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Ideas become reality at Smart City Hackathon

After running for straight 36 hours, the country’s first Smart City Hackathon wrapped up at GP House with innovations reaching a new height. The hackathon, jointly initiated by Preneur Lab and Grameenphone’s innovation center White Board, hosted 30 teams of young innovators who coded at the competition to bring solutions to turn Dhaka into a smart city. After 36 hours of rigorous brain-storming and coding, three teams were announced as Champions, 1st Runners Up and 2nd Runners Up. Team App Flakes was declared as 2nd Runners Up, Team Spark was declared as 1st Runner Up and Durbin as Champion. John Taylor, Director, UNDP, was present at the closing ceremony as chief guest. Grameenphone’s CTO Medhat ELHusseiny and CCAO Mahmud Hossain were a...

Winter & Bridal Carnival begins

8th Edition of Bangladesh Fashion Carnival 2016 along with Bangladesh Wedding Carnival 2016 has started on 10th November 2016 at Gulshan-1’s Emmanuelle’s Banquet Hall. These 2 exhibitions are focused on Branded Clothing, Jewelry, Cosmetics, Bridal wear, Fashion Products & related Services. Over 40 companies are participating at this elite exhibition & will run till 13th November 2016. Lankabangla Finance is the Finance partner, Bengal meat coming as the Halal Food partner, opening

BTRC approves share transfer of edotco Bangladesh

edotco Group Sdn Bhd (“edotco”) today announced that it has received approval from the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC) for changes to the shareholding structure of its operating company, edotco Bangladesh Co. Ltd (“EBCL”). With this approval, edotco is now able to increase its current stakeholding in EBCL of 49% to a majority 80%. Robi Axiata Ltd currently holds 51% shares and will remain as 20% shareholder following completion of the share acquisition. This approval from BTRC is a strategically significant development both to edotco and to the Bangladesh telecoms industry. It will allow EBCL to operate with a greater level of independence and efficiency to serve its customers, as well as positively and proactively

Public toilet with mural in city!

 WaterAid Bangladesh in association with Dhaka North City Corporation has launched another three modern public toilets at city’s busiest area Firmgate, Mohakhali and Shyamoli. Mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation Mr. Annisul Huq inaugurated these modern sanitation facilities on 10 November, 2016, Thursday which are funded by H&M Foundation. The public toilet in the Firmgate area is ornamented with a beautiful mural which is first of its kind in Bangladesh. Taksim A Khan, Managing Director, Dhaka WASA; Syed Gousul Alam Shaon, Managing Director

Free Eye Camp by Jamuna Bank Foundation

With the endavour and finance by Jamuna Bank Foundation, a Free Eye Camp & a Free Medical Team were inaugurated at Tekani Union Parishad, Kazipur, Sirajgonj. Engr. A. K. M. Mosharraf Hussain graced the occasion as the Chief Guest & inaugurated Free img_0150-1Eye Camp, Medical Team. Managing Director & CEO Shafiqul Alam was present on the occasion as the Special Guest. The Chairman of Jamuna Bank Foundation Al-Haj Nur Mohammed presided over the program. Besides, Deputy Managing Director of the Bank A. K. ...

CSE 30 Index revised

The CSE 30 Index has been revised on the basis of performance of the CSE listed companies. The new index will be effective from 20 November 2016. CSE 30 Index is reviewed twice in a year. The new companies which have been included are Aftab Automobiles Limited, Apex Foods Limited, Apex Tannery Limited, BSRM Steels Limited, Delta Brac Housing Finance Corporation Ltd., Khulna Power Company Limited, Navana CNG Limited, Ratanpur Steel Re-Rolling Mills Ltd., Shasha Denims Ltd., Unique Hotel & Resorts Limited. On the other hand Agricultural cse
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