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First, it was food as weapon of war & then came water

- A H M Masum Billah -

The Palestinians in Gaza have been victims of a double tragedy: killings by Israel’s mostly American-made weapons and deaths by starvation. And now comes a revelation of a new weapon of war: how Israel has been systematically weaponizing water against Palestinians in Gaza, according to a new report from the global

Country’s first electrical testing laboratory on the cards

- Times Report -

The government has taken a move to set up an electrical testing laboratory, the first of its kind in the country, aiming to provide world-class testing, inspection and certification services required for a vibrant power system network. Despite tremendous growth in the Power Sector, Bangladesh does not have any accredited electrical

First hajj flight from Bangladesh to leave Sunday

- Times Report -

The first hajj flight from Bangladesh carrying 419 pilgrims slated to depart for Saudi Arabia on Sunday As the Coronavirus situation has improved a bit this year, the Holy Hajj is going to be held on July 08 depending on the moon sighting with participation of one million pilgrims from all

First social media prepaid card for women entrepreneurs launched

- Times Report -

Mastercard, in collaboration with Mutual Trust Bank and eCourier, Thursday launched the first social media prepaid card focusing on F(Facebook)-commerce in Bangladesh, a press release said. The prepaid card is specifically designed for eCourier women entrepreneur to benefit from Facebook commerce. According to Meta, formerly known as Facebook, in 2021, women created