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If the nearly 4.3 million residential homes (1-4 units) across the country with substantial flood risk were to be insured through the National Flood

Adobe, Arm, BBC, Intel, Microsoft and Truepic form coalition to develop end-to-end, open standard for tracing the origin and evolution of digital...

Media and tech companies ally to tackle disinformation and fraudulent online content

Source: Microsoft Headline: Technology and media entities join forces to create standards group aimed at building trust in online content Adobe, Arm, BBC, Intel, Microsoft and Truepic form coalition to develop end-to-end, open standard for tracing the origin and evolution of digital content SAN JOSE, Calif., and REDMOND, Wash. — Feb. 22, 2021 — A group of influential technology and media companies has partnered to form the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA), a Joint De...

Tobacco farming was introduced to Bangladesh in the mid-1960s in the Teesta silt of the Rangpur region, where tobacco was cultivated on soil meant for growing food crops. After the Liberation War in 1971, the cultivation of tobacco crops expanded into many more regions of Bangladesh, such as the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) and Kushtia. According to a survey by the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) of Bangladesh in 2009, conducted under the World Health Organization (WHO) and Ministry of Healt...

Policymakers, experts for bolstering protections of migrant workers 296 File photo DHAKA, Feb 20, 2021 (BSS) – Policymakers, experts and representatives from national and international organizations today put emphasis on strengthening engagement of Trade Unions and Civil Society Organizations in migration sector of Bangladesh to bolster protections of migrant workers at home and abroad. They made the remarks while speaking at “National Consultation on Migration and Development: Trade Unions...

A former Trump administration official appears to be the first candidate to formally announce they are in the race to replace retiring Richard Shelby in the U.S. Senate. Lynda Blanchard, a Montgomery native and businesswoman who served as U.S. ambassador to Slovenia, announced her candidacy for the 2022 Senate race in a press release and online video Thursday. She aligned herself strongly with ...

Former U.S. Ambassador Lynda Blanchard said Thursday she would seek the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, becoming the first declared candidate for the seat being vacated by U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby. Blanchards announcement, in a statement and a video posted on YouTube, followed a familiar script for recent Alabama GOP campaigns: a heavy dose of culture war rhetoric; few mentions of specific Alabama policies, and strong support for former President Donald Trump.  "Im a proud member of the...

The banking division is now formulating a new guideline on how to disburse the fund. Earlier, the division prepared a guideline for the Tk 1,500-crore fund, and it was forwarded to the cabinet for approval. At the time, the interest rate was set at 4 per cent. The lenders will take this interest as a cost of transaction and the interest rate cant be more than 4 per cent, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal told The Daily Star last month. The lending rate may remain unchanged for the Tk 10,000-cr...

Raba Khan was featured in the Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list, under the category, Media, Marketing & Advertising in 2020. Mostly known for her satirical videos, she is the youngest person from Bangladesh to be recognised by Forbes. As a testimony to her influence, UNICEF selected Raba as a Youth Ambassador to advocate for childrens rights in November 2018. Apart from being busy with producing engaging content for her audience, her own personal projects and brand involvements, Raba is busy with he...