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
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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
Rohingyas for regional refugee protection plan in ASEAN
The Rohingya community in Malaysia has sent a clear message to ASEAN to include a regional refugee protection policy and mechanism as part of the ASEAN Vision 2045 at the Regional Consultation to Strengthen the Advocacy for Rohingya: Strategies and Regional Collaboration that was organized in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia recently. This
Govt committed to curb extortion for contain inflation: Salehuddin
Adviser to the interim government on the Ministries of Finance and Commerce Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has reiterated the government’s stance to curb extortion for putting a positive impact in the market and thus containing inflation further. “I’ve said time and again to take steps for curbing extortion . . . we’ve
3 garment factories looted, 50 others close amid violence
Three garment factories in Ashulia, on the outskirts of Dhaka, were looted and vandalized by masked miscreants on Monday, prompting authorities to declare about 50 nearby factories closed as tensions escalated. The attacks targeted factories under Alif Village Limited, including Alif Embroidery Village Ltd, Lam Meem Apparels Ltd, and Lam Meem
Polythene bags banned in superstores from Oct 1
From October 1, the use of polythene and polypropylene shopping bags will be prohibited in all superstores across the country, Environment Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Syeda Rizwana Hasan said today. Superstores will be required to offer jute and cloth bags for purchase as alternatives, with