TEDxGulshan 2023, an unforgettable journey into the world of
innovation and equality, took center stage on November 4th, 2023.
Under the theme "Innovation
for Equality," this independently organized TED event with the aggregation of phenomenal
speakers, leaving attendees inspired and proving their thoughts on a diverse range of topics.
With a resounding applause, TEDxGulshan 2023 marked a triumphant return, and its impact
reached far and wide. The event featured 16 TEDx Talks that delved into groundbreaking ideas,
challenging the status quo and setting new standards for transformative discussions. Attendees
had the privilege of hearing from renowned speakers, each of whom brought their unique
perspective.
Among the notable speakers, Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, an honorable figure, shared her
remarkable journey to becoming the first female speaker of the country. Her story served as a
shining example of how innovation and equality can be embraced in the public sector. Dr.
Chaudhury stated, "Innovation is not confined to the private sector alone; it is a driving force that
can transform the public sector and empower women in leadership roles."
MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Friday dismissed a new package
of US sanctions, saying Russia had learnt to "overcome" such economic hurdles
since the Ukraine conflict began.
Washington on Thursday sanctioned several Russian energy and finance
companies as well as individuals and firms in Turkey, China and the United
Arab Emirates it said were supporting Russia offensive against Ukraine.
BAT Bangladesh has been accoladed with 3 awards (in
3 categories) at the 23rd ICAB National Award for Best Presented Annual Reports
2022. The company has received this recognition for the 8th time since 2016.
This year, BAT Bangladesh has bagged awards in 3 different categories:
Manufacturing (Position: First), Corporate Governance Disclosures (Position: Third),
and Integrated Report (Position: Certificate of Merit).
The winner was selected based
on an independent evaluation of the Review Committee for Published Accounts &
Reports (RCPAR) of Council-ICAB and due recommendation of the Jury Board.
Huawei and Smart Technologies (BD) Ltd. have recently organized an IP Network
Education Summit at the Huawei Bangladesh Academy in Gulshan, Dhaka titled “Towards Smart
Bangladesh Through Digital Education.”
High officials from Huawei, university faculty members,
researchers, young professionals, administrators, Head of IT, educators, customers, system integrator,
IEEE Bangladesh Community and students participated in the Summit. All the speakers highlighted the
importance of digital education system to achieve smart Bangladesh goal.
The summit emphasized on importance of transforming the education sector into a smart and intelligent
ecosystem to achieve the shared vision of Smart Bangladesh. The speakers opined, smart
transformation of the education sector will play a vital role to create smart citizen for smart Bangladesh.
But new smart tools of education require policies as well as IT infrastructure, partnership, education
ecosystem automation and customer experiences.
Professor Dr. Mohammad Mahfuzul Islam, Vice-chancellor, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Digital
University, was present as chief guest, Prof. Dr. Md. Abdul Awal, Director of ICT Cell and Professor of
Dept. of Farm Power and Machinery Bangladesh Agricultural University as Special Guest and Md. Jahidul
Islam (Shamim), National Consultant - ICT Specialist, College Education Development Project (CEDP),
Ministry of Education as education industry representative attended the event while Md. Zahirul Islam,
Managing Director, Smart Technologies (BD) Ltd, Shaikh Abdus Salam, Vice Chancellor, Islamic
University, Brig. Gen. Md. Mustafa Kamal, SGP, Dean, Faculty of Science & Technology, Bangladesh
University of Professionals, Prof. Dr. Mohammad Shamsul Arefin, Chairman, IEEE, Md. Saifuddin Khaled,
CFO, BRACNet Limited and other officials from different companies were also present at the event.
The event started with a keynote from Mirza Md Anjamul Bashed (Maruf), Head of South Asia Network
BU, Enterprise Business Group (EBG) of Huawei South Asia, focusing on Industrial revolution in
education digital transformation through Fully Connected, Fully Intelligent O&M and Multi-Purpose
Smart Campus Network. Whereas other speakers at the seminar presented smart ecosystem solutions,
including smart classroom tools like Huawei IdeaHub Board 2, AirEngine Wifi 6, and other IoT based
innovations that are globally changing the way of education works.
Peng Xiaolei (Andy), Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Enterprise Business Group (EBG) of Huawei South
Asia, said, “ICT is gradually turning education institutions into smart and more impactful learning hubs
and thus it is possible to serve more people with new aspects of education. It is important for
Bangladesh to focus more on the ICT infrastructure development of the education sector as we are
moving towards Smart Bangladesh. The infrastructural development of the education sector in
Bangladesh will further enrich this sector.”
Professor Dr. Mohammad Mahfuzul Islam, Vice-chancellor, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Digital
University, thanked the distinguished guests for their valuable insights, saying, “Globally, the education
system has been experiencing massive change in how knowledge and learning is shared. The classroom
dynamics involving teacher, student and the administration have rapidly transformed through the grace
of technological advancements. Together, by integrating smart, intelligent solutions in the education
sector, Bangladesh can reap the benefits of growing need of transforming our education sector.”
Prof. Dr. Md. Abdul Awal, Director of ICT Cell and Professor of Dept. of Farm Power and Machinery
Bangladesh Agricultural University shared the experience of Digital Transformation Journey with Huawei
Campus Network Solution at Bangladesh Agricultural University, he added “Huawei CloudCampus
Solution Helps Bangladesh Agricultural University to establish IP + POL Solution, for Building a Green
Campus Network with All-Scenario Convergence. Networks are centrally controlled & managed with
unified management ensured low operational cost, high performance LAN and with successful
integration ensured Single Sign-on which is unique in the industry”
Up to now, Huawei has served 2,800+ education departments and institutions in 120+ countries and
regions, helping them realize intelligence in education. In the future, Huawei will keep using
technologies to promote innovation and investment in education, facilitate intelligent education
development, and cultivate practical forward-thinking talent.