Huawei inaugurates 1st-ever CSIC in Bangladesh
Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, today launched the first-ever ‘Customer Solution Innovation and Integration Experience Center’ (CSIC) in Bangladesh to showcase innovative technologies in real-time.
The inauguration ceremony took place at Huawei Bangladesh CSIC Centre in Dhaka.
Ms. Tarana Halim, Honorable State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Division, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. She talked about ICT development in various developed countries with Huawei’s employees ![]()
BASIC Bank holds 27th AGM
The 27th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of BASIC Bank Limited was held on Thursday, July 14, 2016 at Head Office of the Bank.
Mr. Alauddin A. Majid, Chairman of the Board of Directors presided over the meeting. Mr. Shams Al Mujahid, Joint Secretary, Bank and Financial Institutions Division, Ministry of 
Finance attended the meeting as the representative of the Bank’s sole shareholder the Govt. of Bangladesh.
Among others- Begum Parag, Mr. Hasan M...
Finance attended the meeting as the representative of the Bank’s sole shareholder the Govt. of Bangladesh.
Among others- Begum Parag, Mr. Hasan M...
IBFB denounces attacks on Gulshan cafe
International Business Forum of Bangladesh (IBFB) expresses deep shocks and saddens by the dreadful, horror and inhuman terrorist attacks over the innocent and unarmed Bangladeshi and Foreign Citizens at the Holey Artisan Bakery at Gulshan, Dhaka on 1st July 2016.
IBFB deeply mourns over the barbarous keeling and death of 20 innocent human beings, and earnestly pray that their dedicated departed souls may rest in eternal peace.
IBFB most humbly conveys its deepest condolences to the bereaved family members and 
BATB abuses children in its supply chain: Swedwatch
In its Smokescreens in the Supply Chain report, the Swedish NGO blamed British American Tobacco (BAT), the world’s third largest tobacco company, for “expanding cultivation into new countries without adequately addressing human rights challenges”.
Swedwatch said it had identified widespread child labour issues and severe health issues in BAT’s Bangladeshi supply chain.
Frida Arounsavath, a researcher at Swedwatch, told EurActiv.com that the workers producing tobacco for BAT Bangladesh (BATB) were farmers, their wives and children, and also hired agriculture labourers, as well as their family members.
“Children and adults alike report health problems from exposure to pesticides, absorption of nicotine through the skin when handling the leaves (the acute poisoning is called Green...
Oracle brings SPARC to cloud
Oracle recently announced major new additions to the SPARC platform that for the first time bring the advanced security, efficiency and simplicity of SPARC to the cloud. Built on the new SPARC S7 microprocessor, the latest additions to the SPARC platform include new cloud services, engineered systems and servers.
While the business benefits of the public cloud are increasingly clear, many organizations have 
yet to move enterprise workload...
yet to move enterprise workload...
Forbes recognises IBBL ‘best performing bank’
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) is the largest and most profitable bank, and by all accounts one of the best-performing companies in Bangladesh, according to the prestigious Forbes magazine.
The US-based business magazine has also found that the Islami Bank has tapped into what is called the country’s “Two Rs” approach: ready-made garments and remittances from workers abroad.
Helping with industrialisation in a labour-intensive sector has generated employment even as 
millions of migrant workers send wag...
millions of migrant workers send wag...
