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Digital tech can boost creative book industry: workshop

Sales experts, book publishers and a journalist on Monday said that digital technology was not detrimental to the creative book industry, but rather helpful as creative digital marketing could improve the industry...

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Australian suncreams pulled over safety

The makers of over a dozen suncreams have halted sales in Australia after a consumer advocacy group analysis found many of them did not provide the sun protection factor their makers claimed...

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Increased tariffs come into effect Oct 15

Increased tariffs on 23 out of the 52 services at the Chattogram port, the lifeline of the country’s trade, will come into effect on October 15 amid businesses’ opposition to the steep hikes in charges...

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Robi Elite teams up with Savoy Ice Cream

Robi Elite has recently teamed up with Savoy Ice Cream to provide its premium members with exclusive lifestyle benefits, said a press release...

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Govt should attend to demands of MPO teachers early

TEACHERS of colleges and secondary schools under the monthly pay order scheme once again pushing for their demands for a salary increase and the introduction of a general transfer system highlights the delay in government response to a crisis that has persisted for far too long. The teachers on August 13 gave the government an ultimatum until September 13 to meet...

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BTEC award ceremony held at SMICT

The BTEC award ceremony 2025 of Shanto-Mariam Institute of Creative Technology has recently been held at the Shanto-Mariam University auditorium in Dhaka, celebrating the creative excellence and achievements of its BTEC students...

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10th int’l business genius Bangladesh held at NSU

Business Genius Bangladesh organised the Shanto Mariam University of Creative Technology presents ‘10th International Business Genius Bangladesh 2025’ at the auditorium of North South University in Dhaka on Saturday...

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Govt needs to prioritise job creation, poverty reduction

A NUMBER of challenges persist in economic recovery, especially in poverty reduction, employment generation and business environment despite some improvement in the macroeconomic sector in the past year. While it is understandable that the authoritarian and kleptocratic Awami League regime, toppled in a mass uprising in August 2024, left the economy in a shattered...

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SMUCT hosts Zero Wastage Denim Exhibition

Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology hosted its first-ever ‘Zero Wastage Denim Exhibition’, featuring innovative garments crafted entirely from recycled denim waste...

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An illogical govt move for pay increase in public sector

THE interim government’s instituting a national pay commission to decide on an increase in the salary of public servants in six months has come as a surprise to economists, especially amidst a chronic revenue shortfall, growing government borrowing and increased inflation. The pay commission has come in less than a month after the interim government introduced...

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Savoy offers tasty Discone ice cream

Savoy Ice Cream, one of the country’s most well-known ice cream brands, has unveiled its newest creation – Savoy Discone Ice Cream, a new product and the first one under disc cone category that blends taste, texture, and style...

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Air quality monitoring crisis may deepen: CREA

The pausing of a United States-funded air quality monitoring programme has weakened access to critical AQ data in 44 countries, including Bangladesh, according to an article by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, a Finland-based think tank...

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Exports grow by 10.63pc in July-March

Bangladesh’s export earnings increased by 10.63 per cent to $37.19 billion in the first nine months or July-March period of the current financial year 2024-25 compared with those of $33.61 billion in the same period of FY24, according to Export Promotion Bureau data...

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Shahman Moishan wins Study UK Alumni Awards

Shahman Moishan, an associate professor at the department of Theatre and Performance Studies at Dhaka University, won the Study UK Alumni Awards in the Culture and Creativity category on Tuesday at British Council in Dhaka...

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KEPZ secures land mutation documents

The Korean Export Processing Zone has finally obtained its mutation documents from the government, paving the path for increased foreign investment...

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VAT increase: burden on middle class

A SIMPLE trip to the grocery store feels like a budgeting nightmare for the middle class. The recent increase in value-added tax and supplementary duty on over 100 items has triggered frustration and raised questions about whether the government is balancing its books at the expense of ordinary citizens...

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SMUCT, SAE sign credit transfer arrangement

Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology and SAE University College, Australia signed a credit transfer arrangement agreement virtually on Thursday...

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Scrapping of increased VAT, IMF deals demanded

Left-leaning political leaders, student leaders and activists on Thursday demanded that the interim government cancel the recently increased value-added tax and supplementary duty on more than 100 products and services...

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INCREASING INTERN ALLOWANCE: SAU vet students continue class boycott

The veterinary faculty students of Sylhet Agricultural University staged demonstrations for the second day on Wednesday boycotting academic activities to press home their five-point demand, including enhancement of an intern’s monthly allowance to Tk 20,000 from Tk 9,000...

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INCREASING INTERN ALLOWANCE: SAU veterinary students boycott classes

Students of the Sylhet Agricultural University’s veterinary faculty on Tuesday staged demonstrations after boycotting academic activities for 5-point demands, including enhancement of an intern’s monthly allowance to Tk 20,000 from Tk 9,000...

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Govt should walk back tax increase, resume truck sales

THE government’s having increased value-added tax and supplementary duty on more than a hundred products and services by way of two ordinances, promulgated on January 9, has rightly raised the call for the government to walk back the decision. The products and services that have become dearer include mobile talk time, internet usage, biscuit...

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Diploma gets top brand award

Diploma Instant Full Cream Milk Powder earned recognition as the top brand in the ‘Full Cream Milk Powder’ category at the Best Brand Award 2024...

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Contents should be inspiring: seminar

Speakers including journalists, content creators and media activists at a seminar on Saturday said that contents should be inspiring and that they aimed to entertain audiences instead of mimicking different cultural values...