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Bangladesh champions Bashundhara Kings took a solo lead in four- team Group D of the AFC Cup Football’2021 after a goalless draw with Bengaluru FC in a hard- fought match at the National Football Stadium in Male on Saturday.

The match was evenly contested in the first half, but the Blues led by Sunil Chhatri, dominated the Bangladesh champions in the 2nf half, especially the last 20 minutes.

Kings national colour goalkeeper Anisur Rahman Zico displayed his brilliance again and helped his team snatch an important point fending off the opponent’s huge pressure.

Zico made two brilliant saves in the 72nd and 83rd minutes during Bengaluru’s hurricane of attacks, apart from another lucky save in the 74th minute.

Bengaluru’s Cleiton was causing the worry as Costa’s header comes off from the bottom of the horizontal. The Blues were nearly celebrating but the ball is deemed to have bounced in front of the goal-line for Anisur, who eventually saved it.

Kings coach Oscar Bruzon was disappointed, particularly in the day’s performances of his boys considering ATK Mohun Bagan – who later this (Saturday) evening face Maziya – can go two points clear atop the group standings before the Bangladeshi side and the Mariners face each other in the final match that day.

After the match, fresh BPL champions Badhindhara Kings dominated the group D with unbeaten run securing four points from two matches with one win and a draw and will face Indian champions ATK Mohun Bagan FC on Tuesday (August 24) at 5 pm (BST) at same venue to decide group title.

Despite day’ s draw, Indian captain Sunil Chhatri-led Marco Pezzaiuoli’s Bengaluru FC eliminated from the meet with one point from two matches and will play Maziya SRC of the Maldives in the last match on Tuesday (Aug 24) at 10 pm (BST) but stand no chance of making it to the single leg Inter-Zone Semi-Final.

Earlier, Bashundhara Kings also made a good start in their first AFC Cup campaign outplaying another Maldivian side TC Sports Club by 5-1 goals in last year’s cancelled tournament ,featuring gout goals by former Argentina international Hernan Barcos.

In this year’ s AFC Cup, Bashundhara Kings also started the Group D campaign beating Maldives champions Maziya Sports & Recreation Club by 2-0 goals while Indian league champions ATK Mohun Bagan of Kolkata made a good start beating Bengaluru FC by 2-0 goals, both at the National Football Stadium in Male last Wednesday (Aug 18).

Source: United News of Bangladesh

Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury on Saturday urged the government to stop repressing and harassing students and teachers to avert a dire consequence in case of change in power.

“Stop attacks on teachers and students and filing cases against them. Only then you won’t have to see the scene of Kabul that Asif Nazrul feared. Otherwise, it will not be a surprise to see the repetition of a Kabul-like situation in the country,” he told a protest rally.

Sachetan Nagarik Samaj, (conscious citizens’ group), arranged the programme in front of the National Museum in the capital’s Shahbagh area protesting Bangladesh Chhatra League’s (BCL’s) threat to Dhaka University Prof Asif Nazrul and obstruction to democratic programmes like meetings and rallies.

The rally was also meant for mounting pressure on the government to release the students and youth leaders arrested during their demonstrations against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s last visit to Bangladesh on March 26.

Dr Zafrullah, a freedom fighter, strongly protested padlocking the office room of Dhaka University Law Department Professor Asif Nazrul centering a Facebook status.

He warned that the nation may face disaster since it cannot show respect to a university teacher like Asif Nazrul.

Zafrullah said the government promised not to file any case against the students who took part in the safe-road movement, but cases remained pending for three years.

Besides, he said 54 students arrested for protesting against the arrival of Narendra Modi have not yet been granted bail. “This case should be withdrawn immediately.”

Nagorik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna said Chhatra League locked the room of Asif Nazrul though he did not mention the name of any person or party on his Facebook post. “They (BCL) are oppressors.”

He urged the Dhaka University proctor to lodge a complaint with Shahbagh Police Station against those padlocked Asif Nazrul’s office and bring them to justice.

