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Padma Bank holds training on gender equality

Padma Bank being the front runner in online activities, also continuing their online endeavors amid COVID Pandemic.

From the Board of Directors to Management Committee as well as Branch Managers’ any discussion and training is being organized virtually. In this connection, online training program titled “Training on Gender Equality” was held in August 16 & 17, 2020. This training is being conducted through Zoom app. Two day’s long training on consciousness raising on wo...

COVID-19 and economic cost of lockdown

Bangladesh economy grew by 5.24 per cent in FY20 despite COVID-19 pandemic against 2 per cent growth forecast by World Bank and IMF. The government has set the GDP growth target for FY21 at 8.2 percent, which under present COVID scenario will be difficult to achieve, according to ICC Bangladesh quarterly News Bulletin (April-June 2020) published on Thursday.

The COVID-19 is an unprecedented health and economic crisis, affecting the lives and livelihood of workers, as well as the continued operations of businesses globally. By its nature the disease knows no national borders. The governments around the world are putting in place measures to address the unprecedented health, social and economic impacts of COVID-19.

Islami Bank holds 37th AGM

The 37th Annual General Meeting of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held on 20 August 2020, Thursday at virtual platform.

Professor Md. Nazmul Hassan, Ph.D, Chairman of the Bank presided over the meeting. Yousif Abdullah Al-Rajhi of KSA and Md. Shahabuddin, Vice Chairmen of the bank, Dr. Areef Suleman, Director and IDB representative along with other Directors, Md. Mahbub ul Alam, Managing Director and CEO, Prof. Dr. Mohammad Gias Uddin Talukdar, Chairman of Shariah Supervisory Committee, J Q...

Meet the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G from home

The pre-booking of Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G has started on August 10, 2020, and will continue till September 7, 2020.

Eager customers who want to pre-order this power phone, can experience the latest Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G online before pre-ordering—as the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak suggest maintaining strict social distancing—under the Samsung Bangladesh’s new initiative ‘Meet the Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G from home’.

Samsung’s new initiative will give potential customers the experience of the phone in real-time online from the comfort of their homes. Two of Samsung’s sales representatives will be there to assist the customer in the experience session through a 15-minute video call....

Students force UK govt U-turn over virus-hit exams

The British government was forced Monday to abandon its policy for grading exams that were cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic after protests by students and warnings that it threatened the career prospects of the most disadvantaged pupils. England’s exam regulator said it would accept at face value assessments made by teachers in lieu of high school exams, abandoning a moderation process intended to avoid widespread grade inflation. The publication of A-level results last week sparked outrage when it emerged that 39 percent of teachers’ assessments had been downgraded under an algorithm based on a school’s past performance.

Govt not to fail in revenue collection, says Kamal

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said that the National Board of Revenue (NBR) would not fail in revenue collection if the other economic parameters remain well mentioning that the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has impacted the country’s economy like the other countries. “The whole of the world is being affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic and we’re also affected as well. We’re working to overcome the shock and maintain the revenue collection. We won’t fail in revenue collection if other economic parameters remain well,” he said. The Finance Minister was briefing reporters virtually after holding a virtual meeting with the top income tax department officials of the National Board of Revenue (NBR).
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