Departmental action has been initiated against a Bogura additional district and sessions judge who allegedly forced the parents of two female students of Bogura Government Girls High School to apologize to her by touching her feet. A three-member probe committee was formed, led by an additional deputy commissioner (education and ICT),
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US HR report depicts terrible situation of country: BNP
The US human rights report 2022 has portrayed an awful democratic and human rights situation in Bangladesh, said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday. "I felt ashamed reading the US human rights report as it depicted that there's no shred of democracy and human rights here (Bangladesh)," he
Dhaka seeks concerted efforts from int’l community for Rohingya crisis
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has underscored the urgent need for unity and concerted efforts from the international community to resolve the Rohingya crisis, in the true spirit of responsibility and burden sharing. He urged the UN Secretary General's Special Envoy on Myanmar, Noeleen Heyzer, to enhance her engagements with
ADB okays $230m loan for Bangladesh flood rehabilitation
The Asian Development Bank has approved $230 million in emergency assistance loans to help Bangladesh’s efforts to rehabilitate and reconstruct districts that saw severe flooding last summer. Record rainfall in northeastern Bangladesh in May and June caused massive flooding, especially in the haor regions, and affected approximately 7.2 million people, ADB
Dhaka Regency ready to observe Ramadan
Dhaka Regency is offering exclusive offer for Ramadan 2023, a press release4 said Wednesday. The hotel has prepared a range of special packages and discounts for its guests to celebrate the holy month in style. Breakfast with delicious Buffet Iftar followed by dinner, featuring a wide range of traditional Middle Eastern
Mehazabien, Nisho become brand endorsers of bKash
Mehazabien Chowdhury and Afran Nisho, two most popular actors, have become brand endorsers of country’s largest MFS provider bKash, a press release said Tuesday. These two well-known actors signed the brand endorsement agreement at an event organized by bKash at its head office in the city recently. CMO of bKash, Mir
H&M donates books to support RMG professionals
H&M Group, a multinational clothing giant, contributed books and dressmaker mannequins to the BGMEA Centre and BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology (BUFT) to support the education and skill development of next-generation RMG professionals. The books and mannequins will be key tools for the students of BUFT as well as trainees
EBL holds school banking conference
Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) as a lead bank has organized school banking conference at the Navy Convention Center in Chattogram city, a press release said Wednesday. A.B.M Zahurul Huda, executive director, Bangladesh Bank, Chattogram office, was the Chief Guest on the occasion, while M. Khorshed Anowar, DMD and head of
BB, FSIBL sign deal
Bangladesh Bank and First Security Islami Bank Limited (FSIBL) recently signed a participation agreement on ‘Green Transformation Fund’ , a press release said Wednesday. Abdur Rouf Talukder, Governor of BB, and Syed Waseque Md Ali, MD of FSIBL, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organizations. Kazi Sayedur Rahman,
SCB signs deal with MSC
Standard Chartered Bangladesh (SCB) recently signed an agreement with MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company Bangladesh Limited (MSC) to provide the organisation withHost-to-Host (H2H) connectivity, a press release said Wednesday. This solution directly links MSC’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platform and Standard Chartered’s Straight2Bank (S2B) offering with one another – enabling MSC