DIU holds lecture on 4IR challenges

Industrial Innovation Center (IIC) of Daffodil International University (DIU) organized a lecture under its 'Industry-Academia Linkage Development' programme on Thursday at Daffodil Smart City in Savar, a press release said. PRAN-RFL Group Chairman and CEO Ahsan Khan Chowdhury, was present as keynote speaker of the 2nd program of the second phase

BNP demands cancellation of power deal with Adani

Terming anti-state the government's power deal with the Indian Adani Group, BNP on Thursday demanded immediate cancellation of the agreement. "People of Bangladesh have already received a copy of the contract with Adani Group. This is an extremely uneven deal signed with an ulterior motive," said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul

Strengthen efforts to ensure sexual exploitation of children: UN

 Fighting impunity and providing reparations must be at the heart of the international response to suffering and harm inflicted on child victims and survivors of sale and sexual exploitation, a UN expert said Wednesday. In a report to the 52nd Session of the Human Rights Council, the UN Special Rapporteur on

UN Rights chief urges to amend Bangladesh’s DSA

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has said that Bangladesh's Digital Security Act (DSA) should be amended. "Following lengthy consultations with my Office on the Digital Security Act, I urge that it be amended, as criminal sentences continue to be handed down against those exercising their rights to

IBBL signs service deal with BREB

Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) and Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) have signed an agreement for collecting electricity bills of Palli Bidyut’s customers through online and mobile banking system of the bank, a press release said Thursday. Dipankar Biswas, member of BREB (finance), Joint secretary, Md. Mostafizur Rahman Siddiquee, chief