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July 3, 2023

Bangladesh expats urged to use legal remittance options

UAE Exchange, a leading global remittance, foreign exchange and payment solutions brand, has launched a new social awareness drive to encourage the use of legal channels for sending money home among the Bangladeshi expatriates in the UAE. The campaign named ‘Amar Bangladesh’ (My Bangladesh) stands out for its message: “Sothik pothey pathai taka, Sochol rakhi desher chaka’’, which means “We send money legally which contributes to the development of my country”. Supported by the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment of Bangladesh and

Rohingyas vow never to return to Myanmar

Authorities in Dhaka have demanded that Myanmar repatriate tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who crossed the border to escape what they say is persecution, and are now living illegally in Bangladesh. Myanmar says it will accept a small fraction of the refugee population now in Bangladesh, but the Rohingya themselves say they are unwilling to go back to Myanmar’s Rakhine state. Refugee community leaders are appealing to “Rohingya-friendly” countries to take them in. Ko Ko Linn, a Rohingya community leader in Bangladesh, told VOA that conditions in Myanmar had become unlivable, particularly in recent weeks, and “they do not want to return to this anti-Rohingya Myanmar.” Rohingyas who fled Myanmar over the past decades live in this decrepit Kutupalong illegal

Robi 10 Minute School in Learning and Earning Mela

Robi and ICT Division have agreed to work together in utilizing the biggest online school of the country, Robi-10 Minute School. ICT Division’s “Learning and Earning” project will now be using the free quality digital education platform to complement its efforts to engage with the youth in promoting the concept of learning while earning. Launched in January 2014, the “Learning & Earning” project aims to enhance the capacity of 2-pr-picturefreelancers to increase self-employment by encouraging youth to pursue ...

IBBL Business Review meeting held

Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized a business review meeting at Islami Bank Tower on January 1, 2017 Sunday. Presided over by Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Managing Director and CEO of the Bank, the meeting was attended by Md. Mahbub-ul-Alam, Abdus Sadeque Bhuiyan and Md. Shamsuzzaman, Deputy Managing Directors along with head of different wings and divisions at head office, head of zones and corporate branches in Dhaka.  The meeting said, up to December 31, 2016 BBL has reached deposit milestone of Tk. 680 billion by adding Tk. 65 billion in its deposit basket. The bank has achieved investment base of

Samsung inaugurates Premium Pavilion at DITF

Samsung Bangladesh announces its presence at the biggest fair of Bangladesh – the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) 2017 with a premium pavilion. Samsung will showcase its range of consumer electronics products and mobile devices at this pavilion. Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF)-2017, which is held at Sher-E-Bangla Nagar. dsc_1505Samsung Bangladesh’s premium pavilion at DITF will feature all of its popular consumer electronics products and mobile devices with...

Bank Asia gets Mastercard Principle Membership license

Mr. Md. Arfan Ali, President & Managing Director of Bank Asia receives the Mastercard Principle Membership License from Syed Mohammad Kamal, Country Manager, Mastercard Bangladesh at a simple ceremony held at the Corporate Office of the Bank at Purana Paltan, Dhaka on Sunday (1st January 2017). bank-asia-principle-membership-license-handover-photo-1 Mr. Muhammed Zahirul Alam, Deputy Managing Director of Bank Asia, M...
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