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Concrete span crushing 3 Bangladeshis not properly balanced    

A 350-tonne falling concrete span that killed three Bangladeshi MRT workers last month could have been avoided if shims had been in place to balance it. An investigation by MRT Corp revealed that the span toppled from its piers on Aug 18 because no shims were beneath it while parapets were installed on one side of the span’s top. “What happened was the work to install the parapet was carried out without shims, with the temporary jacks being very close together,” MRT Corp chief executive Datuk Azhar Abdul Hamid told reporters here Friday. m workers

Airtel Bangladesh launches free Whatsapp

Airtel Bangladesh has launched a promotion which includes free access to Whatsapp for its subscribers. airtel22Whatsapp users will be able to chat, send and receive pictures free of cost. Airtel Bangladesh ended July with 8.35 million mobile subscribers.

Can ‘womenomics’ stem the feminisation of poverty in Japan?

Fifty-four-year-old Marlyn Maeda, an unmarried freelance writer living in Tokyo who never held a permanent job, is now watching her dream of aging independently go up in smoke. “I work four jobs and barely survive,” said the writer, who disclosed only her penname to IPS. Her monthly income after writing articles, working at a call centre, selling cosmetics five days a week and working one night at a bar hovers at close to 1,600 dollars. solar JapanMaeda belongs to the burgeoning ranks of the poor in Japan, a country that saw its pover...

IBBL remittance campaign ahead of Eid

Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) and International Money Transfer Operator Xpress Money jointly kicked off a twenty-day special remittance campaign on the occasion of up-coming Eid-ul-Azha. XpressManaging Director of the Bank Mohammad Abdul Mannan at a function at the Islami Bank Tower inaugurated the campaign recently. Deputy Managing Director Md. Mabub-ul-Alam, Executive Vice President Kazi Kamrul Islam, Country Manager of Xpress Money Shamim Iftakher and top executives of the both organizationy were present on the occasion. Clients rece...

AIBL workshop on procedure of suit filing, settlement

A day-long workshop on “Procedure of Suit filing & Settlement under NI Act-1881 & Artho Rin Adalat Ain 2003” was held at Al-Arafah Islami Bank Ltd )AIBL) Training & Research Institute recently. 20140917 - AIBL Training PressDeputy Managing Director Md. Golam Rabbani inaugurated the course as Chief Guest. Director (Administration) & Additional District Judge of Judicial Administration Training Institute, Dhaka Dr. Md. Aktaruzzaman was present as the Chief Speaker and discussed about the ma...

Robi signs corporate deal with Exim Bank

Leading mobile phone operator Robi Axiata Limited signed corporate deal with Exim Bank on Thursday (September 18, 2014) at Gulshan in the city. Under this agreement Robi will offer different corporate postpaid and prepaid packages along with some other value added services to Exim Bank. IMG_6274Mr. Mahtab Uddin Ahmed, Chief Operating Officer (COO), Robi Axiata Limited and Dr. Mohammed Haider Ali Miah, Managing Director (MD), Exim Bank signed the agreement of behalf of their respective organizations. Now Mobile phone service is not limited w...
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