10 changemaking organizations win Joy Bangla Youth Award 2022
Sajeeb Wazed, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ICT adviser and the chairperson of the Centre for Research and Information (CRI), handed over the Joy Bangla Youth Awards among the top ten winners on Saturday.
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CourtesyUkraine troops greeted with flowers in Kherson after Russian retreat
Villagers holding flowers waited on the road to the southern city of Kherson to greet and kiss Ukrainian soldiers on Saturday as they poured in to secure control of the right bank of the Dnipro River after a stunning Russian retreat.
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A local resident hugs Ukrainian serviceman as people celebrate after Russia's retreat from Kherson, in central Kherson, Ukraine November 12, 2022 ReutersHumanity has a monumental task ahead
Global carbon dioxide emissions from all human activities remain at record highs in 2022, and fossil fuel emissions have risen above pre-pandemic levels, according to a new analysis by an international body of scientists.
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BIGSTOCKJoy to inaugurate interoperable transaction platform Binimoy Sunday
Prime Minister's ICT Affairs Advisor Sajeeb Wazed Joy will formally inaugurate Binimoy, an interoperable digital transaction platform (IDTP), at a city hotel at 10:30am Sunday.
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File photo of Prime Minister's ICT Adviser Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed Joy Dhaka Tribune‘Binimoy will revolutionize financial transactions in Bangladesh'
Binimoy, an Interoperable Digital Transaction Platform (IDTP), will allow instant money transfers between banks, mobile financial services (MFS) operators, and payment service providers (PSPs).
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CourtesyAn unforgettable event in history
The November 1970 cyclone of East Pakistan, popularly known as the Bhola cyclone, was one of the deadliest cyclones ever recorded in human history. According to the Economic Times, the cyclone ranked as the fourth worst natural disaster in human history in the past 100 years that caused severe damage to the lives and properties of millions of East Pakistanis (present day Bangladeshis); but more importantly, it finally broke the trust of the Bengali population against their West Pakistani central authority. The cyclone is best known for acting as a trigger behind the political changes that finally gave birth to Bangladesh.
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