Dhaka, Feb 17 (UNB) – With a view to engaging students in bringing out solutions for several socio-economic problems facing society, a workshop was held at city’s East West University (EWU) on Sunday. ‘Socio Leadership Challenge (SLC) season 2’ arranged…
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized a business development conference for agent banking at a hotel in the city on Saturday, 16 February, 2019. Md. Mahbub ul Alam, Managing Director & CEO of the Bank addressed the concluding session…
Pabna, Feb 16 (UNB) – A Russian citizen died from electrocution at Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant site in Ishwardi uapzila here on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Zeleski Bhatzism, 34, an installer of ‘Tret Roshim’ farm. He used…
Dhaka, Feb 16 (UNB)- India’s fastest train has broken down on its first trip, a day after it was inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi, reports BBC. The Indian-built semi high-speed Vande Bharat Express was returning to the capital Delhi from…
By Kristalina Georgieva Washington, DC – For 75 years, the World Bank has been at the forefront of development, helping countries make smart investments to prepare their citizens for the future. It has been particularly focused on the poorest and…
Geneva, 15 Feb (D. Ravi Kanth) – China and India have offered a robust response to the United States over its attempts to “differentiate” among developing countries on which none of them could avail of special and differential treatment (S&DT)…
Dhaka, Feb 15 – A total of 29 Bangladeshi apparel, fabric and leather manufacturers took part in the four-day Texworld or Apparel Sourcing Paris that ended in Paris on Thursday. Additional Commerce Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh visited the show and…
Dhaka, Feb 14 (UNB) – State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday told parliament that the dredging of 25 rivers, including 13 almost dead ones, are now underway to maintain the navigability of river routes. “The ongoing dredging…
Geneva, (Kanaga Raja) – The international prices of a basket of key agricultural food commodities rose in January 2019, driven by a sharp rebound in dairy price quotations and firmer prices for palm and soy oils, the Food an d…
Dhaka, Feb 13 (UNB) – Parts of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway (airport to Moghbazar) will be opened after the second phase of the public–private partnership project finishes, Road Transport Minister Obaidul Quader said Wednesday. He said the first phase of…
Jashore, Feb 12 (UNB) – February, the second month of the calendar year, occupies a special place in the hearts of Bangalis. In this very month in 1952, people laid down their lives demanding the right to speak in their…
Dhaka, Feb 11 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Mon day placed MA Kader, Chairman of the Crescent Leather Products and Crescent Tanneries, on a three-day remand in a case filed in connection with laundering Tk…
Professor Dr. Md. Salim Uddin, FCA, FCMA, Chairman, Executive Committee of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited and Chairman, Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation addressed the Career Counseling, Students’ Orientation Program & Distribution of Scholarships to the students of Institute of Cost…
Dhaka, Feb 11 (UNB) – Boring work on the Karnaphuli Tunnel will begin on February 24 next, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday. “Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the excavation work of the Karnaphuli Tunnel…
Khulna, Feb 11 – Five leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League and Juba League were killed in a collision between a truck and a private car on Rupsha bridge bypass road at Harintala in the city on Sunday night.…
Dhaka, Feb 10 (UNB) – A court here on Sunday asked the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) again to submit its report by March 13 on a case filed over the incident of cyber heist of $101 million from Bangladesh Bank’s…
Dhaka, Feb 09 – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has received prize of best premier pavilion for installing eye-catching pavilion at Dhaka International Trade Fair 2019. Abu Reza Md. Yeahia, Deputy Managing Director of Islami Bank received the prize from Commerce…
Dhaka, Feb 9 (UNB)— Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Saturday said the month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) concluded successfully, drawing large crowds and getting more export orders compared to previous years. “This fair helped to popularise many local products.…
Chattogram, Feb 9 (UNB) – The supply of 500 mmcfd Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) into the national grid will start from here on Saturday. Talking to UNB, Petrobangla officials expressed hope that the supply of 500 mmcfd (million cubic feet…
DHAKA, Feb 8, 2019 (BSS) – Bangladesh Accreditation Board (BAB) is goingto introduce ‘Halal Accreditation Scheme’ through the existing halalcertificate provider laboratories for increasing export of Bangladeshi halalproducts. The information came on Thursday from a closing function on “24th BABAssessor…
Dhaka, Feb 07 – The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) submitted on Thursday a report to the High Court saying that 33 percent buses plying across the country have no fitness certificate. Lawyer Md Rafiul Islam on behalf of BRTA…
Dhaka, Feb 7 (UNB) – The third Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC) Career Fair held on Thursday brought together graduates and recruiters under a single roof, allowing them to directly interact with each other. Three hundred BYLC graduates and 26…
Dhaka, Feb 06 – The submission of investigation report in connection with the case of Titumir College student Rajib was yesterday deferred to March 13. Magistrate Sarafuzzaman Ansari of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka fixed the new…
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Dhaka, Feb 6 (UNB) – Bangladesh Shop Owners’ Association (BSOA) on Wednesday urged the government to end the month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) 2019 saying it was hampering their business. At a press conference in a Dhaka hotel, they…
San Francisco, Feb 6 (AP/UNB) — Apple’s top retailing executive is stepping down amid a slowdown in iPhone sales that has raised doubts about the company’s future growth prospects. The shake-up announced Tuesday ends Angela Ahrendts’ five-year stint overseeing Apple’s…
Dhaka, Feb (UNB)-Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) has inaugurated a special campaign on financial inclusion with a slogan- ‘Financial Inclusion: Small Savings & Accelerated Development’ on Monday. The campaign will continue until March 14 with a view to bring students,…
Dhaka, Feb 03 – In a landmark verdict, the High Court on Monday disqualified the grabbers of rivers and canals from contesting any election including local government and parliamentary polls. It directed the Election Commission to take steps to this…
Gazipur, Feb 03 – A truck driver and his helper were killed as the vehicle collided head-on with a covered van on Dhaka-Tangail Highway at Naotana area in Kaliganj Upazila on Saturday night. The identities of the deceased could not…
Dhaka, Feb 2 – Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Mustafa Jabbar on Saturday said a policy on managing e-waste was at its final stage. “It is currently with the law ministry,” he said at a roundtable discussion on ‘E-waste…