For almost 400 years, Monipuris in the area have been cultivating cotton, making yarn, and weaving their own clothes. Starting in the 1980s, Radhabati Devi helped popularise Monipuri sarees among the larger population
Four companies and two individuals were yesterday recognised at the seventh edition of The Daily Star ICT Awards for their outstanding contributions to taking the sector forward.
Bangladesh has made great strides in the ICT sector in the last two decades thanks to the exponential growth achieved by the country's IT professionals and entrepreneurs riding on the favourable policy support.
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Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said on Friday that Bangladesh is in a much better position in all the socio-economic indicators than its neighbouring countries. "In terms of poverty reduction, we are far ahead of India," he said at a programme organised to celebrate National Expatriate Day at Hotel Intercontinental, Dhaka. At the event organised by the Scholars Bangladesh and