Zonayed Saki, chief coordinator of Ganosaghati Andolon, said the current government is afraid of facing the similar future as the way people tried to escape at Kabul airport in Afghanistan.”They’ll meet the same fate after their fall. Otherwise, why do they feel so much heartburn with a Facebook status?

He said the government has enacted the Digital Security Act to suppress people and their voices. “This act must be annulled immediately.”

Source: United News of Bangladesh

The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) on Saturday said they are in the process of establishing a new centre of educational excellence in Dhaka – The Aga Khan Academy.

This is being done in line with the renewed protocol of cooperation signed between the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and the Government of Bangladesh.

The Aga Khan has recently established a single agency, the Aga Khan Schools (AKS), which embraces both the Aga Khan Academies and the Aga Khan Education Services schools globally.

The agency is consolidating its future education activities in Bangladesh around the Aga Khan Academy Dhaka, said the AKDN on Saturday.

Designed to international standards, the Aga Khan Academy Dhaka will also offer an award winning campus built to accommodate 1,200 students, with residential facilities on an 18-acre site.

Students and teachers will have access to purpose-built facilities and abundant green spaces for learning, recreation, sports and the arts.

The Academy in Dhaka will be the fourth in the global network of 18 Aga Khan Academies, joining those in Mombasa (Kenya), Hyderabad (India) and Maputo (Mozambique).

The Academy plans to welcome the first cohort of students in July 2022, thereby continuing the AKDN’s tradition of providing outstanding educational services in Bangladesh for more than three decades.

Building on the vision of the Aga Khan, the goal of the not-for-profit Aga Khan Academy Dhaka is to develop future leaders for Bangladesh who are equipped with problem solving and critical thinking skills to enable them to compete in a highly interconnected, competitive, and globalised world, it said.

These new demands will be best met through the globally accepted International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum, which will be adapted to the Bangladesh context and which emphasises enquiry, the development of research skills and critical thinking capacities.

The IB curriculum will be customised with the study of ethics; pluralism; economics for development; cultures, including Muslim civilisations; and governance and civil society.

All students currently enrolled at the Aga Khan School, Dhaka have been invited on a priority basis to continue their educational experience at the Academy in Bashundhara.

To that end, a comprehensive consultation process is underway with all families of the Aga Khan School, Dhaka to better understand their requirements.

The details of the transition plan will be made available once this consultation process has been completed.

The AKS and AKDN leadership will continue to make every effort to ensure a seamless transition of students from the Aga Khan School, Dhaka to the Aga Khan Academy.

“Our intention is to provide the best standard of education that we can for our students and to ensure a transition process that is aligned to our vision of excellence and is in the best interest of our students’ educational aspirations and experience going forward,” said the AKDN.

Source: United News of Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said it was not possible to carry out an attack like that of August 21, 2004 had there been no direct patronage from then BNP-Jamaat government.

“They (BNP-Jamaat govt) thought that I had been killed (in the grenade attack), but when they came to know that I didn’t die they allowed four criminals to flee the country,” she said.

She said the then BNP-Jamaat government assembled the terrorists and militants for carrying out such an attack and gave them a safe passage to flee abroad.

Sheikh Hasina made the allegation while addressing a discussion marking the August 21, 2004 grenade attack.

Awami League organised the event at its Bangabandhu Avenue central office. The Prime Minister attended the event virtually from her official residence Ganobhaban.

“No one dared to dream that there would be arges grenade attack (on the rally) attempting to kill in broad daylight,” she said.

Recalling the barbaric carnage, Sheikh Hasina alleged that then Prime Khaleda Zia and her government staged grenade attack as killings is their habit.

She said that Bangabandhu killers Dalim and Rashid were among those criminals while the other two were militant Tajul and one jailer.

After the attack, she said, police lobbed teargas shells and charged baton on AL leaders and workers instead of rescuing the victims.

Hasina said even BNP-Jamaat-backed doctors did not attend the injured AL leaders and activists at Dhaka Medical College Hospital and no patient was allowed to enter Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Medical University.

