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Girls seek equal opportunity in Bangladesh

Until five years ago, Shima Aktar, a student in Gajaghanta village in the Rangpur district of Bangladesh, about 370 km northwest of the capital Dhaka, was leading a normal life. But when her father decided that it was time for her to conform to purdah, a religious practice of female seclusion, things changed. The young girl, now 16 years old, says her father pulled her out of school at the age of 11 and began to lay plans for her marriage to an older man “for her own protection” he said. girls bdBorn to a hardline Muslim family, pretty, shy...

11 arrested over ‘uranium’ sale

Police arrested 11 people Sunday suspected of trying to sell fake uranium as part of an elaborate scam, officials have said. In a series of raids in Dhaka on Saturday, police swooped on the gang and recovered a leather box marked “USSR” containing what some members of the group described as uranium, a senior officer said on Sunday. arrestDhaka Metropolitan Police spokesman Masudur Rahman told the AFP news agency that police would send the hundreds of small objects similar to medical pills inside the box to Bangladesh’s Atomic Energy Commission for testin...

VHP leader asks Mamata to clarify stand on Bangladesh

Vishwa Hindu Parisad (VHP) leader Praveen Togadia on Saturday said that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should make her stand clear on infiltration by Bangladeshis. "Mamata Banerjee should clarify whether she is protecting, giving shelter or supporting Bangladeshi citizens. If she says yes then we (VHP) will file a case against her," Togadia told a press conference at the Press Club here. VHPAsked whether there would be support from the Narendra Modi government in its drive against infiltration by Bangladeshis, Togadia replied "You can go and ask th...

Meghna Bank opens branch at Chittagong

The 10th branch of Meghna Bank Limited was inaugurated recently at a simple ceremony at “M A Trade Center”, Madambibirhat, Bhatiari, Chittagong. PR MadambibirhatManaging   Director & CEO of the Bank Mohammed Nurul Amin presided over the ceremony. Vice Chairman of the Bank Mr. Abdul Alim Khan Salim inaugurated the Branch as chief guest. Director Mr. Ashiqur Rahman Losker & Sponsor Md. Saiful Islam were present as special Guest in the program. Among others Senior Executives of the Bank, Local Elites and B...

New AIBL Branch at Kushtia

Al-Arafah Islami Bank Ltd (AIBL) has recently  opened its 117th branch at N. S. Road, Kushtia Sadar, Kushtia. Chairman of the Bank Badiur Rahman inaugurated the branch as Chief Guest while Managing Director Md. Habibur Rahman presided over the ceremony and delivered the welcome speech. 20140824---AIBL-Kustia-BranThe occasion was addressed by Chairman of B.R.B. Group Md. Majibar Rahman, Managing Director of Abdur Rashid Automatic Rice Mills Md. Abdur Rashid, Shareholder of the Bank and Editor of Week...

PBL signs with BB under Tk 200cr re-finance scheme

Bangladesh Bank and 10 other commercial banks have signed a participatory agreement under a Re-finance Scheme worth Tk 200 crore for giving loans to marginal/landless farmers and low earning people, who have bank accounts with Tk. 10 deposits. Dr. Atiur Rahman, Governor of Bangladesh Bank was present at the signing ceremony as a chief guest while Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank SK Sur Chowdhury was present as special guest. [caption id="attachment_8939" align="alignleft" width="300"]Bangladesh Bank 10 Taka A participator...
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