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Dhaka University Day Tuesday  

The Dhaka University Day will be observed on July 1 with great enthusiasm and festivity on the campus, marking the 93rd founding anniversary of the university. The theme of this year’s day is ‘Higher education for economic development and social justice’. The university authorities have already completed all preparations to smoothly observe the day. Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury will inaugurate the daylong programme in the morning. DU-hallThe university will bring out processions, and hold exhibition, discussions, remin...

Crowdsourcing to help Bangladesh’s blind pupils

A Facebook group is helping thousands of blind school children in Bangladesh continue their education. DW honored the project known as Bangla Braille with its Best Innovation award as part of the Bobs. Bangladesh, a country of about 160 million people ranked among the world's least developed by the UN, has earned international recognition for providing all school children with textbooks without cost. Most of the students get their books at the beginning of the school year. But for visually impaired students, things are different. BlindIn most cas...

Ramadan begins amid soaring prices

Ramadan, the ninth month in the Islamic lunar calendar in which Muslims are meant to fast from dawn to dusk, begins on Monday amid the soaring prices of essentials. Ramadan is a said to be the time of restraint and austerity, and also a time for inner reflection, devotion to the Almighty Allah and self-control. RamadanDuring the month, all government, semi-government and autonomous and semi-autonomous organisations will follow a new office from Monday as announced by the government. All these offices will remain open from 9:00am to 3:30pm ...

Western powers eye on defence deals with India

Western governments are rushing to visit Prime Minister Narendra Modi, drawn by the prospect of multi-billion-dollar deals as the government prepares to open the nascent defence industry to foreign investment. Senior politicians from France, the United States and Britain arrive in quick succession over the next 10 days as PM Modi prepares to accelerate the modernisation of the country’s mostly Soviet-era weaponry. [caption id="attachment_7581" align="alignleft" width="300"]modi-on-place PM Narendra Modi sitting in the cockpit of a MiG 29 K ...

2014-15 budget passed

The Jatiya Sangsad today passed the Tk 250,506 crore national budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year keeping the scope for whitening black money. The budget is the first fiscal plan of the Awami League- led grand alliance government that assumed in power through January 5 one-sided elections, reports the Daily Star. The budget was proposed at the parliament by Finance Minister AMA Muhith on June 5. sangsad bhabanThe House also adopted the Appropriation Bill-2014, piloted by the finance minister. The bill was passed by voice vote today. ...

Shahjalal Islami Bank’s AGM held

The 13th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited was held on 29th June 2014 at Bashundhara Convention Centre in Dhaka. The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank Mr. A.K. Azad presided over the meeting. The meeting approved 10 percent stock dividend for the shareholders for the year of 2013. AGM-2014 JpgIn the meeting the Chairman of Shahjalal Islami Bank Ltd. Mr. A. K. Azad, Managing Director Mr. Farman R Chowdhury, Shareholders Mr. Nazrul Islam Babul, Md. Jahid Hossain, Siddiqure Ra...
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