Referring to some remarks made by Khaleda Zia before the grisly grenade attack and planting of twin bombs — one of 76 kg and another of 84 kg — in Kotalipara, the Prime Minister said, “Before every attack, Khaleda Zia used to say Awami League won’t be able to go to power in 100 years. And right before the grenade attack, she said even Sheikh Hasina would never be the leader of the opposition,” she said.

The then government destroyed the evidence of the gruesome attack while an army officer faced trouble as he wanted to preserve an unexploded grenade used in the attack, she said. “They tried to erase all the evidences of the attack.”

“And all know about a staged drama by the government,” she said pointing to the Joj Mia issue which was later proved false.

The Prime Minister said ruling BNP-Jamaat did not allow AL to discuss the matter in Parliament although many of the injured were MPs and she was the leader of the opposition.

She said that Almighty Allah repeatedly saved her from various types of attacks including the August 15 and August 24 to materialise something that only He knows.

Referring to the ongoing pandemic she said that the government always remains beside the people of the country as it strictly follows the ideology of Father of The Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

“Inshallah, we will be able to establish developed and prosperous Golden Bangladesh that was dreamt by the Father of the Nation,” she said.

AL presidium member Matia Chowdhury, general secretary Obaidul Quader, joint secretary Dr. Hassan Mahmud, AL central working committee member Dr Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin, organising secretary SM Kamal Hossain, Dhaka South Unit of Awami League president Abu Ahmed Mannafi and Dhaka North Unit of Awami League president Sheikh Bazlur Rahman also spoke at the programme joined by senior leaders of the party.

The barbaric grenade attack was carried out on an anti-terrorism rally of Awami League on Bangabandhu Avenue in the capital on August 21, 2004 during the BNP-Jamaat government aiming to wipe out the AL leadership.

Twenty-four people, including then president of Mohila Awami League and late President Zillur Rahman’s wife Ivy Rahman, were killed and over 500 others suffered splinter injuries in the grisly attack and many of them became crippled for life.

Sheikh Hasina, the then opposition leader, narrowly escaped the attack but sustained hearing impairment due to the impact of the repeated grenade blasts near the truck-dais of the huge public rally. AL men saved her life creating a human shield surrounding her during the attack.

Source: United News of Bangladesh

Awami League and its associate organisations on Saturday paid tributes to the martyrs of the August 21 grenade attack that left 24 killed and hundreds injured 17 years ago.

Among the dead was Ivy Rahman, the women affairs secretary of Awami League, as hand grenades rained on an anti-terrorism rally addressed by then Opposition leader Sheikh Hasina at Bangabandhu Avenue. She narrowly escaped the attack.

AL leaders and workers gathered at the site of the attack and stood in silence for a few minutes before placing wreaths there in the morning.

In observance of the day the ruling party also held a discussion meeting where Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina spoke virtually.

Source: United News of Bangladesh

New Zealand cricket team will arrive in Bangladesh in the fourth week of August for a bilateral T20I series against Bangladesh, which will begin on September 1st. On Thursday (August 19), BCB revealed the squad for the series. BCB includes all of the expected names in the team for the next series. The Bangladesh Cricket Board has made young players a priority in the Twenty20 format. The Cricket Board appears to have a defined plan for the selection process, which is good for the team’s future growth. Take a look at Bangladesh’s squad for the BAN vs. NZ T20I Series 2021.

Bangladesh’s T20 Squad for BAN vs. NZ T20I Series 2021

BCB announced a 19-man squad on Thursday (August 19) for the Twenty20 series against New Zealand in September. The selectors have picked both Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das. They both missed the Australia series for breaching bio-bubble protocol. Tamim Iqbal was left off the list because he has yet to declare himself fit for selection.

The selectors also have picked leg-spinner Aminul Islam Biplob for the series, indicating that he has a chance to make the T20 World Cup team. We should expect spin-friendly surfaces for the New Zealand series. Selectors may include Biplob for the World Cup if he shows promise during the bilateral contest.

Meanwhile, Mohammad Mithun Ali was not selected for the series. Lately, he was criticized for not being consistent enough to be a part of the Bangladesh squad. With the exception of him, all of the players that competed in the Australia series have been selected for the next home series.

