Dhaka Oct 16 – The Dhaka East Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized a Business Development conference on Monday, 15 October 2018 at Islami Bank Tower.
Day: October 16, 2018
সঙ্কট নিরসনে রাষ্ট্রপতি অভিভাবকের দায়িত্ব নিন –চরমোনাই পীর
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ নিরপেক্ষ ও গ্রহণযোগ্য নির্বাচন অনুষ্ঠানের জন্য প্রেসিডেন্ট মুহাম্মদ আব্দুল হামিদের নিকট ১০ দফা দাবি সম্বলিত স্মারকলিপি প্রদান করেছে। গতকাল সকালে হাউজ বিল্ডিংয়ের সামনের চত্ত্বরে অনুষ্ঠিত সমাবেশ শেষে একটি প্রতিনিধি দল প্রেসিডেন্টের কার্যালয়ে গিয়ে উর্ধ্বতন কর্মকর্তা মোঃ নাসির…
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