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July 3, 2023

Int’l Dance Day programme opens today

A weeklong (April 23-29) colourful programmes marking International Dance Day will set off today at Fine Art premises of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA). Noted artist and cultural personality Mustafa Monwar will inaugurate the event at 5pm. The theme for the year is “Santrash Rukhe Dao Nrityer Chhondey.” Int'l Dance DayBangladesh Nritya Shilpi Sangstha (BNSS) and BSA have jointly organised the event. President Minu Haque and general secretary Mahfuzur Rahman of BNSS, and director of music, dance and recitation department of BS...

Tower Hamlet mayor guilty of corruption

The election of controversial Tower Hamlets mayor has been declared void after he was found guilty of corruption and illegal practices by an Election Court judge. rahmanLutfur Rahman played “race” and “religious” cards and was guilty of “corrupt practice”, Election Commissioner Richard Mawrey, who sat as a judge in the High Court, said. He described an “alarming state of affairs in Tower Hamlets” driven by the “ruthless ambition of one man”. Mr Mawrey said Rahman had “driven a coach and horses” through local authority law and had been an “e...

UN chief for credible city polls

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said transparent, inclusive, and credible city elections are possible in a secure and safe environment for campaigning in Bangladesh. Ban ki Moon“The secretary general reiterates his appeal for transparent, inclusive, and credible elections, which are only possible in a secure and safe environment for campaigning,” Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for Ban Ki-moon, said yesterday. Asked about the reported attacks on the motorcade of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, the spokesman said “UN is aware that th...

Indian NRL signs MoU with BPC for pipeline

Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) today signed an agreement (MoU) with Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation for export of products through the proposed Indo-Bangladesh pipeline. BPC logoThe MoU provides for export of petroleum products from NRL’s marketing terminal in Siliguri to Bangladesh Petroleum’s depot at Parbatipur in Bangladesh through the proposed ‘Indo-Bangla Friendship Pipeline (IBFPL)’ of 130 km length and capacity of one MMTPA, an NRL release said here. The pipeline would be implemented through a joint venture company formed by NRL and...

AKMMCH inks deal with Trust Bank

Anwer Khan Modern Medical College Hospital (AKMMCH) signed an agreement with the Trust Bank On 23rd April 2015. All officers of the agreement Trust Bank staff, and Bank Debit and credit card holders, Anwar Khan Modern Medical College Hospital R Z SM service to receive special benefits, including discounts. Anwer Khan Modern M. Agreement JPGAnwer Khan Modern Medical College Hospital at the hospital on behalf of the Chairman, Mr. Anwar Hossain Khan, respected advisor, Mr. Major General (retd.)...

ICAB Members’ Conference held

A. Mannan, MP, State Minister, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Planning, GoB, Rupali Chowdhury, President-FICCI Bangladesh and Managing Director, Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited, ICAB DSC_7980President Masih Malik Chowdhury FCA, Past President Abul Khair Chowdhury FCA, Vice President Kamrul Abedin FCA and Key-note Speaker   Mohammed Tofazzul Hussain FCA, Senior Consultant, Hussains Business Consultants Ltd were present  at the Members’ Conference on Transfer Pricing Regulations in Bangladesh organized by the Institute of Chartered Accountan...