Mahmudullah Riyad will be captaining the Bangladesh team. Liton is expected to open the innings with Mohammad Naim, with Mushfiqur at number four. Bangladesh will have a strong chance to win a T20 series against New Zealand since the Blackcaps will send a second-tier team.

Bangladesh Squad:

Mahmudullah Riyad (captain), Mohammad Naim, Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Soumya Sarkar, Mosaddek Hossain, Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Mahedi Hasan, Shamim Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Mohammad Saifuddin, Shoriful Islam, Taijul Islam, Nasum Ahmed, Aminul Islam

Probable Bangladesh XI for the first T20I

Mohammad Naim, Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad (captain), Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Mahedi Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed

The Declared Squad’s Major Highlights

Mushfiqur and Liton have returned to the team

Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das were both unable to participate in the historic Twenty20 series against Australia earlier this month. Bangladesh went on to claim a 4-1 victory in the series. Mushfiqur had to leave the bio-bubble during his Zimbabwe tour due to his parent’s illness, and Liton Das had to leave the bubble for personal reasons.

Aminul Biplob is still on Selectors’ Radar

Aminul Islam Biplob made a fantastic debut in 2019, but he is yet to live up to expectations to earn a spot in the national squad. Though the selectors have not given up on him, they believe Aminul Biplob will be an important weapon for Bangladesh in the next series against New Zealand. Biplob may earn a spot in Bangladesh’s 15-man T20 World Cup squad if he performs well throughout the series.

The World Cup Team will be Picked From this Squad

All of the predicted names have been selected for the New Zealand series, with the exception of veteran Tamim Iqbal. BCB will select players from this group for the World Cup. So, all 20 players will give it their all in the forthcoming series in order to secure a spot in Bangladesh’s T20 World Cup 2021 team.

Source: United News of Bangladesh

Walton Hi-Tech Industries has become an exclusive partner of Walcart, an upcoming e-commerce platform.

Walcart customers will be able to purchase Walton products and get the necessary support.

The e-commerce platform, a subsidiary of Walton Group, will be launched soon. Walton Hi-Tech Industries Managing Director Golam Murshed and Walcart Managing Director Sabiha Jarin Orona signed a deal in this connection Thursday.

“Online shopping has gained popularity all over the world with technological advancement. Namely, e-commerce is playing a big part in delivering necessary products to consumers during crises like the Covid-19 pandemic. But the e-commerce sector in Bangladesh has not yet been able to gain the full trust of customers. We hope Walcart will fill this gap,” Murshed said.

“Walcart will have over 150 categories of products and services, including fashion, lifestyle, electronics, food and beverages, and sports. Besides Walton, customers will get the products of other top and reputed domestic and global brands. With the formal agreement, we have got Walton as our exclusive partner. We will keep signing deals with other local and foreign brands and companies,” Sabiha said.

Source: United News of Bangladesh

Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader has demanded the government reopen all the educational institutions right now on an experimental basis.

“The nation is being pushed towards a dark future as educational institutions have been closed for almost two years due to coronavirus,” he said.

GM Quader, also the deputy opposition leader in parliament, said the government should take immediate steps to resume academic activities in the educational institutions ensuring the health safety rules.

“The educational institutions should be reopened now without buying further time on an experimental basis,” he said while talking to reporters in the district town on Friday.

Earlier, the Jatiya Party Chairman inaugurated the academic buildings of Giasuddin High School and Poet Sheikh Fazlul Karim Girls’ School.

Local Jatiya Party senior leaders and administrative officials were present.

The government shut the educational institutions, including schools, colleges, and universities, on March 17, 2020 after the country had reported its first Covid-19 cases on March 8. Then the closure was extended several times. The latest extension to the closures is supposed to continue till August 31.

Different political parties and civil society members are mounting pressure on the government to reopen the educational institutions with strict health protocols in place since the students’ academic lives are being severely hampered.

