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 Islami Bank to donate  Tk. 10cr for flood victims

Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC will donate Tk. 10 crore to the relief and welfare fund of the Chief Advisor of the interim government to help the flood affected people in different districts of the country. The decision was taken in the meeting of the board of directors of the bank held on the virtual platform on Tuesday, August 27, 2024. Md. Obayed Ullah Al Masud, Chairman of the bank presided over the meeting while Mohammad Khurshid Wahab, Md. Abdul Jalil, Dr. M. Masud Rahman and...

Yunus calls for revival of SAARC

Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus called for the revival of the SAARC for enhanced regional cooperation in an effort to boost economic cooperation in the South Asian region. "SAARC could be a model of relationships like the European Union. We must work together for mutual benefits," he said on Tuesday when Pakistan High Commissioner in Dhaka Syed Ahmed Maroof paid a courtesy call on him at the State Guest House Jamuna here. During the meeting, the Pakistan envoy underscored the necessity for reinvigorating the trade and econ...

BGMEA leaders meet finance adviser, seek soft loan

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Khandoker Rafiqul Islam today sought soft loan from the government to recoup losses due to operational disruptions of enterprises during student-mass uprising, general holidays and severe flood. The loan assistance was sought as a BGMEA delegation led by its president met Finance and Commerce Adviser to the interim government Dr Salehuddin Ahmed at his ERD office. Emerging from the meeting, the BGMEA president said they sought such soft loan fac...

UK to help reform sectors like banking, revenue, capital markets

The United Kingdom (UK) today expressed their keen interest to help Bangladesh reform its banking and revenue sectors alongside the capital market. The interest surfaced as the UK High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke called on Finance Adviser to the interim government Dr Salehuddin Ahmed at his Economic Relations Division (ERD) office in the city. After the meeting, the finance adviser said the UK is willing to help Bangladesh reform sectors like banking, revenue and capi...

Needs to Make Education Right

Sir Frank Peters


There’s something diabolically wrong and hypocritical about praying at a Christian church, Muslim mosque, Hindu temple or, indeed, at any sacred place of worship by alleged faithful adherents to their faith; seeking blessings from Allah, then re-joining the world outside, and beating His children.

Where’s the logic? Where’s the justice? Where’s t...

From ‘Bloody July’ to ‘Floody August’

Flash floods, which can also be considered political floods, caused by  the sudden opening of the Dumbur dam upstream of the Gomti river in India's Tripura have devoured some zillas in the eastern and southeastern regions of Bangladesh. It is true that there was heavy rainfall in those eastern zillas and flood conditions in Tripura were dire, but India has shown inhumanity by opening dams without any prior notice. How friendly is it for a neighbouring country that claims to be a'reliable friend’ of Bangladesh? According to the press secretary of the chief adviser of the interim government, flash floods have marooned at least 36 lakh people in 10
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