EBL launches credit card with BGMEA

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

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,"

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),

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