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July 3, 2023

Jamdani fair begins in city

A 16-day International Jamdani Taant Bastra Fair will formally begin on Sunday on the premises of the Siddheshwari Girls School at Bailey Road in the city. Bangladesh Weavers’ Product and Manufacturing Business Association (BWPMBA) is organising the fair. State Minister for Finance MA Mannan will inaugurate the fair as the chief guest, reports BSS. jamdani18-08The main objective of the fair is to regain Jamdani’s lost glory by promoting the traditional product at home and abroad, organisers said. “We would be able to improve the quality...

Biman’s bid to appoint aircraft procurement agency hits snag

Biman Bangladesh Airlines’ move to appoint a reputed international agency for assisting it in sourcing a variety of aircraft faces a setback as it did not yet get any acceptable response. The last date for submission of tender paper was April 24, 2014, but sources confirmed that the response has not been satisfactory at all, reports UNB. “Biman has floated offer several times in this regard, but is yet to get any considerable response,” a well-placed source at Biman told UNB. bimanCurrently, the national flag carrier has no small aircraft for operating ...

Pakistan National Bank lost Rs9bn in Bangladesh  

The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) suffered a loss of Rs9 billion during its operations in Bangladesh during 2006-11, the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance was informed on Friday. The bank’s representatives also informed the committee that head of its Bangladesh operations had been suspended and other employees relegated to the role of OSDs (officers on special duty), and a forensic inquiry was under process to ascertain cause of the fraud. NBPHowever, the committee dismissed the explanations made by the NBP officials, and sought a detailed repo...

Traders visit Bangladesh to boost bilateral ties

A delegation from Industries and Trade Fair Association of Assam (ITFAA) recently visited Bangladesh to strengthen the socio-economic relationship between the two countries. bd-indiaThe delegation met Bangladeshi commerce minister Tofail Ahmed and submitted a memorandum requesting him to take measures to boost trade and commerce with the northeast. They urged Ahmed to open a Bangladesh Trade Information Centre in Guwahati and expedite the proposed Dhaka-Guwahati air service by Biman Bangladesh. In a bid to promote each other’s culture and society and ...

Bank Asia performance review confce held          

Semi-annual Performance Review Conference-2014 of Bank Asia was held on Saturday (12th July, 2014) at a hotel in the capital city Dhaka. pix-pressMr. A Rouf Chowdhury, Chairman of the Bank  and chief guest of the program inaugurated the conference. Vice Chairman Mr. AM Nurul Islam, Chairman of Board Executive Committee Mr. Rumee A Hossain, Chairman of Board Audit Committee Mr. Mohammed Lakiotullah, Directors Mr. M. Irfan Syed, Mr. Md Mashiur Rahman, Mr. Shah Md. Nurul Alam, and President & Managing Director Mr. Md. Mehmood Husain, among ...

Sex workers take cow steroids to mask real age      

ActionAid, a British charity, mentioned in a recent report that 90% of commercial sex workers in Bangladesh are addicted to Oradexon, a steroid meant for cattle. Diaspora Bangladeshi blogger Anushay Hossain explains why they use this drug: womenThis medicine meant to fatten cows has become the preferred drug among the madams [employers of sex workers] of Bangladesh. They are using the pills to mask the real age of the underage girls working for sex in their brothels by making them appear older and at the same time making the more ‘seasoned’ sex-worker look pl...
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