IBBL holds board meeting

Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) held its meeting of the board of directors on Wednesday at virtual platform, a press release said. Professor Md. Nazmul Hassan, chairman of the bank, presided over the meeting. Dr. Areef Suleman, representative of Islamic Development Bank, Mohammed Monirul Moula, MD and CEO, and J.Q.M.

BRAC Bank celebrates 7th anniv of TARA

BRAC Bank organized a grand celebration of 7 years’ journey of its internal women’s forum 'TARA' on March 18, 2023, a press release said Wednesday.  The daylong event featured various cultural performances, including music, dance, and skits. The conference was started with keynote speech by Nurun Nahar Begum, head of

BNP turns down EC’s invitation for informal discussion

 BNP has turned down the Election Commission's invitation for an informal discussion as the party policymakers think any meeting with the commission is meaningless since it has no power to resolve the political crisis. The party, however, thanked the Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal for sending a letter inviting BNP

Agriculture to be mechanised thru’ multipurpose cooperatives: PM

Prime Minister sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government will mechanise the agriculture through multipurpose rural cooperatives to boost production of food and other crops. "We are taking an initiative to mechanise the agriculture through multipurpose rural cooperatives system which was initially taken up by the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu

Independence Book Fair begins at DIU

Marking Independence and National Day, a three-day long 'Independence Book Fair 2023' was inaugurated on Tuesday at Daffodil International University, Birulia in the capital. Daffodil International University Library and Daffodil International University Press jointly organised the fair, reads a press release. Professor Dr M Lutfar Rahman, vice-chancellor of Daffodil International University inaugurated

SCB Saadiq Sadaqah enables direct donation

The Standard Chartered Saadiq Sadaqah Account enables customers to make donations to charities of their choice directly from their accounts, a press release said Tuesday.This unique solution has made it possible for individuals like Ashik Mia,  a young man with impaired hearing and learning disabilities toreceive specialised training from PFDA-Vocational