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10 Minute School wins Digital World 2016

10 Minute School has won the Swiss Embassy Award for Social Impact at Seedstar Dhaka. Finance Minister, Abul Maal Abdul Muhith; State Minister for ICT Division, Junaid Ahmed Palak and Head of Political, Economic and Cultural Affairs of The Embassy of Switzerland in Bangladesh, Christoph Fuchs handed over the prize to the 10 Minute School team at the recently concluded Digital World 2016. Shyam Sunder Sikder, Secretary, ICT Division; Mustafa Jabbar, President, BASIS were also present on the occasion. image-1With sup...

IBA wins Battle of Minds 2016

‘Battle of Minds’ is a great opportunity for the young talent who dreams of success in life,” said Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Annisul Huq at the Grand Finale of Battle of Minds, a recruitment platform of British American Tobacco Bangladesh on Monday (Oct 24). Institute of Business Administration (IBA) of Dhaka University won the Battle of the Minds 2016. BUET became the first runners-up, followed by North South University. The grand final of the Battle of Minds arranged by British American Tobacco Bangladesh was bom-16<...

4cr people remain food insecure in Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s four crore people have remained food insecure although the country has achieved food sufficiency and improved access to food, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). In its Strategic Review of Food Security and Nutrition in Bangladesh, the UN agency said an alarmingly large number of people still remain food insecure and hungry: one-quarter of the population was food insecure in 2014, which amounts to 40 million people. Among them, some 11 million people were found to suffer from acute hunger. Even larger numbers remain vulnerable to food insecurity in the face of periodic shocks.

Deployment of wind turbines by edotco

edotco Bangladesh Co. Ltd. (“edotco”) recently has successfully installed two wind turbines in Shah Porir Dwip, Teknaf and Cox’s Bazar to support the need for power in remote coastal regions of Bangladesh. Wind turbines are an environmentally friendly, alternative source of power for telecoms infrastructure which reduces dependency on the grid. It supplements by up to 30% the energy required from traditional sources, enabling Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to benefit from savings of fuel in off grid or poor grid sites. With power generation in excess of 10 kWh per day per turbine, this solution decreases overall energy costs of a site by reducing generator run-time. As wind speeds pick up, the power

British Council observes Int’l Day of Girl Child

With an aim to provide an opportunity to build networks with both the British Council and other non-governmental organisations working in the girl child space, to understand the work and challenges around girl child education in Bangladesh, and to discuss where the gender data gaps are, the British Council recently organised a panel discussion at British Council 5 Fuller Road office. The theme of this year’s panel discussion was ‘Girls’ Progress = Goal’s Progress”. During the occasion, participants and speakers discussed how the collection of comprehensive,

MISL receives ‘Global Finance’ award

Millennium Information Solution Ltd (MISL), a subsidiary company of Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited has received a prestigious award from Global Finance, a US-based monthly business magazine, at Global Finance’s Digital Bank Conference and Awards, held on October 18th at the RSA House in London. Global Finance usually reports on the international finance sector, covering such topics as corporate finance, joint ventures and M&A, country profiles, capital markets, investor relations, currencies, banking, risk management, custody, direct investment and money management. “Global Finance has honored us for our flagship product “Ababil”, which provides a complete
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