Gov’t in dark unless media is free, says Irene Khan
Irene Z. Khan, director general of the International Development Law Organisation, says development and democracy are not possible without the presence of a free media and freedom of speech and the government will be in the dark unless the media is free. The prominent rights activist pointed this out on Monday afternoon while delivering a speech in Dhaka, titled ‘Human rights and free media: Beneficial or impediment for development’.
The speech, delivered at the Daily Star Centre in Dhaka and was organised by the Daily Star as part of its 25th founding anniversary celebrations.
Irene Khan, in her speech, talked about the history of the free media in the USA and Europe and
New Life Insurers report losses in 2015
The 13 newly licensed life insurance companies in Bangladesh have all reported incurring losses throughout last year due to declining premium income and high management cost.
This was the content of the report prepared by the Insurance Development Regulatory Authority (IDRA), the country’s insurance regulator.
The report showed that the 13 new life insurance firms posted earnings of Tk1.17 billion (US$15
million) against their management cost of Tk1.18 billion (US$15.1 million...
The report showed that the 13 new life insurance firms posted earnings of Tk1.17 billion (US$15
million) against their management cost of Tk1.18 billion (US$15.1 million...
New MD of Samsung Bangladesh
Mr. SeungwonYoun has recently joined Samsung Electronics Bangladesh as the Managing Director (MD).
He is working with Samsung for last 20 years and now has been appointed as the leader of Samsung Electronics Bangladesh.
Mr.Youn said, ‘I am very excited that I’ve been given the opportunity of leading Samsung Electronics Bangladesh. We believe Bangladesh is growing in such a pace that there is no look back and we look forward to being an important part in the digital revolution of the country’.
About Samsung...
Mr.Youn said, ‘I am very excited that I’ve been given the opportunity of leading Samsung Electronics Bangladesh. We believe Bangladesh is growing in such a pace that there is no look back and we look forward to being an important part in the digital revolution of the country’.
About Samsung...
WaterAid launches country programme strategy
WaterAid Bangladesh has launched the “Bangladesh country programme strategy 2016-2021,reaching everyone, everywhere always, with improved WASH” at a city hotel in the capital today, 11 February, 2016 (Thursday).
Country program strategy of Bangladesh is the strategy document that will guide the programmatic approaches, design, partnerships and delivery mechanism of WaterAid Bangladesh in the next five years.Under this programme strategy WaterAid Bangladesh is to address WASH as a much more integrated component of overall development and achieving SDG 6 of which zero open defecation is only the beginning.
Roxana Quader, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare; Karin McDonald, Head of Development Cooperation, SIDA and Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Sweden; ...
CIPE official visits IBFB
In order to explore avenues to work together for private sector development in Bangladesh, a senior official from Centre for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) from USA visited IBFB Office at Tejgaon, Dhaka on 11 February 2016 to have meetings with IBFB leaders.
Ms. Jennifer Anderson, Program Officer for South Asia of CIPE had her meeting with Mr. 
Hafizur Rahman Khan, President and Mr. Mahmudul ...
Hafizur Rahman Khan, President and Mr. Mahmudul ...
Bank Asia receives SAFA Award
Aminul Islam, Additional Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Bank Asia Limited is receiving South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) Best Presented Annual Report Awards and SAARC Anniversary Awards for Corporate Governance Disclosures 2014 – First 
Runner Up under Category: Private Sector Banks (including co-operative Bank) from Mr. Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Federal Minister for Finance Revenue Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization of Islamic Republic of Pakistan recently at Pearl Continental ...
Runner Up under Category: Private Sector Banks (including co-operative Bank) from Mr. Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Federal Minister for Finance Revenue Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization of Islamic Republic of Pakistan recently at Pearl Continental ...
