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Shomvob, Bangladesh's premier B2B job-tech and HR tech platform, secures a monumental USD 1 million in pre-seed funding. Spearheaded by Singapore-based venture capital firm Cocoon Capital, this investment marks a significant milestone in Shomvob's mission to revolutionize employment access in Bangladesh. Adding to its triumph, Shomvob also receives a generous grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, aimed at empowering low-income women with job opportunities across the nation. Established in 2022, Shomvob stands committed to uplifting the blue and silver-collar workforce, propelling Bangladesh towards a brighter economic future. Stay tuned for more updates on this groundbreaking initiative.
Currently, more than 650,000 corporations...
Buddha Purnima, the largest religious festival of the Buddhist community, being observed today across the country.
On the occasion of the Buddha Purnima, President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in separate messages greeted the members of the Buddhist community as well as the countrymen.
In his message, President Shahabuddin said Buddha Purnima is a holy religious festival related to the birth and attaining supreme enlightenment and great passing away (Mohaporinirvana) of Gautam Buddha.
He said Gautam Buddha always sought welfare for mankind and he tried his best to make the whole world a peaceful and prosperous.
The President said Buddha disseminated the message of equity and friendship during his entire life...
The government should remove discriminatory tax structure for the local companies to ensure level playing field for all domestic and foreign firms in the public procurement process, said speakers at seminar on 12 May, Sunday. They came up with the observations at the seminar titled “Public Procurement Act-Challenges and Opportunities’ organized by International Business Forum of Bangladesh at its conference room in city.
Speaking as chief guest, State Minister for Planning Md Shahiduzzaman Sarker said the current gove...
As a token of love and respect for all the mothers, Traffic Wari Division celebrated International Mother's Day on Sunday (12th May 2024) through distributing lunch-packet among the distressed and helpless mothers at Jatrabari and Jurain Traffic Police Box area.
On this occasion, Mohammad Ashraf Imam, DC Traffic Wari Division, inaugurated the ceremony at Jatrabari round-crossing at 12:00PM. Sultana Esrat Jahan (ADC, Traffic Wari Division), Mustain Billah Ferdous (AC, Traffic Demra Zone), Tanzil Ahmed (AC, Traffic Jatrabari Zone) belonged the program as well.
State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat today told the Jatiya Sangsad that steps would be taken to close all unregistered online news portals.
The ministry will send to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) the total list of all online portals which are registered, under process for registration and applied for registration, asking it to stop operation of the unregistered portals and those which didn’t apply for registration at all, he said.
The state minister said this responding to a supple...
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...
