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IBBL recommends 18pc dividend

The Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited recommended total 18 per cent (10  per cent stock and 8 per cent cash) dividend for the Shareholders for the year 2013 subject to the approval of the 31st Annual General Meeting of the Bank. This was decided in a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Bank held at IslamiBankTower on Saturday (22 March 2014) with Prof. Abu Nasser Muhammad Abduz Zaher, Chairman, Board of Directors of the Bank in the chair. IBBL Board Meeting En...

Dollar purchase spree goes in vain

The dollar again started to depreciate against the taka from February 26 this year, after a steady run in the previous nine months, despite the fact that Bangladesh Bank in a frantic effort to keep the price of the dollar stable purchased greenbacks worth $3.63 billion from the local banks in this fiscal year. bbThe BB data showed that the dollar depreciated frequently in the month of March as it was quoted at Tk 77.68 to Tk 77.70 on March 20 while it was quoted Tk 77.75 to Tk 77.75 on February 26 this year, reports the New Ag...

Indian visa regime asked to liberalize

Bangladesh on Thursday stressed the need for liberalised Indian visa regime during a meeting between its Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque and his Indian counterpart Sujatha Singh as they discussed key bilateral issues including long-pending Teesta water-sharing agreement. “All bilateral issues - trade and investment opportunities between the two countries, border management, security, water issues and need for improved connectivity  in the regional context were discussed,” official sources said here said. passport-bd-india

Otter fishing tradition faces extinction

Swimming in circles alongside a fishing boat, the excited cries of two short-haired otters ring out across a river in southern Bangladesh that feeds into the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest. The fishermen lower a net into the water close to the banks of the river, and one by one, tails up, the animals dive under the water with a splash. [caption id="attachment_5114" align="alignleft" width="300"]Otter A Bangladeshi fisherman releases his otter to catch fish in Narail, on March 11, 2014. AFP[/caption]...

1st BUFT annual sports held

BGMEA University of Fashion & Technology (BUFT) has recently organized the Annual Sports Competition-2014 for the first time which was concluded by prize giving ceremony at the Armed Police Battalion’s playground, Uttara in the capital. IMG_6211Muzaffar U Siddique, Chairman, Board of Trustees of BUFT inaugurated the Sports Competition as the Chief Guest. After the sports he distributed the prizes among the winners. Shafiul Islam (Mohiuddin), Ex-President of B...

Press freedom waning in Bangladesh

A recent report published by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) observed that the dividing line between politics and journalism is “more blurred than ever” in Bangladesh. The report identified nine countries, Bangladesh among them, as experiencing a decline in press freedoms. It noted that journalists in Bangladesh were “attacked from all sides” during the political turmoil of 2013. The report further pointed out the conflict dates back to the country’s secession from Pakistan in 1971. rise-in-violence-for-journalists-in-south-asia-press-fre... </div><!-- .entry-content --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <div class=
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