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Attempt to make Guinness World Record by jumping from 41,000 feet

Ashik Chowdhury, a professional skydiver, is all set to jump from 41,000 feet holding aloft the Bangladesh flag in an endeavor to set a new Guinness World Record. United Commercial Bank PLC (UCB) will be sponsoring the skydiver in this attempt. It was revealed during a press conference organized by the skydiver himself at the Economic Reporters Forum-ERF on 21 May 2024. Ashik Chowdhury spoke at the press conference. As shared during the press conference, themed as “The highest ever skydive with a flag” the jumping event will be...

CJ India warns against corporal punishment

Sir Frank Peters

The chief justice of India, Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud, has issued a stern warning against the ill effects of corporal punishment from personal experience as a victim. Speaking at a seminar in Kathmandu last Saturday, he recalled when he was caned at school. The incident occurred when he was a Class 5 pupil. The eminent jurist is now 65.

That time-lapse alone speaks volumes about its evil. Corporal punishment is never forgotten, only pushed...

Bangladesh may ban Corporal Punishment

Sir Frank Peters

TODAY (Tuesday, April 30) is International End Corporal Punishment Day, which is a day set aside to grip every country by its green-edged borders that has not already banned the horrific practice, give it a good ‘wake-up’ shake into reality, and awaken it to the colossal harm it’s doing to its children. Sometimes it takes more than one vigorous shake for governments in semi-permanent hibernation, to wake up to the cruel reality and hypocrisy of their claim tha...

GP CEO Yasir Azman Elected as AMTOB President

Yasir Azman, CEO of Grameenphone (GP), has been elected as the President of the Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh (AMTOB). The association took the decision at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at their office in Banani on February 12, 2024. Azman will succeed Erik Aas, CEO of Banglalink, and assume the role for a two-year term, effective from April. In addition to Yasir Azman's appointment, the board also elected Rajeev Sethi, CEO and Managing Director of Robi, and Erik Aas, CEO of Banglalink as the Senior ...

Shamsul Haque Bhuiyan MP passes away

bdreports24 Desk:  Former Awami League MP from Chandpur-4 (Faridganj) and former district Awami League president Dr Shamsul Haque Bhuiyan passed away at a private hospital in Dhaka on Friday morning. He is survived by his wife, three sons and a host of relatives and friends, reports UNB. His namaz-e-janaza will be held in Faridganj on Friday afternoon. His home is in Kaunia village of Rupsha South Union of Faridganj. According to relatives, Shamsul was suffering from an incurable disease.
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