Dutch Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) and MetLife Bangladesh continue to enhance payment convenience for customers with the signing of an agreement through which MetLife customers can receive instant e-receipt for all premium-related payments. The agreement signing ceremony was recently held where Ala Uddin, deputy managing director and CFO of MetLife
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BRAC Bank launches its commercial remittance app ‘FXPAY’
BRAC Bank became the first bank in the country to launch FXPAY, an end-to-end commercial remittance application. It was launched on March 23, 2023. The system is designed to provide accessible, fast, and secure remittance services to institutional customers, focusing on customer convenience and business growth. Selim R. F. Hussain,
Aarong opens its 28th outlet in Tangail
Aarong, the country's largest lifestyle retail chain, opened its 28th outlet in Tangail on Saturday, 8 April 2023, reads a press release. This newly designed 14,098-square-feet space offers a three-storey shoppingexperience for Aarong customers. It features women's, men's, and children's apparel, home décor, footwear, jewellery, and other product lines.At this
Accept demands to avoid chaos before polls: BNP
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said the government will have to accept the demands of the opposition parties if it wants to avoid violence and conflict ahead of the next general election. Speaking at a press briefing at the BNP Chairperson's Gulshan office after a meeting with
Bringing parties to polls isn’t govt’s duty: Minister
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud on Saturday said it is not the responsibility of the government to bring any party to the election. "Election Commission is in charge of holding the election and the government (ruling) party is a party in the election like other political parties. It is
Traders of Bangabazar set up 800 temporary shops on footpath
Traders of Bangabazar, whose businesses burned down in the recent fire at the market, set up temporary shops on the streets and footpaths at the site of the incident today. Around 800 traders displayed their stocks since this morning. They set up their makeshift shops under the flyover, on the south
Bangladesh gets 800 MW power from Adani
Though commercial operation of Adani Power's Godda Jharkhand plant started on April 7 to import about 800 MW of electricity by Bangladesh, the tariff dispute has not been settled yet. Initially, Adani started its power export to Bangladesh on March 9 on a test basis. According to official sources, state-owned Bangladesh Power
Fakhrul suspects AL leaders behind Bangabazar fire
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday voiced suspicion that influential ruling party leaders might have carried out the fire incident at Bangabazar market to grab the land. "Some very influential people of the ruling Awami League have long been trying to occupy Bangabazar market. If a real impartial
STS Group launches Glenrich International School
STS Group launched a premium Cambridge curriculum school in Bangladesh, Glenrich International School (GIS) on Thursday. It was launched through a campus inauguration ribbon-cutting ceremony, to promote the idea of the “School of Life” and prepare the learners for the future world. The chief guest of the ceremony was Education Minister Dr
