Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
A UK based Bangladeshi Muslim community leader, convicted of war crimes in Bangladesh’s 1971 war of independence, has described his trial as “corrupt”. Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin was tried in absentia by a special tribunal and sentenced to death after being found guilty of crimes related to the abduction and killing of independence supporters. Mr Mueen-Uddin told […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 5 (Earth Telecom Press Release)– Earth Telecommunication Limited one of Bangladesh’s leading International Internet Gateway (IIG) service providers, w ill deploy Juniper Networks the industry leader in network innovation, including routing, switching and security elements. The Juniper Networks solution enables Earth Telecom to scale its service on a pay-as-you-go basis, providing affordable quality […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 4 (nsnewswire) — The government board has recommended 5,300 taka as the minimum monthly wage for the country’s around 4 million garment workers. The government in May this year, formed the wage board, headed by a Judge AK Roy, to set a fresh minimum wage structure for the garment sector. […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 4 (Dhaka Bank Press Release) — MetLife Alico handed over a cheque of Tk.32, 27,000.00 (Taka Thirty Two Lac Twenty Seven Thousand Only) for Accidental Death Claim Settlement towards claimant Mrs. Joya Saha (Mother of Ms. Ahona Saha, nominee of EduSavings Plan product, of Dhaka Bank) yesterday. On this auspicious occasion, Dhaka Bank […]
Read Moreঢাকা, ৪ঠা নভেম্বর, ২০১৩ – যু্ক্তরাষ্ট্র ও বাংলাদেশের মধ্যে ৫-৭ই নভেম্বর, ২০১৩ ঢাকায় দ্বিতীয় দ্বিপাক্ষিক প্রতিরক্ষা সংলাপ ও সামরিক পরিকল্পনা সংলাপ অনুষ্ঠিত হবে। আয়োজনটি বাংলাদেশ সরকারের নিমন্ত্রণে ঢাকায় অনুষ্ঠিত হবে। সংলাপের ইতিবাচক ও ব্যাপক বিনিময় আমাদের বর্ধমান দ্বিপাক্ষিক প্রতিরক্ষা সম্পর্কের ব্যাপ্তি, গভীরতা ও শক্তি প্রদর্শন করে এবং একইসংগে এই অঞ্চলে শান্তি ও সমৃদ্ধির প্রতি আমাদের […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 4 (U.S. Embassy Press Release) — The United States and Bangladesh will hold the Second Bilateral Defense Dialogue and Military Planning Talks from November 5 – 7, 2013 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The event will take place in Dhaka at the invitation of the Government of Bangladesh. The positive and substantial exchanges of the […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 3 (Robi Press Release) — Robi Axiata Limited has announced that a new Chief Executive Officer will join the company in January 2014. Supun Weerasinghe has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Robi Axiata with effect from 1 January 2014. Supun will replace out-going Robi CEO Michael Kuehner, who has decided […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 3 (Yunus Center Press Release) — The Global Social Business Summit 2013 will be held in Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia from 7-9 November 2013, with the theme of “Social business to change the world”. Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Professor Muhammad Yunus will deliver the keynote speech at the opening of the Summit […]
Read MoreA boat carrying 70 people capsized on Sunday off western Myanmar, an aid worker said. Only eight survivors have been found. The boat was in the Bay of Bengal and headed for Bangladesh when it went down early Sunday, said Abdul Melik, who works for the humanitarian organisation Action Against Hunger. The incident comes after […]
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