MDB donates to Ashrayan project

Midland Bank Limited (MDB) has provided financial assistance worth Tk 1.00 crore for the Ashrayan Project-2 at Prime Minister’s Office to provide housing for landless and homeless families of the country, a press release said Monday. Nilufer Zafarullah, chairman, Rezaul Karim, director and chairman, executive committee of the board of

Anwar-ul Alam Chowdhury re-elected BCI president

Anwar-ul Alam Chowdhury (Parvez), chairman of Evince Group, has been re-elected as president of Bangladesh Chamber of Industries (BCI) for the term of 2023-2025.  Besides, Priti Chakraborty, chairman of Universal Medical College  and  Hospital Ltd, Mohammed Younus, managing director of Younus Group and chairman of Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited have been

JCI Dhaka Diplomats holds 1st membership meet

Inauguration ceremony and first general membership meeting of Junior Chamber International (JCI) Dhaka Diplomats was held at Ascot Palace, Baridhara Diplomatic Zone, Dhaka recently, says a press release. In the meeting, Sharmin Hossain was constituted as the local president of JCI Dhaka Diplomats Chapter as an executive committee of eleven members

Nahid replaces Engr. Mosharraf as chair of JS body on LGRD

Engineer Khandker Mosharraf Hossain, former LGRD minister and an Awami League MP elected from Faridpur-3, was removed as chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on LGRD ministry on Sunday.Nurul Islam Nahid, former education minister and AL lawmaker from Sunamganj, replaced Mosharraf in the committee.Chief Whip of parliament, Noor-e-Alam Chowdhury Liton,

Properties In Dubai: HC orders investigation by ACC, 3 agencies

The High Court on Sunday ordered four agencies, including the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), to investigate about properties of 459 Bangladeshi nationals in Dubai.The other agencies are Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and National Board of Revenue (NBR).The HC bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and

BB unveils cautious monetary policy

Bangladesh Bank (BB) Sunday announced ‘cautiously accommodative’ Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) for the second half of the current fiscal year 2022-23 (H2FY23).“BB’s monetary and credit programs for H2FY23 will pursue a cautiously accommodative policy stance to contain inflationary and exchange rate pressures, support desired economic growth, ensuring the necessary flow