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Economy grows faster than forecast in FY 2015-16

Bangladesh’s economy grew 7.11 percent in the 2015-16 financial year that ended in June, the planning minister said on Tuesday, slightly faster than initially expected. Gross domestic product was projected at 7.05 percent for the year ended in June, Mustafa Kamal told a news conference, up from 6.5 percent the previous year when political unrest crippled the economy. Economy PhilipinesThe government aims to boost growth to 7.2 percent in the current financial year. Garment exports and remittances ...

IBBL receives ICMAB Best Corporate Award

Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited secured the First Position as the Best Corporate in the Banking Sector (Private Commercial Banks-Islamic Operation) of “ICMAB Best Corporate Award-2015” conferred by The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh. ibbl-best-corporate-award-2015Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, MP handed over the award to Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Managing Director and CEO of the bank on Wednesday October 26, 2016 at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in...

10 Minute School wins Digital World 2016

10 Minute School has won the Swiss Embassy Award for Social Impact at Seedstar Dhaka. Finance Minister, Abul Maal Abdul Muhith; State Minister for ICT Division, Junaid Ahmed Palak and Head of Political, Economic and Cultural Affairs of The Embassy of Switzerland in Bangladesh, Christoph Fuchs handed over the prize to the 10 Minute School team at the recently concluded Digital World 2016. Shyam Sunder Sikder, Secretary, ICT Division; Mustafa Jabbar, President, BASIS were also present on the occasion. image-1With sup...

IBA wins Battle of Minds 2016

‘Battle of Minds’ is a great opportunity for the young talent who dreams of success in life,” said Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Annisul Huq at the Grand Finale of Battle of Minds, a recruitment platform of British American Tobacco Bangladesh on Monday (Oct 24). Institute of Business Administration (IBA) of Dhaka University won the Battle of the Minds 2016. BUET became the first runners-up, followed by North South University. The grand final of the Battle of Minds arranged by British American Tobacco Bangladesh was bom-16<...

4cr people remain food insecure in Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s four crore people have remained food insecure although the country has achieved food sufficiency and improved access to food, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). In its Strategic Review of Food Security and Nutrition in Bangladesh, the UN agency said an alarmingly large number of people still remain food insecure and hungry: one-quarter of the population was food insecure in 2014, which amounts to 40 million people. Among them, some 11 million people were found to suffer from acute hunger. Even larger numbers remain vulnerable to food insecurity in the face of periodic shocks.

Bangladesh leads South Asia in WEF gender index

Bangladesh leads South Asia in the gender equity, successful compared to its neighbouring countries in closing the gender gap, a report says. The country stands 72 among 144 countries in the world in the Global Gender Gap Index 2016 prepared by World Economic Forum. Bangladesh recorded progress in political empowerment gender gap, but the gap on women’s labour force participation and estimated earned income widened, the report says. women-bdIndia, which stands 87 in the index, follows Bangladesh. The two leaders are ...
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