EBL signs deal with STS Capital

Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) and STS Capital Limited have signed a payroll banking agreement at the STS corporate office in Dhaka. Under the agreement, employees of Glenrich International School and Eduko Bangladesh Limited, sister concerns of STS Capital  will enjoy EBL preferential banking facilities including dual currency debit card, loan

BRAC Bank signs deal with BAFFA

BRAC Bank has signed an agreement with the Bangladesh Freight Forwarders Association (BAFFA) to accelerate growth and innovation in the freight forwarding industry, a press release said Saturday. Tareq Refat Ullah Khan, Deputy Managing Director & Head of Corporate Banking, BRAC Bank, and Nurul Amin, Vice President, Bangladesh Freight Forwarders

80.39pc students pass SSC, equivalent exams

The results of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams were published Friday with the overall pass rate being 80.39 percent, down 7.05 percentage points from last year’s pass rate. Last year, 87.44 percent students passed the SSC and equivalent exams. Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni and Deputy Minister for Education Mahibul

WB clears $300m to improve gas distribution in Bangladesh

The World Bank (WB) yesterday approved $300 million to help Bangladesh improve the efficiency of gas distribution and end-use through pre-paid metering systems for residential and industrial consumers and reduce methane emissions along the natural gas value chain. The Gas Sector Efficiency Improvement and Carbon Abatement Project will address natural gas

BNP to hold sit-in at entrances to city today

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has declared sit-in programmes at the entrances to Dhaka on Saturday. The sit-in will take place from 11am to 4pm, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced during today's rally in the capital's Nayapaltan area. The same programme has also been announced by Ganatantra Mancha, BNP's

IMF appreciates Dhaka’s plan to address climate change

Bangladesh is at the forefront of preparing agenda to address climate change and has made significant progress toward combating the natural disaster, observed International Monetary Fund (IMF). "Since 2014, the authorities have put in place a range of climate- related policy tools, notably the Climate Fiscal Framework,” IMF Director for the

Bangladesh, China need continuous focus on development for the sake of people’s welfare: Chinese official

Bangladesh and China should emphasis on joint efforts and continue to focus on further domestic development for the sake of people's welfare, says a senior official of the Chinese government. "Our both countries face similar challenges. Rights to survive, develop and security are the key human rights," Deputy Director General of