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July 3, 2023

Seminar on Thalassemia at CoU

Bondhu, a free blood donating organization of Comilla University (CoU), in collaboration with UGC hosted a seminar titled “Rising Public Awareness and Promoting Thalassemia Screeming in Bangladesh" on Thursday at CoU. NM Rabul Awal chowdhury chaired the seminar while CoU VC Prof Dr Emran Kabir Chowdhury was the chief guest and Dr M Mizanur Rahman, Director General of BARD was the special guest. NM Rabiul Awal Chowdhury urged everyone, especially those who are planning to get married or have children to get their blood tested to determine if they are themselves carriers of Thalassemia.

Hope for a much better, more prosperous Bangladesh

Arun Kanti Chatterjee

I had the opportunity to visit my ancestral villages now in Bangladesh recently. When I landed at Dhaka airport after catching the morning flight on 15thMarch we were already late by over two hours. Bangladesh Biman had not alerted us officially anyway as the flight had been put off reportedly owing to fog. Again surprisingly when I returned on 20th the evening flight was again delayed by 30 minutes due to the reported belated arrival of a flight from Singapore. So punctuality appeared to be not their top priority. Further for a journey of only 30 minutes the fare appears to be much on the higher side considering the almost similar duration inland flights in our country. The airways might review the fare s...

IPDC partners Aga Khan Foundation Jubilee Concert

IPDC Finance Limited, the first financial institution of Bangladesh established in 1981, recently has appreciated as the Lead Partner at Jubilee Concert Dhaka with Aga Khan Foundation. To celebrate the 60 years of service to the world, Aga Khan Foundation has organized this concert at International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB). Jubilee Concerts of Aga Khan Foundation have already been received with great acclaim and enthusiasm in Russia, The United States and several countries in Africa. Jubilee Concert...