Bangladesh has won the Child and Youth Finance International (CYFI) Country Award, 2015 from Asia and the Pacific region, leaving India and Fiji behind for massive financial inclusion activities,particularly in the area of school banking.
Category: Business
150 entrepreneurs ready for business
Some 150 new entrepreneurs will get down to business after receiving entrepreneurship training by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in collaboration with the Bangladesh Employers Federation (BEF).The group received certificates at a ceremony held at the BEF in the city…
IBBL donates 2 crore for winter clothes to the PM’s relief fund
Press Release Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited donated Tk. 2 crore for winter clothes to the Prime Minister’s relief fund. The cheque was handed over to Sheikh Hasina, honorable Prime Minister by Engr. Mustafa Anwar, Chairman of the Bank on December…
Rejoinder from Yunus Centre on PM’ remarks about Prof. Yunus
Recently, several daily newspapers have reported Honorable Prime Minister’s alleged remarks about Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus at a weekly cabinet meeting. .
Bangladesh Capital Market Expo begins today
A three-day “Bangladesh Capital Market Expo 2015″ began at the Institute of Diploma Engineers Bangladesh (IDEB) in the city today.Arthosuchak, an online business news portal, organized the exhibition aiming to create awareness among the prospective investors and branding the country’s…
Micro savings,not credit can develop the country
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said it is micro-savings, not the micro-credit, can develop the fate of the country’s under privileged people.
BB Governor stresses greater, intelligent Islamic Finance
Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr. Atiur Rahman participated in the 27th Meeting of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) Council at the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Head Quarter in Jeddah on 7 December 2015. While addressing at the Council, Governor…
EU grants Bangladesh €8 million
The European Union has granted Bangladesh €8 million to help the country’s most vulnerable communities build resilience to climate change and related disasters.The grants will be routed through the Global Climate Change Alliance+ Flagship Initiative (GCCA+).Starting early 2016, a new…
IBBL opens 302nd branch at Pirganj, Rangpur
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited opens its 302nd Branch at Pirganj of Rangpur. Engr. Md. Eskander Ali Khan, Chairman, Executive Committee of the Bank inaugurated the Branch on December 6, 2015 Sunday as chief guest.
Groundbreaking outlook report launched at WIBC 2015
Manama, Bahrain: Middle East Global Advisors, the conveners of the World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC), launched a comprehensive outlook report on the final day of WIBC 2015. Dr. Sayd Farook, Vice Chairman and CEO of Middle East Global Advisors, presented…
Oil prices reduced
Oil prices sank Friday as the OPEC cartel decided not to cut output despite the global oversupply that is battering the market.The 13-member Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, which pumps about 40 percent of the world’s crude oil, took…
IBBL donates Tk 10 Lakh to Handball Federation
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited donated Tk. 10 Lac to Bangladesh Handball Federation. Engr. Mustafa Anwar, Chairman of the Bank handed over the cheque to A.K.M Nurul Fazal Bulbul, the President of Bangladesh Handball Federation at a function on December 05,…
Future business leaders for bold action on climate change: MIT
Rising leaders on environmental sustainability and climate change: A global survey of students from top-ranking business schools finds widespread consensus that business must lead on solutions to climate change and sustainability to attract and retain talent. A new global study…
Fight neoliberal trade, junk WTO – advance people’s trade agenda!
IBON International Statement on the 10th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC10) Twenty years since its establishment, the World Trade Organization (WTO) remains one of the most important mechanisms used by the global monopoly capital to advance neoliberal trade and concentrate wealth…
Facebook based entrepreneurs in trouble
As the government continues to keep Facebook banned for ‘security reasons’, small entrepreneurs and freelancers whose businesses are based on the social networking site are beginning to feel the pinch.Many of those hit by the ban have said that their…
3-day World Islamic Banking Confce begins
Manama, Bahrain, 1 Dec: The World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC) and the International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM) hosted an engaging pre-conference seminar on Islamic capital markets on Tuesday. In attendance were global Islamic finance leaders who converged at the Gulf…
Professor Yunus Unveils New Book on Social Business
Samajik Byobosher Shakti” a new book on Social Business, was unveiled on Sunday, 29 November 2015 by Professor Muhammad Yunus at the Yunus Centre office. MFM Amir Khashru, General Manager of Yunus Centre is the author of the book. The…
Alternative servers for facebook is violation of law: Tarana
STAFF REPORTER State Minister for Post and Telecommunications Tarana Halim yesterday said those who are using social media like facebook through alternative servers are violation of law.
More tourists despite travel alerts:Menon
Bangladesh has received more tourists than usual this year despite the travel alerts issued by some countries including the US. Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon has made the claim.“Bangladesh is safer than the US. Some people are…
5-day banking fair ended Saturday
The 5-day banking fair at the Bangla Academy premises ended on Saturday with enthusiastic response from large number of visitors.
PM wants China’s help
Bangladesh needs the help of friendly countries like China to graduate to a middle-income and developed country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said.She solicited Beijing’s support at a meeting with Vice Minister, International Department of Chinese Communist Party (CPC), Chen…
Global travel, tourism leaders hopeful of positive COP21 outcome
On the eve of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 21, taking place in Paris next week, the members of the Global Travel Association Coalition (GTAC) reiterate the industry’s commitment to contribute to fight climate change, and express their…
Bangladesh Biman got a new member Meghdoot
The fifth of ten Boeing aircrafts has been added to the national carrier’s fleet.
Six polluting industrial units sealed off in Chittagong
Department of Environment, Chittagong wing sealed off six industrial units in Patiya upazila of chittagong for alleged environment pollution. With the directives of a court in chittagong DOE conducted raid in that industrial zone on Monday. The industrial units are-…
Britain may invest in Bangladesh
UK Minister of State for Trade and Investment Francis Maude has said Britain is keen to invest in Bangladesh. He intends to send a business delegation to Dhaka early next year.He disclosed his intention when Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood…
Machine readable passports only
Dhaka – Handwritten passports are being given a good bye globally from Wednesday. Such handbooks carrying information on personal details of people would not be accepted globally from now onwards. Over 2.50 lakh expatriate Bangladesh nationals are however yet to…
First banking fair opens in capital
Dhaka- The country’s first ever banking fair began at the Bangla Academy premises in the capital city on Tuesday. Bangladesh Bank is organising the five-day “Bangladesh Banking Fair 2015” with the theme, “To Build a Banking Nation”, a press release…
Trouble faces Islami Bank, institutions linked to Jamaat
The finance ministry has told the central bank to take action against all financial institutions with links to the Jamaat-e-Islami, pro-government online news agency bdnews24.com reported on Tuesday. The report says, the ministry’s Bank and Financial Institutions Division issued a…
First ever banking fair begin in Dhaka
Dhaka- The country’s first ever banking fair began at the Bangla Academy premises in the capital city on Tuesday.
PM pins hope on more robust relations with India
Dhaka, – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday pinned on robust Indo-Bangla relation in all socio-economic areas saying the two countries need to come forward with liberal mentality and sink narrowness to boost up ties. Bangladesh and India should strengthen…