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Lafarge Surma signs deal with Metrocem

Lafarge Surma Cement Ltd signed a toll grinding agreement with Metrocem Cement Ltd. today (22 July, 2014, Tuesday) at a ceremony organized at the company’s headquarters in Dhaka. Lafarge Singing Photo 1Under this agreement, Lafarge Surma Cement will provide high quality clinker from its fully integrated cement plant at Chhatak to Metrocem Cement, which will then produce a world class Portland Composite Cement brand for Lafarge Surma Cement. This will be subject to strict quality control by employees of Lafarge Sur...

Dhaka Bank unveils logo of WI vs Bangladesh series

Dhaka Bank Limited is the Title Sponsor of the coming Bangladesh Vs West Indies Series scheduled from August 20, 2014 to September 17, 2014. The series comprises of three ODIs, two Tests and a T20 Match. DSC_0795The series will take place in 4 (four) different stadiums of West Indies namely, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Vincent and St. Lucia. In this connection, Dhaka Bank organized the Press Meet today on July 22, 2014. The Tournament Logo along with the trophies was officially unveiled at the Press Meet. Director of Dhaka Bank Limited Mr. Mirz...

ICICL Board meeting held

The 101st Meeting of the Board of Directors of Islami Commercial Insurance Co. Ltd (ICICL) was held recently in the Board room of the company presided over by its Chairman,  Md. Anowar Hossain. image001The Board deliberated on different policy and operational issues regarding business of the Company and rendered necessary guidance to the Management to accelerate its overall growth and development. The meeting was attended amongst other Directors and Executives of the Company, Janab M. Kamaluddin Chowdhury, Janab Niaz Ahmed, Janab...

BB warns bankers on irregularities    

The central bank yesterday strictly warned off all bank chiefs from pandering to irregularities at their institutions or else they would be removed from their posts. Without mentioning any name, Bangladesh Bank Governor Atiur Rahman said: “We have done exactly that to a certain managing director recently.” Bangladesh BankBB in May fired BASIC Bank Managing Director Kazi Faqurul Islam for presiding over a period of serious irregularities at the state-run bank, reports the Daily Star. “The recurrence of irregularities can’t b...

World breaks monthly heat record 2 times in a row

The globe is on a hot streak, setting a heat record in June. That's after the world broke a record in May. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Monday that last month's average global temperature was 61.2 degrees (16.2 Celsius), which is 1.3 degrees higher than the 20th century average. It beat 2010's old record by one-twentieth of a degree. Warmest_MayWhile one-twentieth of a degree doesn't sound like much, in temperature records it's like winning a horse race by several lengths, said NOAA climate monitoring ...

Dhaka needs legal rules to regain Jamdani glory, says study      

Jamdani, one of the finest Muslin textiles, has been loved by Bengali women for centuries for the beautiful sarees it make. Historically, it belongs to Dhaka, but not yet legally. A year after Bangladesh enacted a law to provide geographical identity to it historical products Jamdani has yet to be registered as a geographical indicative product (GI) for lack of rules to consolidate the legal, a researcher said, reports UNB. jamdhaniThe law, Geographical Indicative Products (Registration and Protection) Act 2013, has not been followed by ...
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