Job fair for disabled people
A discussion and job fair for decent livelihood and employment for persons with disabilities was held at Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) Bhaban at Agargaon in the capital.
Under the Access to Livelihood project supported by Accensture and Leonerd Cheshre Disability (LCD), CSID and BCC jointly organized the programme on Tuesday to ensure the employment rights of persons with disabilities in the ICT sector.
State Minister for ICT Division Junaid Ahmed Palak attended the occasion as the chief guest and inaugurated the fair.
SM Ashraful Islam, executive director of BCC, Monsur Ahmed Chowdhury, ex-member on UN 
RMG sector to get full-fledged institute, testing laboratory
A four-day international sourcing trade shows on RMG industry under one roof yesterday began in the city in a bid to making apparel industry more enriched.
Industries Minister Amair Hossain Amu inaugurated the three international events as chief guest. He said, “About 300 factories in accessories and packaging sector are in operation in the country. Products ranging 30 to 35 are being produced in the backward industries of the RMG. The country earned about $5.61 billion in fiscal year 2014-15 by exporting surplus after meeting the local demand.”
He said, the government is working to flourish accessories and packaging sectors. As part of ![]()
Samsung’s award winning products for 2016
Samsung Electronics, a global leader and innovator in consumer electronics, semiconductors and telecommunications, announced that it won more than 100 awards in key categories including Home Entertainment, Home Appliances, Mobile, and Internet of Things at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The show is the global gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies. Organizations and publications at CES continue to recognize Samsung as the leader in the consumer electronics space spanning the home entertainment, mobile and home appliance categories.
Among Samsung’s CES 2016 award wins are 38 CES 2016 Innovation Awards, including a Best ![]()
BUFT a model university in fashion and textiles
BGMEA University of Fashion & Technology (BUFT) was set up in March 2012 under the Private Universities Act of 2010 and is dedicated to the development of human resources for the readymade garment, textile sectors of Bangladesh. The aim is to develop this university as a centre of excellence for the study, research and development to serve the nation. It was functioning from 1999 named as BGMEA Institute of Fashion & Technology (BIFT), a pioneer and leading educational training institute specialised in the apparel sector of Bangladesh with a noble mission to produce skilled manpower for export oriented readymade garments (RMG) sector.
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Lumia 550 now available at Tk 12,000
Last year, Microsoft introduced the Lumia 550 alongside the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL. The Lumia 550 is Microsoft’s newest affordable device running Windows 10 Mobile. The device packs a 4.7-inch display witha resolution of 1280×720 pixels. For the CPU, Microsoft is packing a Quad-core 1.1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 processor with the Lumia 550. Here are the other specs of the device:
4.7-inch LCD with HD (1280x720px) resolution Quad-core 1.1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 processor 1GB RAM 8GB onboard storage (plu...
4.7-inch LCD with HD (1280x720px) resolution Quad-core 1.1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 processor 1GB RAM 8GB onboard storage (plu...
JU IBA Debating Club gets new body
The Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Debating Club of Jahngianagar University has got its new executive body for 2016 sessions.
Ritun Mubtasin Kabir has been announced as president and Ishmam Nur Rusham has been announced
as general secretary, said a press release.
The other executive members are Asif Hasan as Vice president, Pranto as Assistant General Secretary (Creative), Payel as Assistant Genral Secretary (Logistics), Juhi as Assistant General Sec...
as general secretary, said a press release.
The other executive members are Asif Hasan as Vice president, Pranto as Assistant General Secretary (Creative), Payel as Assistant Genral Secretary (Logistics), Juhi as Assistant General Sec...


















