One of the pioneers to fostering corporate governance in business and industry sector, prominent business tycoon, entrepreneur, philanthropist, socialite, Chairman of Partex Group, founder Life Member of NSU Trust & Member of NSU Board of Trustees, member of IBAIS university trustee board and former member of the Parliament Mr. M. A. Hashem has been unanimously reelected as Chairman of United Commercial Bank Limited (UCB) in the Board Meeting held on Monday (5 May 2014).
Eminent business entrepreneur and director of United Commercial Bank Limited Mr. Sharif Zahir has been reelected as Vice-Chairman of the Bank.

Airtel Bangladesh Limited, one of the fastest growing operators of the country, has launched an educational portal called “Airtel Learn” targeted to help students before examinations. Airtel Bangladesh Limited, partnering with the renowned educational brand S@ifur’s and Live Technologies, has made the launching announcement of Airtel Learn services on Monday at a signing ceremony in Airtel’s Gulshan office.
During the signing ceremony, officials of Airtel Bangladesh, Mir Nawbut Ali, Head of Marketing, Mohammad Makid Hasan, Assistant Manager of VAS, Saikat Barua, Assistant Manager of VAS, Mir Toufiqul Islam, Assistant Manager of VAS, Rishad Habib, Senior Executive of VAS, along with Prof. Khalilur Rahman Khan, Chairman and Md.Ashraf Uddin, General Manager, of S@ifur’s and Md. Sharif ...
The Jute and Textiles Ministry has spent 73 per cent of the fund released for implementing 18 projects under the annual development programme (ADP) in the first nine months of the current fiscal year 2013-14.
According to an official release, the ministry spent Taka 53.27 crore out of Taka 72.65 crore released till March this year under the ADP.

The information was revealed at a recent review meeting on the progress of implementation of the ADP projects, reports BSS.
The government has allocated Taka 121.75 crore for the ministry for imple...
A strong 6.0- magnitude earthquake shook buildings in Tokyo early Monday, seismologists and AFP reporters said, but officials stressed there was no risk of a tsunami.
Tokyo inhabitants—set to enjoy a national holiday—were woken shortly after dawn by the quake, which jolted the densely built apartments and office blocks, reports AFP.

Some objects fell from shelves and furniture wobbled, an AFP reporter saw.
The epicentre of the quake—which hit at 5:18 am (2018 GMT Sunday) -- was near Izu Oshima island southwest of central ...
Abdul Hai Sarker has been re-elected as the Chairman of Dhaka Bank Limited. Born in a respectable Muslim family of Sirajgonj District, Mr. Sarker accomplished his Post Graduation Degree (M.Com) from the University of Dhaka in 1970. Soon he involved himself in international trade and business and became a reputed industrialist in the country.

His sincere effort and dynamic leadership culminated in a large business conglomerate in the name of Purbani Group.
Mr. Sarker is the former President of Bangladesh Texti...