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Robi offers 13 FNF for youth

Robi Axiata Ltd, a leading mobile phone operator in the country, has introduced a new package named “Damal Samal” especially for youth who are more inclined towards FNF call patterns. robi-1Subscribers can migrate to Damal Samal package by free dialing *8999*02# or by recharging Tk 22. This package is offering 13 super FNF numbers with the lowest call rates. It includes 4.17 paisa/10 second to 2 Robi Super FNF numbers & 10 paisa/10 second to 11 any operator’s Super FNF numbers. This call ...

NRBCB opens branch at Chinishpur, Narsingdi

The 6th branch of NRBCB was inaugurated at Chinishpur , an important textile industrial  area in Narsingdi. Chinishpur Br IMG_3639Dr. Rafiqul Islam Khan, one of the Sponsors of the bank, inaugurated the branch on Saturday (7 December).

Taranco to meet Hasina, Khaleda this evening

UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernández Taranco will meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at 4pm at her official residence Ganobhaban and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan residence at 7pm on Saturday, according to PMO and BNP sources. Taranco arrived here in Dhaka on Friday evening amid the country’s murky political situation that has cast a shadow on its January-5 general election. Taranco reached HazratShahjalalInternationalAirport around 8:05 pm by an Emirates flight. His visit is aimed at encouraging ‘dialogue and conditions’ conducive to parliamentary elections scheduled for January 5, said a statement issued by UN Resident Coordinator in Dhaka, Neal Walker.

WB sets goal for access to health care

Ensuring greater access to affordable health care is a crucial factor in alleviating poverty and promoting economic growth, World Bank (WB) President Jim Yong Kim said Friday in announcing ambitious targets for preventing and treating chronic illnesses in developing countries. About 100 million people are impoverished by medical expenses each year. The World Bank and World Health Organization aim by 2020 to reduce that figure by half and by 2030 to eliminate it altogether. The consensus among many familiar with development and poverty alleviation is that providing universal health coverage is vital for economic development, said officials attending a conference in Tokyo.

Bangladesh’s tenuous links with democracy

Despite economic progress and considerable success in the improvement of a range of social indicators, consolidation of democracy in Bangladesh has remained quite elusive.

This week, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) announced that it would not participate in the forthcoming national elections, thereby creating a potential political deadlock. This decision to boycott the polls has come in the wake of a series of violent clashes between the BNP and the Awami League (AL) supporters, strikes and violent demonstrations. Against this backdrop, it is difficult, at this stage, to tell if this announcement was mere political grandstanding or not. Unfortunately, regardless of whether or no...

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ ties up with Prime Bank

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ has signed a memorandum of understanding with Prime Bank Ltd., a leading commercial bank in Bangladesh, for the purpose of supporting foreign companies entering Bangladesh, the mega bank said on Wednesday. Prime BankBased in the capital city of Dhaka, Prime Bank the is the second-largest private commercial bank in Bangladesh and provides comprehensive financial services to corporate and retail clients at its more than 130 branches across the country. ...
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