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Primeasia Varsity, BBF organise youth summit

Primeasia University and Better Bangladesh Foundation (BBF) jointly organised the 'Youth Summit 2018' at Banani in the capital on Wednesday, says a statement.This year's youth summit was held under the theme 'Youth in Innovation to Achieve SDG and Youth in Tourism to Achieve SDG'.The programmes also included a seminar on...

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Recruiters fleecing outbound workers violating govt rules: Right activists

No outbound worker can go abroad with the government-fixed migration cost as recruiters are violating the rules, rights campaigners said on Wednesday at a dialogue.They said even women workers also have to pay a high amount of money to go abroad despite the government declared zero migration cost for them.The...

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Palli Sanchay Bank moves to create skilled drivers

The state-owned Palli Sanchay Bank (PSB) has taken an initiative to produce skilled drivers in a bid to curb road accidents as well as create employment for them, officials said.Chairman of the bank Dr Mihir Kanti Majumder submitted a draft project proposal in this regard along with a letter to...

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Ctg port to get three more gantry cranes in early Oct

CHATTOGRAM, Sept 26: A consignment of three more quay gantry cranes is likely to reach the port by the second week of this October.It will further expedite the Chattogram port's containerised cargo handling,A vessel carrying the gantry cranes left a Chinese port last Friday as part of an agreement for...

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BD Venture launches crowdfunding platform

BD Venture formally launched a crowdfunding platform on Wednesday for the entrepreneurs seeking funds to materialise their innovative ideas.Young entrepreneurs attended the launching ceremony of the online platform -- fundsme.com.bd -- at BASIS Auditorium in the capital.Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project or venture by raising small amounts...

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Novartis wins 'Best Employer' award

Novartis (Bangladesh) Limited, a leading multinational pharmaceutical company of the country, has been awarded as the 'Dream Companies to Work For' in the pharmaceutical sector in 'Bangladesh Best Employer Brand Awards-2018', reports UNB.Employer Banding Institute-India with World HRD Congress and Stars of the Industry Groups have named the award winners...

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Singapore Aug factory output growth slows

SINGAPORE, Sept 26 (Reuters): Singapore's industrial production growth slowed in August due to declining output of electronics and pharmaceuticals, data showed on Wednesday. Manufacturing output in August rose 3.3 per cent from a year earlier, data from the Singapore Economic Development Board showed, slower than the revised 6.7 per cent...

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The After Access survey of LIRNEasia on 'Access to and use of ICT'

The After Access survey of LIRNEasia on 'Access to and use of information and communication technology (ICT)', which featured Bangladesh, won the EQUALS in Tech (research category) Award. The photo shows Helani Galpaya, CEO of LIRNEasia (Second from left), posing with the award in New York recently

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