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Suruj Dewan dead, but not forgotten

Sir Frank Peters

  Wednesday, October 10 marked the 40th day of mourning following the death of one of the most beloved and distinguished Bangladeshi holy men, Guru Suruj Dewan. Guru Suruj who was born and raised in Haydarabad, Gazipur, devoted his entire life to serving Guru Suruj Dewan.40ththe people of the area, spiritually and medically. He was a knowledgeable and gifted homeopathic doctor of high renown and held with prof...

Google new app helps jobseekers in BD

Google is working with a startup that helps Bangladeshis find jobs online. Through Area 120, a workshop for experimental products, Google has been working with a new app called Kormo, which matches jobs to jobseekers within the informal economy. The app went live about a year googleago in Dhaka and has already matched over 21,000 jobs to Bangladeshi users. Kormo, which means “work” in Bengali, focuses on jobs in unregulated forms of employment. The Kormo team is now headed by Bickey Russell, who previously headed a team in Goo...

GE selected to develop power plant in BD

In its continued efforts to provide the most advanced energy solutions to Bangladesh, GE Power (NYSE: GE) today announced that it has been selected by Unique Group, to develop the 600 megawatt (MW) natural gas based combined cycle power plant at Meghnaghat, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. Unique Meghnaghat Power Limited (UMPL) will be executing the project. The power plant will produce power equivalent to the electricity needed to supply about 700,000 homes in the region.

ADR to be institutionalised, says Law Minister

Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) recently celebrated its 7th founding anniversary. On this occasion, Chairman of BIAC, Mahbubur Rahman moderated a seminar themed “Mainstreaming the Use of ADR Clause in Commercial Agreements: Challenges and Opportunities”. Speaking as Chief Guest at the event, Law Minister Anisul Huq said that BIAC in the last 7 years of its operation has done commendable job and its joining the process of settling Photocommercial disputes beyond the ...

US concern over Digital Security Act

The United States shares the concerns of the international community that the recently passed Digital Security Act (DSA) could be used to suppress and criminalize free speech, all to the detriment of Bangladesh’s democracy, development and prosperity. Us envoyWe welcome Information Minister Inu’s offer to meet with media representatives to discuss their concerns about the DSA. We encourage the Government of Bangladesh to consider changes to the law that would bring it into conformity with the Bangladesh Constitution and wi...

CSE-50 index revised

The CSE-50 index has been revised on the basis of performance of the CSE-listed companies. The new index will be effective from 16 September, 2018. CSE 50 index is reviewed twice in ayear. The new companies which have been included areBBS CABLES LIMITED, IFAD AUTOS LIMITED, SINGER BANGLADESH LIMITED and THE PREMIER BANK LIMITED. On the other hand, AB BANK LTD.,DHAKA ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO. LTD., MEGHNA PETROLEUM LIMITED and MUTUAL TRUST BANK LIMITED were excluded from the previous list. The final 50-index companies are: SQUARE PHARMAEUTICALS LIMITED,GRAMEENPHONE LIMITED,BEXIMCO PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED,BRAC BANK LTD,ISLAMI BANK
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