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July 2023

Foundation training for Bank Asia officers

Bank Asia started a month-long Foundation Training for its 40 (forty) officers in an effort to improve their professional efficiency. Mr. Md. Arfan Ali, Additional Managing Director of the Bank inaugurated the 38th Foundation Training Course at the Bank’s Institute for Training & Development, Rangs Bhaban, Tejgaon, Dhaka on Sunday (24 July, 2014). 38th FTC pixMr. Mian Quamrul Hassan Chowdhury, Deputy Managing Director, Mr. Sazzad Hossain, Senior Executive Vice President, Mr. Imran Ahmed, Executive Vi...

WB lends $ 10m for procurement data centre upgrade

Public procurement in Bangladesh is to be upgraded and expanded with an additional $10m in World Bank (WB) cash. The loan, which brings the bank’s financing for its procurement project in Bangladesh to $68.1m, will be used to replace a data centre, where capacity is too low to keep pace with growing demand from public procurement bodies. The bank said it will ensure the effective use of public money and increase transparency in the procurement system. Rajashree Paralkar, acting World Bank country director for Bangladesh, said the results of wb

AIBL opens branch at Kaliakoir, Gazipur

Al-Arafah Islami Bank Ltd (AIBL) opens its 136th branch at Kaliakoir, Gazipur on 25 July 2016. Director of the Bank Alhajj Nazmul Ahsan Khaled inaugurated the branch as Chief Guest. Managing Director Md. Habibur Rahman presided over the ceremony. Head of AIBL Dhaka North Zone Md. Atiqur Rahman delivered the welcome speech. The occasion was addressed by Mayor of Kaliakoir Pourashabha Md. Mujibur Rahman, prominent businessmen Md. Azibur Rahman, Md. Humayun Kabir Khan, Md. Salahuddin and Md. Shamsul

Meghna Bank holds half-yearly conference

Half-yearly Conference of Executives & Managers-2016 of Meghna Bank Limited was held on Sunday, July 24, 2016 in a City Hotel, Dhaka. The cnference was presided over by the Managing Director of Meghna Bank Limited Mr. Half Yeraly Executives & Managers Conf-2016Mohammed Nurul Amin. Chairman of The Meghna Bank Ltd. Mr. H. N. Ashequr Rahman MP has inaugurated the Conference. At inaugural session, Director Mr. Md. Kamal Uddin, Director Mr. Md. Ali Azi...

BUFT debate team qualifies UCB nat’l debate contest

BGMEA University of Fashion & Technology (BUFT) debate team has qualified the 1st round at UCB Public Parliament National Debate Competition on 23rd July 2016 in the ATN Studio in the capital. The topic of the debate was “Only Social Awareness can remove Terrorism”. Shadowing the ruling party BUFT debate team took position in favour of the motion while Prime University debate team shadowed the opposition and took position against the motion. The Honorable Home Minister Mr. Asaduzzaman Khan was present as the Chief Guest while Dr.

LG’s Bola Hoyni contest prize winners awarded

The prize giving ceremony for the Bola Hoyni campaign contest took place on Sunday July 24, 2016 at the LG Electronics Bangladesh head office in Gulshan-1, Dhaka. The prize went to three winners among 174 contestants of the campaign. “Bola Hoyni” is a social media activation campaign launched by LG Electronics Bangladesh where the Facebook audiences were asked to share their untold stories of love that make their lives good. The campaign started on 9 June, 2016 and ended on 29 June, 2016. Managing Director of LG Electronics Bangladesh Edward Kim handed over the prizes to the