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ADB Faster Project Implementation Week Concludes in Bangladesh

Asian Development Bank (ADB) organized “Faster Project Implementation Week 2019” at the Pan pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka and BRAC-CDM, Rajendrapur on 22-25 September to catalyze faster and quality implementation of development projects for delivering optimum benefits to the target stakeholders. The Faster Project Implementation Week 2019, with the theme of “Delivering Faster and Better Development […]

Bangladesh’s Eastern Bank all set to operate in China’s Guangzhou

by Liu Chuntao, Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s leading Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) is all set to open its representative office in China’s Guangzhou province, according to the bank’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ali Reza Iftekhar. He said the bank is expanding its footprint in Southeast Asia with its sights […]

Bangladesh joins “Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G)”

Bangladesh joined the Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G), which was officially announced yesterday at an event held in New York on the sidelines of the 74th UN General Assembly. In his speech marking Bangladesh inclusion into this prestigious global Forum on Green Growth, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of […]

Concerted efforts needed to improve in Ease of Doing Business Index: BIDA Chairman

Members of the DCCI Board of Directors of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) led by its President Osama Taseer called on Executive Chairman of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Md. Sirajul Islam at BIDA headquarter on 23 September 2019. During the discussion, DCCI President Osama Taseer said that the private investment needs to […]

Strong show of support from US businesses at ‘Think Asia, Think Hong Kong’ Los Angeles

“Think Asia, Think Hong Kong”, a large-scale Hong Kong business promotion organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), was successfully held on 19-20 September 2019 in Los Angeles, United States, attracting a strong show of support from the business community in the US. The mega promotion, featuring a business symposium, business-matching sessions, networking […]

First time ‘PR & Brand Comms Summit’ in Capital

To uplift the skills of public relations, media management and brand communications strategies, the first-ever ‘PR & Brand Comms Summit 2019’ is to be held in the capital. The daylong Summit will hold on October 26 at Krishibid Institution Bangladesh (KIB) Complex. Communication firm Ra’dia Inc in association with Dream Deviser and ShobdoKolpoDrum have hosted […]

MUDLARK ACQUIRES INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST’S GRIPPING ACCOUNT OF THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MALAYSIA AIRLINES FLIGHT MH370

HarperCollins Publishers has acquired World all language rights (excluding French and Chinese) for The Disappearing Act by Florence de Changy. Publishing Director Jack Fogg struck the deal with Marysia Juszczakiewicz and Jo Lusby at the Peony Agency, and the book will publish on the Mudlark list in May 2020. On 8 March 2014, 239 passengers […]

Robi Statement regarding disputed audit claims

The following is the full and unedited text of a statement which Robi’s Chief Corporate and Regulatory Officer, Shahed Alam, sent here on Wednesday: “We welcome the positive decision of the Government in engaging with us over a candid and transparent discussion on resolving the disputed audit claims. We are grateful to the Hon’ble Finance […]

BREB customers can now pay postpaid electricity bills through RobiCash

Robi Axiata Limited and Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) have recently signed an agreement that allows BREB customers to pay their postpaid electricity bill through Robi’s mobile money platform, RobiCash. Robi’s Executive Vice President, Ahmed Armaan Siddiqui, and BREB’s Secretary, Md. Asafuddowla, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organizations at BREB’s Head Office. […]