The Sultanate of Brunei has offered to export 12-18 LNG (liquefied natural gas) cargoes to Bangladesh under a long term contract of 10 years, with an option to extend the deal for a further five years. According to a document seen by UNB, the Brunei Energy Services and Trading (BEST) Sdn
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ICT sets Dec 19 to submit report against Ziaul, Mamun
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has ordered its investigation agency to submit reports within one month in the cases filed against eight accused, including former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun. Former director general of the National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre (NTMC) Major General (retd) Ziaul Ahsan is among
SEB distributes CSR fund to farmers
As part of its commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Southeast Bank PLC (SEB) has extended financial support to farmers across three significant areas: “Increase yield in agricultural sector,” “Purchase of Agricultural Equipment,” and “Processing of Agricultural Products.” Nuruddin Md. Sadeque Hossain, Managing Director of Southeast Bank PLC., distributed the
realme’s GT 7 pro launched globally
realme has launched the realme GT 7 Pro, the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset powered flagship performer in the global market. This flagship device, themed “Explore the Unexplored,” is set to redefine the standards of performance and mobile photography, offering users brand-new experience at a highly competitive price. The realme
MDB, BP Manufacturing sign MoU
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Midland Bank PLC (MDB) and BP Manufacturing (BD) Co. Ltd. at the latter’s Headquarter located in Uttara EPZ in Nilphamari on November 13 regarding online Cash Management solution of MDB “Midland Cash Management (MCM)” application. Muhammad Majidul Haq Patwary, Vice President and
BRAC Bank wins four Mastercard awards
BRAC Bank has received four prestigious awards from Mastercard this year for its outstanding business and innovation in various card issuing and acquiring segments. BRAC Bank has won the awards in Credit Business (Domestic), Credit Business (International); Contactless Issuing and Contactless POS Acquiring at the Mastercard Excellence Awards 2024 -
EBL holds agent banking workshop
Annual Agent Banking Workshop 2024 of Eastern Bank (EBL) was organised at the bank’s head office on November 16 at Gulshan in Dhaka. The workshop included training and discussion sessions for EBL agents. M. Khorshed Anowar, Deputy Managing Director and Head of Retail and SME Banking and Sharfuddin Mozaffar Ali,
9 banks face Tk 1,663.38cr losses for system abuse
Bangladesh's banking sector is grappling with bad loans and significant losses, despite once being a consistently profitable industry. The latest quarterly financial reports reveal that nine banks collectively lost Tk1,663.38 crore in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2024-25. According to economist Prof Abu Ahmed, unchecked corruption, misuse of regulatory frameworks
People to decide which party to do politics: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said the people of the country will determine who will participate in elections and do politics. "As a political party we can't determine it. There has been a misunderstanding. An adviser said BNP facilitated the Awami League to do politics but it
Education system must create entrepreneurs: Yunus
Highlighting the importance of education system's reform, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said the country's education system must foster creativity to create a generation of entrepreneurs in the country. "We should reform the education system in a way that it creates a generation of entrepreneurs. We need education, which