Source: United News of Bangladesh

Police recovered the body of a worker, who had gone missing three days ago while taking bath, from the Madhumati River in Bagerhat district on Saturday.

The deceased was identified as Billal Molla, 26, a resident of Garfa village in Mollahat upazila who used to work as a laborer in cargo ships.

On August 18, Billal went missing while taking bath in the river near old ferry ghat area in Mollahat upazila.

A diver team of Khula Fire Brigade conducted a rescue drive and announced the ending of the drive as they did not get any trace of Billah after two days, said Deputy Assistant Director of Bagerhat Fire Service and Civil Defense Md Golam Sarwar.

Officer-in-Charge of Mollahat police station Somen Das said locals found Billal’s floating body two kilometers away from the spot where he went missing on and informed police.

Police recovered the body from Greece Nagar area and handed it over to family after filing a case of unnatural death, said the OC.

Source: United News of Bangladesh

Every guy wants to have a muscular physique. Not everyone will think it’s ideal to be a hulking giant, but regardless, putting on muscle is a testament to hard work and dedication. To do so, there are often many supplement brands who adamantly try to suggest that shortcuts are indeed possible. While some bodybuilding supplements like protein are generally considered positive, there are others that are highly questionable and make promises they can’t keep. They risk nothing by marketing their product that way, but you risk everything if your health takes a turn for the worst after committing to the wrong supplement.

If you are starting your muscle-building journey, these are the supplements you need to avoid when gyming.

Pre Workout

Pre Workout is so popular nowadays that calling it out would be controversial in its own right. Pre-workout serves as an energy booster that will get you going for your entire workout; supposedly giving you extra energy that translates into strength and overall efficiency. It’s no surprise that caffeine is thrown into the mix, but an overload of that can be extremely harmful to the body.

Artificial sweeteners and sugar alcohols are included as well and a surplus of this can lead to bloating and diarrhea. Ultimately, taking a pre-workout isn’t a nutritional supply agent per se, but more of being a “luxury” that gives you energy. With the correct meals, your body should have enough energy and strength to go about doing your workouts properly.

Test Boosters

Test boosters aren’t for everyone as they truly only help those who generate a lower amount of testosterone than the average count. Having a surplus of testosterone can be very harmful to the body. Test boosters are seen as a cheap alternative to growth hormones that are supposed to be natural. While that may be true for some brands, the harms of a surplus of this hormone include prostate swelling, oily skin, decrease in sperm count, and fluid retention, just to name a few.

The consequences are difficult to identify short term, but these symptoms will show up gradually, and that’s when test boosters would have done more harm than good. There are plenty of natural ways of using a healthy amount of this hormone, and the side effects are not worth it for just a few extra points of muscle.

Fat Burners

We get that cardio is a chore to most people; but if it was easy, more people would be in shape. Fat burner presents itself as a “shortcut” to traditional dieting by claiming to help the body metabolize faster. It’s common knowledge that fiber is healthy and is a primary nutrient that helps with metabolism, but fat burners don’t use fiber. Instead, the supplement relies on caffeine.

A regular cup of coffee increases metabolic rate between 3-4% every 2 hours, which amounts to about 12.5 calories burnt. Fat burners may dump a lot more caffeine into your body than a standard cup of coffee would, but your body has a capacity of the speed at which it can metabolize at its fastest. This supplement gets sold on the name itself, while the ingredients beyond caffeine do next to nothing with boosting metabolic activity. Definitely a hard pass on this; there are far cheaper alternatives that can provide caffeine to the body in safer quantities.

Protein Powder

Protein powder is NOT bad in its own right but can be consumed poorly which will lead to severe consequences. Protein powder generally suggests one or two scoops of protein, mixed in with a bit of water – which is fine.

What is not fine, however, is how many consumers perceive this supplement. The keyword in supplement means to “supply”, not replace. This means that protein powder should never act as a replacement, but only to provide additional aid if your meals generally lack protein. This could be due to work, inconveniences, or cost; which is why this supplement is by far the most popular in the weight lifting industry.

