Authorities of the Dhaka University (DU) have announced an indefinite closure of the institution amid ongoing protests demanding quota reforms in public service, instructing students to vacate their dormitories by 6pm on Wednesday.
This decision had come from an emergency syndicate meeting at the office of Vice Chancellor ASM Maksud Kamal, Pro-VC (Academic) Prof Sitesh C Bachar confirmed.
Previously, on Tuesday night, the University Grants Commission (UGC...
The SAARCFINANCE Seminar on "Trading in Local Currencies: Problems and Prospects for the SAARC Countries" was held at a hotel in Chattogram under the auspicious of the SAARCFINANCE Wing, Research Department of Bangladesh Bank on Friday last.
The inaugural session was graced by Abdur Rouf Talukder, Governor of Bangladesh Bank, as chief guest.
Dr. Md. Khairuzzaman Mozumder, Secretary of the Finance Division, Ministry of Finance joined as special guest.
In addition, Dr Md Habibur Rahman, Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank delivered the keynote speech at the inaugural session and Dr. Aditya Gaiha, Chief General Manager (in-charge) from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), was also present as a special guest.
Dr. Sayera Younus, Executive Director (Research) of the Bangladesh Bank pre...
A meeting was held between Colin Browne, CEO of Cascale (formerly the Sustainable Apparel Coalition), and leaders of the BGMEA to foster sustainability in the industry, it is crucial to establish unified codes of conduct and standardized protocols for factory audits.
The objective was to collaborate on harmonizing protocols for developing and auditing unified codes of conduct within the apparel sector. Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and Cascale have discussed collaboration to make garment industry sustainable.
Different codes...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth for Bangladesh at 6.6 percent for the upcoming fiscal 2024-25.
The projection of the global lender nears the Bangladesh government's projection for the next fiscal, the national news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) reported Wednesday.
The government is attaining a GDP growth target of 6.75 percent in the next fiscal year.
Chris Papageorgiou, IMF mission chief for Bangladesh, said Bangladesh's economy faces multiple challenges as external shocks and global uncertaintie...
Universal College Bangladesh (UCB), the exclusive partner to Monash College in Bangladesh, has achieved 100% pass rate in the recent Monash exams. UCB is the only organization to have one such passing rate among the 30 Monash partners across the world. Rejoicing the great achievement, CEO of Monash College Australia Jo Mithen has sent a special message of congratulation to the UCB students and staff.
The second MCD intake for 2024 began at the UCB campus in Gulshan, Dhaka on June 23, 2024. The MCD program is the equivalent of the first year of a degree program at Monash University, meaning all successful UCB students are able to enter directly into the second year of their chosen Monash degrees.
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“I further declare that judicial inquiry will be conducted for the sake of fair trial and justice in all the untoward incidents, including murder,” she said in a televised address to the nation this evening. “On whose instigation the c...
