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July 3, 2023

Bangladesh to import 100,000 T wheat

Bangladesh’s state grains buyer reissued two tenders on Monday to import a total of 100,000 tonnes of wheat as the country’s extensive import programme continues. wheatThe closing date for both the tenders is April 8 and shipment expected within 40 days after contract signing, a senior official of the state grains buyer said. The tenders were earlier cancelled as bidders failed to comply with terms and conditions. The state grains buyer plans to ship in 900,000 tonnes of wheat in the year to June 2015.

Source: Reuters

Rohingya fears camp relocation agenda

For Dil Mohammad and his family, a cramped refugee camp on the edge of southeastern Bangladesh has become a reluctant home for almost a quarter-century. The 61-year-old Muslim Rohingya refugee brought his family here 23 years ago from neighboring Myanmar, fleeing persecution and discrimination at the hands of the majority Buddhist population of Myanmar’s Rakhine state. rohingaConditions in the two camps at Nayapara and Kutupalong, in Cox’s Bazar district, are often squalid, packed with more than 30,000 registered Rohingya. Their lives have bec...

Germanwings airliner crashes in French Alps

An Airbus A320 airliner has crashed in the French Alps between Barcelonnette and Digne, French aviation officials and police have said. The jet belongs to the German airline Germanwings, a subsidiary of Lufthansa. german wingsThe plane, flight 4U 9525, had been en route from Barcelona to Duesseldorf with 144 passengers and six crew. French President Francois Hollande said: “The conditions of the accident, which have not yet been clarified, lead us to think there are no survivors.” Mr Hollande said the crash was a tragedy, add...

IBBL launches online payment services

Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) with the technical support of mobile-based service provider SSL Wireless launched online payment services under internet and mobile banking. The service was inaugurated on 24 March 2015 at Islami Bank Tower. PressIn presence of Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Managing Director of IBBL, Mohd. Shamsul Haque, Deputy Managing Director of the Bank and Saiful Islam, Managing Director, SSL Wireless exchanged documents after signing an agreement in this connection. Muhammad Abul Bashar, Md. Habibur Rahman Bhuiyan, FCA, Mahbub-u...

Robi, Transcom Beverages joint campaign

Robi and Transcom Beverages Ltd. have jointly launched a co-branded recharge campaign. In this regard a signing ceremony was held at Robi Corporate Office. In this special specially designed campaign, Robi subscribers will get 60 Tk worth of Pepsi/7 Up/ Mirinda (any one) with the purchase of 199 Tk scratch card. Subscribers need to submit the used scratch card to the nearest outlet where TBL drinks (Pepsi/7 Up/Mirinda) are available for collecting their preferred drink. 2In the campaign period, subscribers can recharge special 199 Tk scratch card as m...

Kidnapped Bangladeshi talks with family

Kidnapped Bangladeshi labourer in Libya, Helal Uddin talked to his family over the phone on Tuesday. He was kidnapped by unknown group of militants on March 6. Hellal’s voice was not clear in the phone call, it seemed that he was crying or shocked. He told his wife while gasping, “I heard them kidnapped BD mentalking about my release. They might release me in two or three days.” The phone call came as a surprise for everyone in the family. Hellal had no contact what so ever for the last 18 days. His whereabouts were unkn...
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