Climate displacing coastal residents: Kholiquzzaman
Bangladesh is vulnerable to climate change and many people are getting displaced because of it in the coastal areas, says noted economist Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, who was Bangladesh’s lead negotiator in the Paris climate conference.
In an interview to IANS, Ahmad also said that even though Bangladesh hardly contributed to climate change, this riverine South Asian nation is reeling under the impact of change in rainfall pattern, rise in sea level and resultant salinity in water.
“It is known that Bangladesh has not contributed to the climate change at all. But climate change is posing a massive threat to our country, more than those nations that had a major
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Radio channel for Bangladesh in India, plans joint content
A Bangla radio service, launched in 1971 during the Bangladesh Liberation Movement and discontinued in 2010, will again go on air on June 28. Officials said that once India restarts the service in its new avatar, Akashvani Maitree, it would be a unique broadcast service in which two nations would jointly create content.
The Special Bangla Service of All India Radio had been launched in the wake of the Bangladesh Liberation Movement and played a key role during the war, broadcasting Indian news bulletins 
in Bangladesh. It co...
in Bangladesh. It co...
Atiur blames global system for BB heist
The former governor of Bangladesh’s central bank, from which $81 million was stolen in February, says that flaws in the global money transfer system — and not any misstep by him — are to blame for the brazen cyberheist.
In an interview this week at his home in a well-to-do neighborhood in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, Atiur Rahman, who resigned from his post after the theft, said that the loss had been a “systemic failure” and that “Bangladesh should not be blamed for something going wrong in the chain.”
In particular,...
In particular,...
Bank Asia, BS Group sign deal
Mr. Md. Arfan Ali, Additional Managing Director of Bank Asia and Mr. Abu Naser Munjurul Hoque, Managing Director of BS Group of Companies are exchanging an agreement on 
`Corporate Account Privilege Package’ signed between the two organizations at a function at the Corporate Office of Bank Asia at Paltan, Dhaka recently.
Deputy Managing Directors of the Bank Mr. Mohammad Zahirul Alam and Mr. Mamun-ur Rashid and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BS Group Engr. MA Wahed are, among others, see...
`Corporate Account Privilege Package’ signed between the two organizations at a function at the Corporate Office of Bank Asia at Paltan, Dhaka recently.
Deputy Managing Directors of the Bank Mr. Mohammad Zahirul Alam and Mr. Mamun-ur Rashid and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BS Group Engr. MA Wahed are, among others, see...
IBBL Local Office organizes Iftar Mahfil
Local Office of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) organized a discussion on ‘Humane Banking in the light of Roza and Taqwa’ and Ifter Mahfil at BCIC Auditorium on June 21, 2016, Tuesday.
Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Managing Director & CEO of the Bank presented keynote paper as the chief guest.
Presided over by Md. Shafiqur Rahman, Executive Vice President and Head of the branch, the progam was addressed by Mufti Ehsanul Haque Jilanee, Imam of Baitul Mukarram Natio...
Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Managing Director & CEO of the Bank presented keynote paper as the chief guest.
Presided over by Md. Shafiqur Rahman, Executive Vice President and Head of the branch, the progam was addressed by Mufti Ehsanul Haque Jilanee, Imam of Baitul Mukarram Natio...
Oracle to digitize sales operations, expand cloud
To help ensure the most simple, personalized and effective sales experience for customers and future customers, Oracle has significantly transformed and digitized its sales operations. As part of this plan, the company will build five Digital sales hubs placed strategically throughout Asia Pacific. Oracle also plans to hire 1,000 professionals to keep pace with continued demand for cloud, among midsize organizations.
Last year, Oracle hired 1,000 cloud professionals throughout Asia Pacific. Across Asia Pacific, midsize organizations continue to invest in Oracle’s complete cloud portfolio because Oracle ![]()
