BNP on Thursday told British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke that a fair election is not possible here without a neutral government as the current regime has been moving ahead with its scheme of rigging votes. "Though the election is six months away, the scheme of stealing votes is actively
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BNP’s condition to join polls goes against constitution: Quader
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader Thursday said that the condition given by BNP to participate in the election goes against the country's constitution. "The foreigners have no comment over the party's (BNP) caretaker government or one-point demand," he told journalists at the Setu
BNP merely knows how to destroy, plunder PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Thursday urged the countrymen to protect themselves from the clasp of BNP-Jamaat, saying that they only know how to destroy, make corruption and plunder but don't know how to serve people. "They (BNP-Jamaat) know how to destroy, don't know how to create anything, they don't know how
ADP implementation declined by 8.58 pc points in FY23
The revised Annual Development Programme (ADP)'s implementation witnessed an 8.58 percentage point decline in the fiscal year 2022-23 compared to the previous fiscal year. The ADP allocation rate in the last financial year was 84.16%, which was 92.74% in the previous fiscal year, according to the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Department
LafargeHolcim fetches 34pc growth in Q2
LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Limited delivered another quarter of strong topline growth of 34 percent, driven by progress against strategic priorities, a company statement said Thursday. Consolidated operating EBIT reached staggering mBDT 2,167, an increase of 68 percent. Net sales during the quarter increased by 34 percent to 6,710mBDT compared to 5,014 mBDTin Q2,
PBL holds Training on prevention of money laundering
Prime bank Limited (PBL) as Lead Bank arranged a day-long training in Sherpur district on “Prevention of Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism” initiated and supervised by Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) on 15th July 2023 for the commercial banks operating in Sherpur. The training program was inaugurated
EBL wins Most Innovative Retail Bank award
Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) wins the International Finance Banking Awards 2023 under the category of ‘Most Innovative Retail Bank in Bangladesh’. The accolade was conferred upon EBL by the renowned London-based International Finance magazine, known for its comprehensive coverage of the global financial sector. The award highlights EBL's commitment to
South Asian Exchange on Public Sanitation held in Dhaka
All filling stations and shopping malls in the Dhaka North area must have accessible, gender-friendly, and well-maintained public toilets, said Dhaka North Mayor Md Atiqul Islam at an event on Thursday. These toilets have to be maintained by the establishment owners themselves and the Dhaka North team will visit and take
BRAC Bank organizes Agent Banking conference
BRAC Bank has organized an Agent Banking conference in Sylhet. The conference was organized to formulate a strategy and roadmap as the bank moves forward with the rapid network expansion drive of the alternate banking channel across the country. The valued Agent Partners, Agent Field Officers, Agent Relationship Officers, and
BASIC Bank signed APA with FID
State-owned BASIC Bank Limited signed an Annual Performance Agreement (APA) with the Financial Institutions Division (FID) of the Ministry of Finance for the financial year 2023-2024. Sheikh Mohammad Salim Ullah, Secretary of FID, and Md. Anisur Rahman, Managing Director & CEO of BASIC Bank signed the APA on Monday, 17