While protein powder can be safe if you go for the traditional whey and soy options and adhere to the guidelines, problems can start to surface when your workouts do not optimize the added aid. If you do not have enough of a workout to let your body metabolize the protein, you could gain unnecessary weight.

Branched-Chain Amino Acids

This supplement has been getting a lot of attention in the market recently and is known to have been advertised by professional athletes for its effectiveness. Ultimately, BCAA gives the body leucine, isoleucine, and valine – amino acids that trigger muscle growth; however, these amino acids can be acquired elsewhere and the actual BCAA formula does absolutely nothing.

The only added benefit of BCAA is the reduction of soreness which isn’t something worth spending on every month. Overall, BCAA doesn’t suffer from being bad for the body by any means, but its effectiveness has no scientific backing and could be a huge waste to spend on.

Glutamine

Glutamine is the same shtick as every other gym supplements out there, to help your body increase its muscle mass. This name hasn’t been used among regular gym goers recently, but it is good as it suffers from a similar problem as BCAA.

Athletes have used Glutamine to showcase the ability to gain healthy amino acids while keeping the immune system healthy and maintaining large muscles all at once. Even if there is some truth to Glutamine’s effect, it does not have enough advantages to warrant a regular commitment.

Source: United News of Bangladesh

Samsung have recently unveiled their most sought-after foldable devices – Galaxy Z Flip 3 and the Galaxy Z Fold 3 . Back in history, in 2020, the first Galaxy Z Flip marked the debut of the new Galaxy Z branding. The Z Flip also introduced the redesigned hinge that is the forerunner of the hidden hinge featured on both the Z Flip 3 and the Z Fold 3. These devices have been released on 11th August 2021. This review will have a take on all the key features of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3. Stay with us!

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G Full Review

The Look and Feel

The Galaxy Z Flip 3 hasn’t appeared to be significantly changed from its direct predecessor Z Flip. However, as we know, appearances may be misleading, and once the phone’s held by the hand, all the invisible features come to light.

Unlike its all-glass predecessor, Z Flip 3 has used an Aluminium frame with glass around its camera module. Its dimensions and weight have been almost the same, and the new phone feels much balanced to handle. The dimension for the phone is 166 x 72.2 x 6.9 mm when it’s unfolded, and in the folded position, it keeps 86.4 x 72.2 x 15.9-17.1 mm dimension. Aluminum is easier to grasp, so the Flip 3 5G will not slip out of a moist hand.

The phone’s comforting firmness has likely come from the hinge design, which feels more stable and also more secure than that of the previous Flip phone. When flipped, the Z Flip 3 becomes virtually square, and the breadth remains like an ordinary smartphone.

The phone is on sale in a variety of colors, including Phantom Black, Pink, Gray Green, Cream, White, Lavender. However, some are only available on Samsung’s official website depending on users’ location.

Display

When flipped, the Galaxy Z Flip 3 features a 6.7-inch dynamic AMOLED display. Its 2640 x 1080 resolution coupled with a refresh rate of 120Hz creates a very stunning viewing experience. The Flip 3 gives a smooth scrolling performance, demonstrating Samsung’s real display brilliance.

When not flipped, the 1.9-inch touchscreen controls music displays the weather and even allows you to take photos. Users can also use the touchscreen as a viewfinder. This is a significant improvement for the Flip 3, and it makes the phone more useful while closed.

In comparison to the first Flip, the Flip 3’s redesigned cover display is better and powerful. It’s quite versatile and helpful, allowing users to engage with many important phone operations without having to start the device.

The Lenses on the Back

The rear cameras of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G are identical to the previous Flip. On the rear, there is a 12MP wide-angle with a 1.8 focal length camera and a 12MP ultrawide camera with 2.2 focal lengths. The absence of a telephoto lens in the Galaxy Z Flip 3 creates a sense of void.

If the Galaxy Z Flip 3 is to compete with the greatest camera smartphones on the market, it will have its work cut out for it. The camera upgrades on the Galaxy Z Flip 3 are mainly software-based, including improvements to its portrait mode and indoor shooting.

