Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) on Wednesday urged the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to simplify tax structure for ensuring Cottage, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (CMSME) friendly environment. The trade body made the call at a meeting with NBR Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan at NBR headquarters in
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UCB PLC holds board meeting under new leadership
United Commercial Bank PLC Limited (UCB), held its first board meeting with the newly formed board at its corporate head office, press release said Tuesday. Distinguished businessman and the Chairman of UCB, Sharif Zahir presided over the meeting. Md. Shazzad Hossoin, Vice-Chairman of UCB; Md. Tanvir Khan, Chairman of the
International Division of Southeast Bank awarded ISO 9001:2015
International Division of Southeast Bank PLC has been awarded ISO 9001:2015 Certification from Bureau Veritas (Bangladesh) Pvt Ltd., a globally recognized certification body for establishing Quality Management System (QMS) in its operation. Nuruddin Md. Sadeque Hossain, Managing Director of Southeast Bank PLC. received the Certification from Mahmudul Islam Khan, Senior
Pubali Bank holds orientation program
A five-day long Orientation Program has been arranged for newly recruited 136 Junior Officers in the Pubali Bank PLC organized by Human Resourses Division. The course is designed to aim at familiarizing the participants with the concepts, principles, rules, regulations, laws and practices of the bank. The event was graced
IBBL holds board meeting
A meeting of the Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC (IBBL) was held on 3 September at Islami Bank Tower. Md. Obayed Ullah Al Masud, Chairman of the bank presided over the meeting. Md. Abdul Jalil, Chairman, Executive Committee, Professor Dr. M. Masud Rahman, Chairman, Risk Management Committee,
Eastern Bank opens 38th sub-branch at Sirajganj
Eastern Bank PLC has opened its 38th sub-branch of the bank at Chandaikona of Sirajganj district on Wednesday, a press release said. M. Khorshed Anowar, Head of Retail and SME Banking of the bank inaugurated the sub-branch. Head of Outstation Istiak Ahmed, other senior officials of the bank, and local
Bangladeshi ‘Women in Tech’ are travelling to China
The three winners of Huawei’s flagship competition “Women in Tech” are set to embark on the next phase of their journey as they travel to China. They will attend International Digital Energy Expo (IDEE) 2024 Sessions, visit exhibition halls and learn from Huawei experts at Huawei HQ & Dongguan campus
Hasan and Nahid’s breakthrough signals a new era for Bangladesh cricket
Bangladesh's new generation pace duo, Hasan Mahmud and Nahid Rana, impressed with their bowling in the recently concluded Test series against Pakistan, where they led from the front and proved their inclusion made a significant difference. Bangladesh has traditionally been a team more reliant on its spin bowling. However, over the
Liton reaches career-best ranking
Bangladesh's six-wicket victory at Rawalpindi that helped seal a historic 2-0 series victory over Pakistan and see them in fourth position in the WTC points table on percentage points, has resulted in some major gains for their players in the latest ICC Test Rankings. Wicketkeeper-batter Liton Das has reached a career-best
Pakistan test cricketers criticized at home after debacle against Bangladesh
Pakistan’s embarrassing test series whitewash against Bangladesh has been heavily criticized at home, with former captain Ramiz Raja calling for an explanation from red-ball captain Shan Masood and senior players. “Pakistan cricket sunk in Bay of Bengal,” read a headline in leading Urdu language newspaper Daily Jang on Wednesday. Bangladesh jumped three