC Volunteer Awards 2021 to recognise the contributions of individuals and organisations working for social issues within their communities.

International Academy of Film & Media is announcing the IV Edition of Fare CINEMA, starting from 14 June to 20 June 2021. It is a thematic film week aiming at promoting the Italian film industry in the present New Normal world. This film week is organised by the Italian Embassy, Dhaka in association with the International Academy of Film and Media (IAFM).

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) organised a virtual orientation for freshers’ on 12 June 2021 for the students who have enrolled in the Summer 2021 Semester. Member of the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh, Professor Dr Md. Abu Taher was present as the Chief Guest. Professor Taher encouraged the students to use their time effectively so that they can strengthen their acumen and contribute to the development of the country. He shared a few titles of life-changing books such as The Unfinished Memoirs, The Audacity of Hope, Dreams from My Father, The long Struggle for Freedom, From Two Economies to Two Nations: My Journey to Bangladesh. He recommended the students to read these books and understand and learn from them. He hoped that the new generation, especially the students, will play a vital role in making the Father of Nation's dream come into a reality.

Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of the first private university and the number one ranked private university of Bangladesh, North South University (NSU) organised a two-day-long virtual Faculty Orientation and Development Workshop for Summer 2021 on 9th and 10th June 2021. Due to the current pandemic situation, the orientation program was conducted online via the google meet platform. The orientation program was well attended by new faculty members from nine departments.

Since April 2020, university students’ lives have been confined to mobile and laptop/PC screens. But the youth of the nation have stayed creative and are looking for learning new skills. To educate and empower them with entrepreneurial skills, and teach them about insights into e-commerce, and a local boutique industry, Aadi and Smartifier Training and Consultation have launched a T-shirt competition.

Today, Ambassador Earl Miller and ACI Group Managing Director Dr Arif Dowla launched the “Taste of America” promotion in ten Shwapno retail outlets throughout Bangladesh. The promotion will highlight U.S. products by featuring them on an “American Shelf” strategically placed in various retail outlets in Dhaka and Sylhet. The goal of the promotion is to provide consumers in Bangladesh with greater access to a variety of U.S. food and beverage products, including canola oil, dried fruits, nuts, cereals, chocolates, and much more. In total, over 100 products from the United States will be featured.

Shohoz, the ticketing, food-delivery, ride-sharing, utility-vehicle hiring platform, has yet added another vertical: an ed-tech platform called 'Shohoz Learn'. Launched on June 10, this platform houses 100 kids' eBooks with an audio reader and assessment tools in partnership with the global ed-tech platform MommyDaddyMe (MDM).

Monash College partners with Universal College Bangladesh (UCB) to give local students exclusive access to the prestigious Monash University, one of the world’s top 100 universities.

Daktar Bondhu is a health tech startup that offers services to patients, especially who suffer from Diabetes, Hypertension and other chronic illnesses. This Dhaka-based startup announced it has raised pre-seed funding from SBK Tech Ventures, a technology fund focusing on early-stage, tech-platform companies in emerging markets.

Bizli Cables has opened two new outlets recently. ASM Hasan Nasir, Executive Director of Bizli Cables, inaugurated the outlets in Siddhirganj of Narayanganj and Boalmari of Faridpur.

Country’s largest online marketplace Daraz has recently recruited 3 differently-abled persons in a bid to inspire the inclusion of these people into mainstream society.

One of the leading Bangladeshi conglomerates, Dekko ISHO Group has signed a monetary and strategic capital investment agreement with Eco Via, a bioplastic initiative with its own innovation in compostable polymer, led by three young entrepreneurs from Dhaka, Bangladesh. The ceremony took place in Dekko ISHO’s corporate office and was attended by Mr Prottoy Hossain, Director of Dekko ISHO Group, and the co-founders of Eco Via, Mr Rashik Hassan, Mr Riasat Zaman, and Mr Ashfaqul Azam.

It’s already 2021, and countries worldwide, including Bangladesh, have less than 9 years to attain the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by 2030 and build a better future. Everyone must accelerate their progress to achieving all these SDGs (also known as Global Goals) by the targeted time. Thus, in 2019, Samsung Electronics Company Limited partnered with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to begin an initiative to achieve the SDGs faster – Generation17.