Nathalie Chuard, the Ambassador of Switzerland to Bangladesh, along with Mr. Eros Robbiani, Counsellor and Head of Political, Economic & Cultural Affairs of the Embassy of Switzerland, recently visited the Surma Plant of LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Ltd. (LHBL) at Chhatak in Sunamganj, a press release said Thursday. Rajesh Surana, Chief Executive Officer
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US sanctions on RAB made BNP fearless: Fakhrul
The US sanctions on RAB and the international community's voice against human rights violations in Bangladesh have helped rejuvenate the BNP rank and file to take to the streets fearlessly, as reflected in its recent rallies, according to the opposition party's secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.He also said that
Govt has no link with Tarique-Zubaida arrest warrants: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said that government has no interference in issuing the arrest warrants for BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman as it is a legal process. "Finding the faults of the government and blaming it for everything is the regular practice
We’re all trapped inside a cage: GM Quader
Jatiya Party Chairman G.M. Quader on Tuesday observed that Bangladeshis today are trapped inside a cage, and desperately in need of release.He came up with the observation while addressing a programme marking 'Jatiya Jubo Dibas' organised by Jatiya Jubo Sanghati, which can only be guessed to be at the office
LPG prices raised by Tk 51 per 12-kg cylinder
IMF for updating GDP report every 3 months
International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised updating gross domestic product (GDP) information every 3 months, as per international standard.The visiting IMF delegation had a meeting with Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) on Tuesday. The IMF team also trained BBS officials on utilizing some tools for calculating GDP. The IMF team was
SCB, IBA launch Innovation Challenge for youths
Standard Chartered Bangladesh and the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) recently announced the launch of the Standard Chartered-IBA Innovation Challenge for enterprising youths, a press release said Wednesday. As part of the Innovation Challenge, Bangladeshi youths will have the opportunity to present promising and scalable business ideas centred around sustainability and
bKash holds workshops on MFS abuse prevention
bKash organized a two-day workshops in collaboration with Rangpur Metropolitan Police, a press release said Wednesday. On the first day, 140 bKash agents, channel partners and members of the local law enforcement authority participated in the ‘Coordinating Workshop on Preventing Abuse of Mobile Financial Services’ at RDRS. On the second day,
BGMEA urges Jordache to raise apparel sourcing from Bangladesh
BGMEA President Faruque Hassan called upon Jordache Enterprises to strengthen partnership with their Bangladeshi suppliers and increase sourcing from Bangladesh. He requested the American clothing brand to collaborate with Bangladeshi apparel manufacturers to build their capabilities in producing garments which have high demand in the global market. “As Bangladesh is increasingly focusing
IBBL opens branch in Sarail, Brahmanbaria
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has inaugurated its 390th branch at Sarail in Brahmanbaria on Wednesday, a press release said. Mohammed Monirul Moula, Managing Director & CEO of the bank inaugurated the Branch as chief guest. Md. Maksudur Rahman, Senior Executive Vice President, Md. Omar Faruk Khan, Additional Managing Director of