22-11-2021

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Interoperable digital
transition platform will be
launched in January: Palak
DHAKA : State Minister for
Information
and
Communication Technology
(ICT) Division Zunaid
Ahmed Palak on Sudnay said
interoperable digital
transition platform will be
introduced in January
aiming to make money
transition smooth and
minimise its cost.
He said this while speaking
at the second session of a
workshop at Bangabandhu
International Conference
Centre here.
Bangladesh Women
Chamber and Commerce
and Industries (BWCCI)
arranged the capacity
building training workshop
for Anandamela platform
users.
Speaking as the chief guest,
Palak said the aim of the
interoperable digital
transition platform is to
provide digital services to the
country's people.
He said the government
will give Taka 5,000 to 2,000
to small women
entrepreneurs each for
developing their websites
and marketing their
products.
The state minister said
electronic money transfer
and ATM card use help rapid
development of ecommerce
sector in the country.
The size of country's
ecommerce sector is
expected to reach Taka
25,000 crore by 2023, he
added.
As the government has
taken various initiatives to
flourish startup culture, now
the startup ecosystem has
been built in the country, he
added.
The state minister said the
ICT Division is distributing
grants among startups under
the Idea Project.
The quilt traders have already completed all their preparations. They are
busy in making quilts. The picture was taken from the 2nd railway station
of Bogura yesterday.
Photo : TBT
Gallantry award holder
FFs of navy, air force
accorded receptions
DHAKA : Bangladesh Navy and
Bangladesh Air Force yesterday accorded
receptions to the gallantry award holder
freedom fighters (FFs) and their family
members, on the occasion of the Armed
Forces Day.
On the occasion, Navy Chief Admiral M
Shaheen Iqbal accorded a reception to 19
gallantry award holder FFs of the service
and their family members at Sagorika
Hall of naval headquarters in the city's
Banani area, said an ISPR press release.
Family members of Bir Shreshtha
Ruhul Amin, five Bir Uttams, five Bir
Bikrams and eight Bir pratiks of the navy
and their family members, PSOs of naval
headquarters and senior officials of the
Dhaka Naval Area were present at the
function.
The navy chief also awarded 38 navy
personnel for their praiseworthy and
courageous works at different sectors in
2020. Of the awardees, two received 'Nou
Bahini Padak (NBP)', four 'Osamanyo
Seba Padak (OSP)', five 'Bishishta Seba
Padak (BSP)' seven 'Nou Gaurav Padak
(NGP)', 10 'Nou Utkarsha Padak (NUP)'
and 10 received 'Nou Parodarshita Padak
(NPP)' awards.
Besides, Air Force Chief Air Chief
Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan also
accorded a reception to gallantry award
holder FFs of the Air Force and pilots of
the Kilo Flight and their family members
at BAF Shaheen Hall in the city's Tejgaon
area, said another ISPR press release.
A total of 25 members of the air force
and civil pilots of the Kilo Flight were
accorded at the function.
Air chief marshal inquired wellbeing
and exchanged greetings with the
gallantry award holder FFs of the Air
Force and pilots of the Kilo Flight and
their family members. Principal Staff
Officers and other senior officials of the
Air Force were present at the function.
JU 'C' unit entry test result published
SAVAR : The admission test result of Jahangirnagar University's
arts and humanities faculty under 'C' unit was published
yesterday with a pass rate of 62 per cent.
A total of 15,677 admission seekers, out of 25,143 participants,
passed the test held on October 18 on the university campus, said
Dean of the university's Arts and Humanities Faculty Professor
Mozammel Haque. The results can be viewed at the university's
website for admission, https://juniv-admission.org. This year, a
total of 3,08,606 admission seekers applied against 1,889 seats
under six faculty and three institutes of the university.
WTO members on
track to conclude trade
in services talks
GENEVA : World Trade
Organization talks on
facilitating trade in services
are on course to reach a
successful conclusion at the
WTO ministerial
conference starting later
this month, reporters were
told Thursday, reports BSS.
The negotiations,
launched at the end of
2017, aim to facilitate trade
in services by simplifying
administrative regulations
and technical standards.
"Participating members
are on the right track to
adopt a ministerial
declaration that will
announce the successful
conclusion of the
negotiations," said Jaime
Coghi, chair of the talks on
services domestic
regulation.
The WTO's 12th
ministerial conference
takes place at the global
trade body's headquarters
in Geneva from November
30 to December 3.
The 66 WTO members
negotiating on services
domestic regulation are
still finalising their
schedules of commitments
ahead of the conference.
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