Ali Azam elected Chairman of Eastern University

Renowned businessman and educationist Md Ali Azzam has been elected as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Eastern University, a press release said Saturday. This election was held in the annual general meeting at its permanent campus in Ashulia, Dhaka, on Saturday. The outgoing chairman Dr. Shamsuddoha

Evaly chair, CEO indicted in embezzlement case

A Dhaka court on Wednesday framed charges against e-commerce platform Evaly's Chairman Shamima Nasrin and CEO Mohammad Rassel in a case over embezzling customers' money. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mehedi Hasan framed the charges against them after rejecting bail plea of Shamima and issued a warrant for her arrest.The court also

Standard Chartered Group Chair in Dhaka

José Vinals, Group Chairman, Standard Chartered, arrived in Dhaka earlier this week for his second official visit to Bangladesh, a press release said Saturday. The Bank previously welcomed José to Bangladesh in 2018. The core agenda of José’s visit was to better understand Bangladesh’s current growth momentum; gain insighton how market dynamics

BAT Bangladesh chairman Golam Mainuddin honored

Balipara Foundation has recently honoured BAT Bangladesh Chairman Golam Mainuddin with Bangladesh Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding contributions towards protecting and conserving the environment.  The 10th Balipara Foundation Awards 2022 was held at the main auditorium of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), Dhaka on 11 December, reads a press release. Saber Hossain

HC summons NCTB chairman over errors in textbooks

The High Court has summoned the chairman of the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) directing him to appear before it on November 29 for not complying with its earlier order to bring correction at the errors regarding the history of the country's Liberation War in some textbooks of secondary

DSA Case: Arrest warrant issued against Evaly chairman

A special court has issued arrest warrant against e-commerce platform Evaly chairman Shamima Nasrin in a case filed under Digital Security Act (DSA). Judge Ash Shams Zaglul Hossain of Dhaka Cyber Tribunal passed the order on October 19, scrapping her bail in the case. "October 19 was fixed for passing order on

Rashid Chowdhury re-elected as chairman of BCBL

Dr. Engr. Rashid Ahmed Chowdhuryb has been re-elected as the chairman of the board of directors of BCBL in its 365th meeting held on 24-09-2022, a press release said Monday. Dr. Engr. Rashid Ahmed Chowdhury was born in Agrabad, Chattogram. He obtained PhD from Chittagong University and MBA in Management &

Laxmipur UP chair gets anticipatory bail in graft case

The High Court (HC) on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to controversial Laxmipur UP chairman Md Selim Khan for four weeks in a graft case. The HC bench of Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Biswajit Debnath passed the order. The court also asked him to surrender before the trial court after four

Shakib may make mistake, we’re trying to fix it: Jalal Younus

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is trying to resolve Shakib Al Hasan's contract issue with Betwinner News, said cricket operations chairman Jalal Younus. Younus who has been in talk with Shakib since the issue came to the light,thinks it might be a mistake from Shakib's part and hopes it will be

BNP wants to create unstable situation as August appears: Parash

Awami Jubo League Chairman Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash today said BNP wants to create unstable situation in the country when august appears as they want to create another August 15 incident. He was addressing in front of Awami League Central office in city’s Bangabandhu Avenue. He launched month-long programmes including Quran Khatam,