On 20th April, BAT Bangladesh, one of the country’s leading multinational companies, launched its first-ever Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report for 2021. The report was launched at an event in Hotel Sonargaon in presence of several esteemed guests, representing both the public and private sectors. Introducing the concept of ESG in Bangladesh, BAT Bangladesh is proud to be the 1st organisation to launch an ESG report in the country.

For the blessed month of Ramadan, Wagely, an employee financial wellbeing platform organised a campaign called “Month of Blessings”, that allows the middle and low-income workers of Bangladesh and Indonesia to access their Eid Ul Fitr Festival Allowance before payday.

This is the first time that research proposals have been invited through a research portal under the auspices of the Research and Innovation Center for Science and Engineering (RISE).

The event titled “Sneher Eid Upohar” took place in the afternoon at DNCC auditorium, where Mayor Atiqul Islam distributed new clothes to children aged between two and nine.

ACI Motors' prominent customers, dealers, agricultural officers, network partners, other well-wishers and company officials participated in this festival.

In an assessment of the UK’s water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programme, it has raised concerns over the initiative to cut budget from £206.5m to an estimated £70 million in 2021, according to a report.

Bangladeshi healthtech start-up Arogga has locked seed funding deals with the Silicon Valley firm Hyper.

The objective of the two-day interactive hybrid conference was to share internationalisation initiatives and learn good academic and research practices from leading universities in Bangladesh, Bulgaria, India, Lithuania, Spain, Slovenia and Vietnam.

They focused on the current situation and the challenges of accessing the services required for gender-based violence and what steps can be taken to overcome them.

He made the remark in his chief guest's video message on Thursday at an international conference titled "Moving Forward in the Indo-Pacific: Bangladesh's role in fostering an open, resilient, and interconnected Bay of Bengal and beyond".

To bring the benefits of Kumon to every child in the country, Brac Kumon Limited is working in collaboration with Kumon to open more Kumon centres across Dhaka.

Under this agreement the operation and management of Imperial Hospital will be done by Apollo Hospital. The hospital will operate under the name of Apollo Imperial Hospitals thus enabling better and greater access to quality healthcare.

Guests have discussed the current supply chain challenges, everyday supply chain issues, etc.

The first private university of Bangladesh, North South University’s (NSU) Department of English and Modern Languages (DEML) organised the prize-giving ceremony of the country’s largest Language Olympiad entitled ‘Bakeman’s 2nd International Language League’ yesterday at NSU. The program was sponsored by Akij Bakers Limited Biscuit Brand Bakeman. The program was live broadcast on the Official Facebook Page of North South University.

The one-year programme covers children with disability aged between 0-18 years and their families, community members living in the project locations.

State Minister for Social Welfare Md Ashraf Ali Khan inaugurated it through a programme in the town’s West Dashra area.

Anjan Chowdhury Pintu, Director of Square Group and President of the Library has inaugurated the corner at the library yesterday.

GLOBALGAP is an international organisation that works to ensure the standard of food safety across the world.

The transplant was done on March 2 in the capital’s United Hospital, under the supervision of Dr Jahangir Kabir, chief cardiac surgeon and director of the hospital’s cardiac centre. The 42-year-old patient was suffering from various heart complications for a long time.

The MoU has been signed between CARE Bangladesh and M&S to strengthen the partnership and extend the collaboration to improve the lives of factory workers working in Gazipur, said a press release.