Huawei ICT Competition launched in Bangladesh

Huawei has launched an ICT Competition in Bangladesh for undergraduate students. Undergraduate students from any discipline can enroll in this competition till 17th November. Six winners from the Bangladesh round will get Huawei laptops, and the winners of the regional round will attend a global camp in China. Huawei ICT Competition

IBL holds Shari‘ah awarness program

Jessore Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC (IBL) organized a discussion program on ‘Compliance of Shari‘ah in Banking Operations’ on 14 October at Jessore Zonal office. Professor Dr. Abdus Samad, Member Secretary, Sharia’h Supervisory Committee of the bank addressed the program as chief guest and Muhammad Jamal Uddin Mazumder, Deputy

Fair, peaceful elections incredibly important: Afreen

US Deputy Assistant Secretary Afreen Akhter on Tuesday said she stressed the importance of "free and fair" elections in Bangladesh during her discussion with Bangladesh government officials. Talking to reporters, she highlighted that the elections need to be held in a peaceful manner. "We believe it is incredibly important that elections are

IBTRA commences Certification Course on Treasury Dealings

Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Dealer's Association (BAFEDA) organized a training course titled ‘Certification course on Treasury dealings’ on 15 October 2023, Sunday at Islami Bank Training and Research Academy (IBTRA), a press release said on Tuesday. Mohammed Monirul Moula, Managing Director & CEO of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC inaugurated the training

BB urges IMF to lower forex reserve criteria to get next loan tranche

Bangladesh has now requested the International Monetary Fund to lower the requirement of foreign exchange reserves at $20 billion as a condition of releasing the second installment of the $4.7 billion loans, an official of Bangladesh Bank confirmed this on Monday. The request was made to the visiting IMF delegation that

Bangladesh economy is on right track: IMF

Mentioning various measures of the government to address macroeconomic challenges, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has observed that Bangladesh economy is on the right track. "I think, the economy is on right track in terms of meeting the objective of programme, getting inflation under control and addressing macroeconomic challenges given in

DU celebrates Bangladesh Marketing Day

A national-level observance of ‘Bangladesh Marketing Day’ held at Dhaka University (DU) focusing on sustainable marketing in context of changing landscape of global economy, a press release said on Friday. Teachers, marketing professionals and students participated in the concluding phase of the two-day conference organized by the Marketers Institute, Bangladesh (MIB)

NZ prepare for Bangladesh’s spin threat in Chepauk

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson wants to stick to the process to deal with Bangladesh spin threat in their third game of the ICC Cricket World Cup in Chennai, a venue which historically favours spinners. Bangladesh have some quality spinners with the likes of Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed

PM for developing Brand Bangladesh for leather goods

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the businessmen in leather footwear and leather goods industries to put concentration on developing 'Brand Bangladesh', revealing that the 'Leather Development Authority' would be formed for the sector. "Let our products be marketed under our own name. Let the name of our country highlight. I