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July 2023

Saidul Islam elected Chairman of Jamuna Bank

Md. Saidul Islam has been elected as Chairman of Jamuna Bank Limited unanimously by it's Board of Directors in their 422nd meeting held on April 27, 2023 for a period of one year. Mr. Islam is a versatile new-age business person. He joined the family business of Fabian Group in the year 2010. Since then, he has helmed many portfolios of various companies of the said Group. Currently, he is the Director of Fabian Industries Ltd., Fabian Thread Ltd., Fabian Multiplex Industries Ltd., Fabitex Industries Ltd. & Managing Director of Frox Media Limited. He is als...

Bangladesh holding free trade talks with 11 countries

Bangladesh is discussing free trade agreements with 11 countries, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said in an exclusive interview, as the South Asian country seeks new means to promote exports once preferential tariff exemptions expire in three years. The prime minister spoke with Nikkei Asia at her official residence in Dhaka ahead of a visit to Japan -- her first in four years -- that starts next Tuesday. During the trip, Hasina and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida are expected to agree to upgrade bilateral ties to a "strategic comprehensive partnership." This comes as Japan ramps up infrastructure investment in the strategically situated country on the shores of the Indian Ocean, countering China's Belt and Road Initiative.

UNYSAB concludes Eid for street children event

Staff Reporter A massive event titled ‘Eid for Street Children’ has been organised by United Nations Youth and Student Association of Bangladesh (UNYSAB), Chattogram division  held at Southern University in Chattogram on Sunday The event aims to bring smiles to the face of children in need on the occasion of Eid. The donation has been collected from April 9th which is concluded on April 15th, with both online and in-person fundraising initiatives. This year the celebration committee shopped for groceries for disabled families with children, residing near, Arefin Nagar, dirt depot under the Bayezid Bostami police station.

Robi ‘Elite’ customers can avail free voucher, spl discounts in Apex

Robi in partnership with leading footwear brand Apex Footwear Ltd., has launched a special campaign named “Elite Weekend Foorti” for ‘Robi Elite’ customers. The elite customer base of Robi can enjoy a free voucher coupon worth 500 taka in both offline and online (Apex4u.com) at Apex on every weekend (Friday-Saturday) during the month of April under the campaign. The vouchers will be given to the first 150 elite customers which can be used for any kind of order in the month of April. Customers need to register at

Income inequality increasing alarmingly

The world is facing an “inequality crisis”. Fourteen per cent of the global population living in 46 countries are facing serious impediments which are directly hampering their ability to progress economically and graduate from the least developed country category. This was observed by the World leaders at the fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries held in Doha on 6 March. The double shock of the COVID-19 pandemic in consecutive two years( 2020, 2021) followed by the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been accompanied by an uptick in income and social inequalities, according to the Editorial of the ICC Bangladesh quarterly News Bulletin (Jan-Mar’23) published today.

Mujibnagar Govt and Bangabandhu’s Leadership

Under Bangabandhu’s leadership, we got the country called Bangladesh. Now the country is well recognized in the world because of his daughter Sheikh Hasina. Under her proper guidance, the government is moving forward. Writing about the life and politics of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will not end in a whole day or a whole month. The Father of the Nation is an integral part of history.

-- writes Dr Md. Shafiqul Islam

Every year on April 17, Bangladesh co...