The dual-camera setup supports HDR quality and also has the OIS active. For videos, these cameras offer a recording capability of up to 4K resolution at 60 fps.

The Front Lens

Samsung hasn’t changed the front camera setting also. The same lens used in the original Flip smartphone has been introduced here. It is a 10MP wide lens with a focal length of 2.4. The camera supports HDR and gives an extra quality bounce to the taken pictures.

Daylight shots have more details and accurate color depicting ability. In night hours, less availability of daylight hampers the overall quality of the pictures, but it is still considerable. The front camera performance could be better for the Samsung Z Flip 3 5G. The phone records video at up to 4K at 30fps.

Performance, Software and UI

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 offers several minor performance improvements over its ancestors. The most notable among them is being the adoption of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset, the highest-end Android CPU available.

The phone is rather strong to operate when swiping through various menus or apps for its CPU and 8GB of RAM. Games on the phone using Snapdragon 888 cores run pretty smooth and without any, so it’ll most likely be a strong gadget.

The skin used in the phone is Samsung’s OneUI, which is a fork of Android with a difference of the company’s applications tossed in – like with many other Android reskins. What you think of it and the associated bloatware is mainly a matter of personal preference.

Battery Life & Charger

The Galaxy Z Flip 3 keeps the previous Flip’s battery capacity with a 3,300 mAh battery. This is the cause for caution, given the Flip’s battery life was not very outstanding. The 3,300 mAh is much less than that of other different Samsung phones, including the standard Galaxy S21, which has a 4,000mAh battery.

We tested the battery in both refresh rate modes and neither produced a satisfactory result. The Flip 3 only lasted 5 hours and 43 minutes in adaptive mode. It lasted significantly longer in 60Hz mode, at 6 hours. A 15W small charger takes up to three hours to fully charge the battery.

Price of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G in Bangladesh

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 is now open for pre-booking. The shipping of that phone will start expectedly at 27th August. According to the US pre-booking price, the 8GB and 128GB versions of the phone can be pre-booked, paying BDT 84861. The conversion rate here is 1 USD = 84.85 BDT

Source: United News of Bangladesh

Governor of Wau State in South Sudan Angelo Taban Biajo has highly appreciated the role of the Bangladesh peacekeepers.

The Governor lauded the humane services offered by Bangladesh peacekeepers in Wau and expressed their desire to establish cooperation between Wau province and Bangladesh in different areas like education, ICT and agriculture.

The local Governor of Wau along with the provincial Ministers met Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen at the UNMISS compound in Wau province of South Sudan on Friday.

The Governor suggested that more female personnel may be deployed in the Bangladesh contingent.

The Foreign Minister visited the Bangladesh contingent (BANBATT 4) deployed in the Wau province of South Sudan.

Deputy Force Commander of UNMISS and other Bangladesh high officials of UNMISS as well as Bangladesh non-resident Ambassador to South Sudan and Foreign Ministry officials were present.

Upon his arrival at the UNMISS compound, the Foreign Minister was presented with a guard of honour by a smart contingent of the Bangladesh Peacekeepers.

The Bangladesh Contingent organized spectacular fits which were displayed by Bangladesh Peacekeeping members.

Both male and female performers displayed their acrobatic and defensive skills.

Dr Momen made an address to the Bangladesh Peacekeepers at the Bangladesh contingent.

He said that he felt proud of the commendable contributions of the Bangladesh Peacekeepers in the UN Peacekeeping Missions.

Dr Momen said the purpose of the visit was also to enhance the diplomatic relations and engagements with South Sudan.

The Foreign Minister said the role of Peacekeepers is helping in developing relations with the receiving countries.

He appreciated the performance of Peacekeepers who are engaged in different welfare work apart from peacekeeping activities.

Following his address, the BANBATT officials made a PowerPoint presentation on the activities of BANBATT in Wau.

During their presentation, the Bangladesh Peacekeepers informed the Foreign Minister that they are engaged in social development and welfare work in Wau like providing medicine and veterinary assistance to the local people of the Wau.

Source: United News of Bangladesh