Country’s pioneering international education provider Universal College Bangladesh (UCB) has penned a new partnership with leading private bank Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) to provide exciting career prospects to UCB students. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the two organizations with a vision to bridge the gap between
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Abeda Muzammel passes away
Abeda Muzammel (82), wife of Major General Muzammel Hussain (Retd.), and resident of House: 498/A, Road: 33, Mohakhali DOHS, Dhaka passed away to the eternal abode on September 7 at the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka. (Innalillahi Wa Inna Elaihe Rajeun) She is survived by her three daughters, Rumesa, Tania &
Fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria killed 48 people
A fuel tanker collided head-on with another truck in Nigeria on Monday causing an explosion that killed at least 48 people, the country's emergency response agency said. The fuel tanker was also carrying cattle in the Agaie area in north-central Niger state and at least 50 of them were burned alive,
BAB elects chairman & vice chairmen
Ilish Utsav at Dhaka Regency
Dhaka Regency Hotel & Resort has announced the launch of its much-anticipated Ilish Fest Titled as “ILISH UTSAB”, set to take place at the renowned Grill on the Skyline, the city's most prominent rooftop garden restaurant. This festival celebrates the rich flavors of the Hilsa fish, a delicacy cherished by
BRAC Bank partners with Apon
BRAC Bank partnered strategically with Apon Bazaar to extend small-ticket digital loans to ready-made garment (RMG) workers in minutes. They will get instant loans up to BDT 50,000 without hard-copy documentation. The bank has earlier developed a new digital loan proposition 'Jibika' for low-income people as part of its mission
MBL training institute holds workshop
Mercantile Bank Training Institute organized a day long workshop on offshore banking policy and operations at its premises recently. A total number of forty-six officials from various branches and divisions of the head office participated in the workshop. Mati Ul Hasan, Additional Managing Director & CRO of the bank inaugurated
Walton to provide free service in flood-affected areas
Walton CSM (Customer Service Management) will provide free service to repair its electronics, home and electrical appliances that were damaged due to recent flood in several southeastern districts of the country. Recently in a special meeting held at Walton Corporate Office at the capital, Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC's Managing Director SM
Stopping bribery can fix most problems of prison: Jahangir
Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said most of the problems of the prison system can be solved by stopping bribery and corruption. The adviser made the remark while addressing a meeting with prison officials as the chief guest this morning at the Department of Prisons
Polytechnic students block road in Tejgaon
Students of polytechnic institutes staged demonstration on Monday at Satrasta intersection in Tejgaon, triggering traffic gridlock in the adjacent areas. Some students under the banner of 'Technical Student Movement' took to the street around 12 pm carrying placards to press home their 6-point demand. Officer-in-Charge of Tejgaon Industrial Area Police Station Gazi