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'Amio Jitte Chai' Ctg campaign urges action to bridge education-job market gap
The policy dialogue, titled "Youth Employment: Expectations and Recommendations," was organised by Democracy International under the "Amio Jitte Chai" (I also want to win) campaign, funded by USAID at the Chattogram Theater Institute.
USAID Bijoyee Project identifies key skills to empower youth
The assessment identified essential soft skills such as communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, and time management as vital for career advancement.
USAID to provide $202 million in grant to Bangladesh
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will provide $202.25 million in aid to Bangladesh as part of the Development Objective Grant Agreement
'Sisimpur' introduces differently-abled character to the gang
Last December, children's multi-educational programme, “Sisimpur”, introduced their first character on the autism spectrum, through their verified Facebook page.
Holy Cross College, Notre Dame College win USAID Int’l Women’s Day debate award
Holy Cross College and Notre Dame College debating clubs have won the USAID’s International Women’s Day Debate Competition-2020 Award respectively.
Editorial / Killing spree continues
We are left speechless with horror at the coldblooded killing of Xulhaz Mannan, an official of USAID and rights activist and his friend Mahbub Tonoy...
Tracked for days before murder: IGP
Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Haque today said Kalabagan’s double murder was “planned extensively and the victims were being followed” for days.
UN, US, UK, Germany, Denmark, Norway, CPJ condemn Xulhaz killing
UN, US, UK, CPJ, Denmark and Norway condemn the murders of USAID staff Xulhaz Mannan and his friend in Dhaka’s Kalabagan area.
Evening courts ‘soon’ to cut case backlog: CJ
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha says initiatives will be taken to introduce evening shift at courts in order to reduce the backlog of cases.
US state dept counsellor to visit Dhaka Sunday
Counsellor of the US Department of State Thomas A Shannon will travel to Dhaka on Sunday to discuss bilateral issues between US and Bangladesh.
Salt water turned into drinking water using solar power
By inexpensively turning salt water into drinking water using sustainable solar power, a team from MIT in the US has not only come up with a portable desalination system for use anywhere in the world that needs it, but it’s just won the 2015 Desal Prize - a competition run by USAID to encourage better solutions to water shortages in developing countries, reports sciencealert.com.