Tag: Rangpur

Cabinet okays plan for rural dev academies in Jamalpur, Rangpur

- Times Report -

The Cabinet on Tuesday endorsed the draft laws to establish two rural development academies in Jamalpur and Rangpur districts in a bid to ensure sustainable development of the rural people in the respective regions.   The draft laws titled "Sheikh Hasina Palli Unnayan Academy, Jamalpur Act-2022" and "Sheikh Russel Palli Unnayan

Midland Bank opens branch in Rangpur

- Times Report -

Midland Bank Limited formally opened a new branch at Dhap Jail Road in Rangpur on 31 October, 2022, a press release said Thursday. Md. Ahsan-uz Zaman, Managing Director & CEO of the Bankwas present on the occasion and formally inaugurated the branch as Chief Guest. Md. Mostafizur Rahman (Mostofa), Mayor

bKash holds workshops on MFS abuse prevention

- Times Report -

bKash organized a two-day workshops in collaboration with Rangpur Metropolitan Police, a press release said Wednesday. On the first day, 140 bKash agents, channel partners and members of the local law enforcement authority participated in the ‘Coordinating Workshop on Preventing Abuse of Mobile Financial Services’ at RDRS. On the second day,

DBH opens branch in Rangpur

- Times Report -

DBH Finance PLC. (DBH) has recently inaugurated its 14th branch in Rangpur City with to offer home loan and deposit services to the people living in this area, a press release said Sunday. The branch is located on the 3rd floor of Khan Bahadur Abdur Rouf Plaza, House No. 01,

Bus-microbus collision kills newborn, 2 others

- United News of Bangladesh -

Three people, including a seven-day-old child, were killed and four others injured in a collision between a bus and a microbus in Taraganj upazila of Rangpur early Sunday.  Two of the deceased were identified as Banya, 30, and Rafiqul, 40.  The accident occurred around 5:30 am when the Nilphamari-bound bus of 'Bhai

BRAC Bank, SME Foundation hold training programme

- Times Report -

BRAC Bank and SME Foundation have jointly organized a comprehensive entrepreneurship development training programme for women entrepreneurs in Rangpur, a press release said Monday. The three-day intensive training programme is part of a series of entrepreneurship development training sessions to be organised in six Bangladesh districts. The programme aims to assist

Illegal fertilizer trader fined Taka 30,000 in Rangpur

- Times Report -

A mobile court fined an illegal fertilizer trader Taka 30,000 for unlawfully hoarding and selling fertilizers at higher prices at Burirhat Bazar in Kawnia upazila in the district on Thursday afternoon. Based on information that some unscrupulous pesticide fertilizer dealers were illegal hoarding and selling fertilizers at higher prices, Kawnia Upazila

Life-term convict arrested in Rangpur

- Times Report -

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested an absconding life-term convict in an abduction and gang rape case from Lalbag Rail Gate area in the city on Friday night. "Based on intelligence information, an operational team of RAB-13 conducted a raid and arrested the convict from the area. The arrested convict was identified as