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July 3, 2023

Bapex partners Santos in 1st offshore Block 16 venture

State-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Co Ltd (Bapex) planned to venture into offshore petroleum exploration in Bangladesh for the first time after signing a preliminary deal with Australia’s Santos Ltd. earlier this week to drill an exploration well in Block 16. “Yes, the agreement (with Santos) was signed and we are still talking to them about the drilling,” a Bapex executive told Rigzone. Under the deal, the Bangladeshi company and Santos will carry out offshore drilling at the Block 6Magnama struc...

Rail boom in Bangladesh

After decades of neglect and decline, the nation’s railway network, much of it dating back to British colonial times, is being updated under a $30 billion plan to renovate stations and workshops, buy new trains and lay thousands of kilometres of new track. The renewed enthusiasm for rail in one of Asia’s poorest nations is largely thanks to China, and its ambitious agenda to extend trade tentacles across Asia. China’s efforts to turn its Silk Road investments into workable projects have been slow-going in more developed countries like Thailand because of a reluctance to become too dependent on Asia’s largest economy. But for Bangladesh, the combination of technology and cheap finance is irresistible.

CIRT to address cyber attacks

The government has decided to set up a Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT) under Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) to address the cyber attacks, officials sources said. They said the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division has issued an office order giving mandate to Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) CIRT to act as Government Computer Incident Response Team under the titled “BGD e-Gov CIRT. “The government is making its best efforts to establish national cyber security incident management capabilities in Bangladesh as cyber crime and cyber attacks have emerged as a

Eight fellows receive YFC awards

South Asian Youth Society (SAYS) organizes the award ceremony of one of its signature programs Young Fellowship Challenge 2015-16 on 3rd June at Bishwo Shahitto Kendro [বিশ্ব সাহিত্য কেন্দ্র]. The Young fellowship Challenge is the most unique initiative by SAYS where the selected members have a life-changing opportunity to get accustomed with the necessary 21st century skills (life skills and interpersonal communication skills) and boost their leadership qualities to design their desired career. This Challenge creates the young ambassadors of peace and empowers them as the face of the community and potential global leaders of tomorrow. The members are grouped in 5 teams under the 5 focused areas of SAYS and they are Youth Empowerment, Community D...

People management training for Robi

Bangladesh Institute of Management (BIM) will be providing training support to the leading mobile phone operator Robi. BIM and Robi have recently signed an agreement in this regard at the prestigious training institute’s premise. Robi’s Chief Corporate and People Officer (CCPO), Matiul Islam Nowshad and BIM’s Senior Management Counselor, Mahbub ul Alam signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organizations. Joint Secretary and Director (Administration), Mohd. Shahadat Hossain Mahmud, PhD and Director (Training), Dr. Parveen Ahmed from BIM were present on the occasion. Also present on the occasion were Robi’s Vice President, Resourcing, Sharmin Sultan; Vice President, HR

Jamuna Bank’s Protection Plus arrives

Recently one of Bangladesh’s largest bank, Jamuna Bank Limited has joined forces with IT Consultants Limited (ITCL) and specialist insurance providers MicroEnsure, to launch a free insurance scheme offer to all their Debit Card holders through “Protection Plus”. Shafiqul Alam, Managing Director & CEO, A.K. M. Saifuddin Ahamed, Deputy Managing Director, Jamuna Bank Ltd., Osman Haidar, Director Business Development and Mir Rashedul PRHossain, Country Manager, MicroEnsure were present at the launching ceremony. This innovative and...
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