Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) and Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) in association with Visa launched co-brand credit cards on Thursday, a press release said. The co-branded cards, exclusively designed for BGMEA, will provide financial solutions to its employees and member organizations with a safer and more convenient payment
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Bangladesh’s sterling dev owes to democracy: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the unprecedented development of Bangladesh has been possible due to unhindered democratic process since 2008. "After being elected in 2008 election, there has been unhindered democratic process prevailing in the country. The development that is being witnessed right now has been possible for this,"
BNP urges DMP not to arrest activists without warrant
BNP on Thursday requested the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) authorities not to arrest the party's leader and activists without any warrant. A five-member BNP delegation made the request during their meeting with DMP Commissioner Khandker Golam Faruq at his Mintoo Road office. Talking to reporters after the meeting, BNP Dhaka north city
IBBL gets bills collection award
Dhaka WASA has awarded Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited’s (IBBL) Cellfin app for highest bill collection, a press release said Tuesday. Md. Tazul Islam, minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, handed over the award to Md. Omar Faruk Khan, AMD of the bank, at a local hotel in the
NSU holds B-JET competition ceremony
North South University (NSU) Wednesday held the completion ceremony for the 11th batch of the Bangladesh-Japan ICT Engineers' Training Program (B-JET) at the Syndicate Hall, a press release said. The program, in collaboration with NSU, was initiated through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC), NSU,
Working to ensure roofs for all homeless: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said her government has been working to ensure all homeless people get houses with lands. "Not a single person will remain homeless or landless in Bangladesh. We've been working to implement this goal," she said. The premier said this while providing 39,365 more houses with two-decimal
Bogura judge forces 2 parents apologize by touching feet
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),
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